Monthly Archives: March 2012
REVIEW: Heart #4
Heart has been an odd series. In my reviews of earlier issues, I’ve talked about how this story of MMA fighter Oren Redmond continually played against expectation, and that trend continues in this final chapter. Over the course of the … Continue reading
REVIEW: Nix Comics Quarterly #4
It’s been a wee while since I’ve reviewed an anthology comic, hasn’t it? Well, we’re going to remedy that here, as today’s selection is the most recent issue of Nix Comics Quarterly, a collection of short stories edited and largely … Continue reading
REVIEW: Saga #1
Much has been said about 2012 being the year of creator-owned comics, and the reasons why. Here isn’t the place to go into detail into the various factors that could have influenced their increased prominence, but I will venture to … Continue reading
REVIEW: Swamp Thing #7
At this stage, I imagine it goes without saying that Swamp Thing #7 features the long-awaited return of the title character. I mean, it’s on the cover. So, most of us knew going in that this latest instalment of Scott … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Manhattan Projects #1
I must admit, I have never really been a big Jonathan Hickman fan. The first I’d heard of him was when I picked up Secret Warriors. I thought the central concept behind that series that the first issue set up … Continue reading
REVIEW: GUP #1
At one point while reading GUP #1, an anarchic comic caper by cartoonist Josh Weisbrod, I had to look up and make sure I was reading issue #1. There is no real backstory for our protaogonist, Michelle, aside from what … Continue reading
REVIEW: Scalped #56
There’s a storytelling device that’s quite common in the noir genre, though perhaps more common in the original novels than the films they inspired. The climax, the catastrophic event the whole narrative has been building towards, doesn’t happen at the … Continue reading
REVIEW: No More Heroes #1
Before I begin, I should mention the connection I have with No More Heroes, this dark new superhero series by writer Gordon McLean and artist Caio Oliveira. Gordon is a fellow member of the Glasgow League of Writers, a collective … Continue reading
