Monthly Archives: May 2012
REVIEW: Spandex
At Kapow Con this past weekend, I picked up a good few new comics, as I tend to do at conventions. But the one that stood out perhaps above all the others was Spandex, a creator-owned UK comic that’s garnered … Continue reading
Kapow Con 2012 Report
This past weekend, various fans, exhibitors and professionals of the comics world descended upon the Business Design Centre in London, England for the second annual Kapow Con. And I was among them, selling copies of the first three issues of … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Almighties #1
There’s a lot of hype around The Avengers right now. The movie has made over 1 billion and counting at the box office, and is also a hit with critics. The Avengers is a hotter property than ever. So The … Continue reading
REVIEW: Batman #9
The cover of Batman #9 says a lot. It’s a reverse of the cover for Batman #4, where the Talon’s head loomed menacingly over the Gotham City skyline, Batman reflected in his goggles. That image aptly reflected the power dynamic … Continue reading
REVIEW: The School of the Damned #2
A while back, I wrote a very positive review of The School of the Damned #1, a horror comic from Glasgow-based independent comic publisher Black Hearted Press. That opening chapter set up a delicious “monsters VS Nazis” setup, payimg homage … Continue reading
REVIEW: Mind the Gap #1
I had quite high expectations for Mind the Gap, despite knowing very little about it. Really, all I’d heard going in was that it would be a horror/mystery type series, that it would involve a girl experiencing some kind of … Continue reading
