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REVIEW: The Manhattan Projects #12
People will often talk about The Walking Dead – or, more recently, Saga – as the harshest, most ruthless comic on the shelves, refusing to pull punches with how they put their characters through the wringer. But surely, surely, The Manhattan … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, creator-owned, Enrico Fermi, Harry Daghlian, Image, Jonathan Hickman, Jordie Bellaire, Nick Pitarra, Rus Wooton, The Manhattan Projects
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REVIEW: Comeback
Let’s get this bit over with early. For a while now, it seems like the Looper parallels have loomed large over Comeback. Both bring a grungy, low-tech, noir-tinged approach to time travel, placing it within a grounded sci-fi mythology more … Continue reading
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Tagged Comeback, comics, creator-owned, crime, Ed Brisson, Image, Jordie Bellaire, Looper, Michael Walsh, sci-fi, time travel, Timecrimes
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REVIEW: Crimson Society #1
It feels like we’re at critical mass with vampires – and to a lesser extent, werewolves – in pop culture these days. The Twilight novels and films, then the various soppy, glossy TV dramas tapping into the craze, really pushed … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Celestini, Carlos Trigo, comics, creator-owned, Crimson Society, Cyborg, Mike Hunau, vampire, werewolf
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REVIEW: Sunsara #1
I have to acknowledge that I’m starting this review on a guilty note. To explain a bit about how many of these creator-owned comic reviews come about, while some comics are titles I discover myself, other times creators will contact … Continue reading
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Tagged Blade Runner, Chris Pritchard, comics, Kickstarter, Philip K Dick, sci-fi, Sunsara
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REVIEW: Doc Unknown #1
It’s been a while since I read anything from Fabian Rangel Jr. His werewolf miniseries Extinct was one of my earliest creator-owned comic reviews, where I first noted Fabian as a developing comic book writer worth keeping an eye on. Then … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, creator-owned, Doc Savage, Doc Unknown, Extinct, Fabian Rangel Jr, Fall, mummy, museum, pulp, Ryan Cody, T-Rex
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REVIEW: Sabotage! #1
This first issue of Sabotage! was problematic for me. In reading it, I was reminded of a script I recently reviewed for my writing group here in Glasgow. That script involved a bullied teenager developing telekinetic superpowers and using them … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, creator-owned, Ibal Canales, Jeff Schouten, Sabotage
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REVIEW: Skybreaker #1
Before Skybreaker, I had never actually read a MonkeyBrain comic. I’ve heard many good things about the digital-first lineup, and have been curious to give Chris Roberson’s upstart publisher a try. This latest addition to their growing lineup is this … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, creator-owned, Drew Zucker, Michael Moreci, MonkeyBrain, Skybreaker, western
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REVIEW: The Manhattan Projects #11
It’s a strange thing to say, but The Manhattan Projects could very well be the best team book in the comic market today. Better than Justice League, better than The Avengers, better even than Wolverine and the X-Men, this oddball … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, creator-owned, Harry Daghlian, Image, Jonathan Hickman, Jordie Bellaire, Nick Pitarra, The Manhattan Projects
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Glasgow Comic Con 2013: A Creator-Owned Comics Preview
So, there’s a comics convention coming up in July that I’ve been looking forward to all year. “Oh, San Diego?” I hear you ask. Nope! I’m talking about Glasgow Comic Con! Sure, the climate ain’t as sunny as SDCC, but … Continue reading →