Author Archives: John Lees

About John Lees

John Lees is a writer best known for the award-winning, critically-acclaimed superhero comic, THE STANDARD.

REVIEW: Saga #12

Posted on April 10, 2013

I can’t believe Saga has now been with us for a year.  I can still remember the sheer thrill of that first issue, a strong contender for best single issue of any comic book in 2012.  I read the comic, … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Brothers James #1 and #2

Posted on April 5, 2013

I was actually only planning on reading the first issue of The Brothers James, the pulpy crime comic from Ryan Ferrier’s self-published imprint, Challenger Comics.  But after breezing through the first issue, I felt like I had to keep on … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Curse of the Thirteenth Baktun

Posted on March 27, 2013

This will likely be a short review, but it’s a short comic.  And that’s the major setback that hurts Curse of the Thirteenth Baktun, by writer Marta Tanrikulu and artist Adrian Sibar: it’s just too short.  There’s nothing inherently wrong … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Secrets & Shadows #1

Posted on March 22, 2013

I’ve become a bit of a fan of writer Jon Parrish lately.  I’ve read and enjoyed some of his script submissions on ComixTribe’s Proving Grounds column, and now – after some delay and miscommunication, which I must apologise for – … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Drones #1

Posted on March 14, 2013

I’ll admit, I found Drones #1 to be a rather confusing experience on my first readthrough.  My first impression was that this was a war comic with incredibly well-realised, credible soldier dialogue from writer Chris Lewis.  I actually recall thinking … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Archeologists of Shadows, Volume 2 – Once a Nightmare

Posted on March 1, 2013

A little over a year ago, I reviewed the first volume of The Archeologists of Shadows, a steampunk-fuelled sci-fi series of original graphic novels written by Lara Fuentes and drawn by Patricio Clarey.  At the time, I’d talked about how … Continue reading →

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2013 Preview: And Then Emily Was Gone

Posted on February 22, 2013

I’ve had quite a bit of fun this week, laying out my various upcoming comics projects and sharing a selection of awesome artwork I’ve received from my talented collaborators.  For today’s final entry in my little 2013 Preview series, I’ve … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Broken #1

Posted on February 21, 2013

When I saw that the comic at the top of my review queue was written by Mark Bertolini, I felt confident that I was in safe hands, and that this was going to be a quality comic I’d be reviewing.  … Continue reading →

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2013 Preview: Bad Sun

Posted on February 21, 2013

Thus far, all the comics projects I’ve previewed in this series have already had some degree of exposure.  The Standard, The Oxymoron and the GLoW anthologies have all been publicly promoted and available for sale in one market or another.  … Continue reading →

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2013 Preview: Anthologies

Posted on February 20, 2013

This is a collection of short stories I wrote and were published last year, actually, but they become more widely available this year, so I still thought it would be worthwhile to include them. GLoW 1 – the first anthology … Continue reading →

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