Tag Archives: horror
2013 Preview: Black Leaf
Yesterday, I featured The Standard in the first of my series of sneak peeks at my various comics projects. The Standard is my most visible project, I know. It’s the one thing of mine that’s been available to buy, and … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Walking Dead #100
As the writer of a series of review columns called The Creator-Owned Zone, it would be remiss of me not to share my thoughts on the biggest creator-owned comic of the year. In fact, word is that The Walking Dead … Continue reading
REVIEW: Iain Laurie’s Horror Mountain
Surely one of the great injustices of the comics industry today is that Iain Laurie isn’t given the recognition he deserves. A veteran of the Scottish independent comics scene, Laurie has spent many years plying his craft and developing an … Continue reading
REVIEW: Swamp Thing #6
Oops, I’ve been getting a bit behind on reviewing Swamp Thing, haven’t I? The last issue I reviewed was #3, but I’ve still been reading and the comic has still been excellent in those intervening months. That’s part of the … Continue reading
REVIEW – Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls VS Zombies #11
Today, I read Alpha Girl #1, the latest hyped-up new Image issue #1 to be released on the year of the publisher’s 20th anniversary. It often seems like a new series from Image gets an automatic buzz around it, but … Continue reading
REVIEW: Fatale #2
Fatale is an unusual beast. Given the massive sell-out success of issue #1, it seems like this could be the biggest popular hit yet for the Ed Brubaker/Sean Phillips creative team, but if the plot of the first two issues … Continue reading
REVIEW: Batman #5
It goes without saying that Batman #5 is the best issue yet of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s run on the comic. I must look like a total pushover with a reviewer, as I started with gushing praise for Batman … Continue reading
REVIEW: Fatale #1
Image has been doing some heavy marketing for the slate of big-time new releases headed by major creators due out in 2012, the year where the 3rd-biggest American comic publisher celebrates its 20th anniversary. They’ve helped create a real sense … Continue reading
REVIEW: Echoes
Lately, I’ve found myself growing increasingly interested in horror comics. The massive success of The Walking Dead on TV has translated into the graphic novels topping bestseller lists and nudging their way into the mainstream. Those who have been reading … Continue reading
My Week in New York: Friday
My day didn’t start off well. Three days in a row of New York pizza had wrecked havok on my stomach – which already had never exited amber alert from my departure from Glasgow – and the less said about … Continue reading →