Todd, The Ugliest Kid on Earth #1-4 Review

Todd, The Ugliest Kid on Earth is perhaps the epitome of a cult comic. Much like the works of John Waters, Troma and Todd Solondz it’s going to offend a large portion of the people who read it, but those who appreciate Kristensen’s dark humour wont just like the series, they’ll love it. Continue reading

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Archaeologists of Shadows Vol 1: The Resistance Review

Archaeologists of Shadows paints a cybernetic vision of the future, in which technological modification has not only become standard, but the organic is being phased out in favour for the mechanical. Continue reading

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Angry Birds: Hatching a Universe Book Review

Angry Birds: Hatching a Universe is a fun yet surprisingly substantial examination of the mobile gaming phenomenon. Continue reading

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‘The Trip’ Graphic Novel Review

Action Lab Comics has certainly upped the ante with its Danger Zone imprint for mature readers, and The Trip is yet another highly polished indie title – a Tales from the Crypt inspired horror tale about a drug which induces lethal hallucinations. Continue reading

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Celtic Warrior: The Legend of Cú Chulainn Review

Will Sliney, the Cork-based artist of Fearless Defenders, illustrates the legendary Irish hero Cú Chulainn in this vivid graphic novel adaptation. Continue reading

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‘Clown Town’ Creeping into Your Bedroom While You Sleep, May 15

As a kid, I wasn’t frightened of clowns, nor did I find them funny. In fact, like the fractured individual I would grow up to be, I adored them because they were so delightfully sinister. Clown Town, the creepy new series from independent publisher Inverse Press, doesn’t have just one or two of the evil looking bastards, but an … read more

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So Buttons Relaunches with New Site

Jonathan Baylis has relaunched his website www.sobuttons.com, to celebrate the release of So Buttons #5, his autobiographical anthology series in which, much like the work of Harvey Pekar, different artists illustrate Baylis’s everyday musings, struggles and anecdotes. Continue reading

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ARK Graphic Novel Review

Had Star Trek been alive, well and on television in the 70s, the era of Silent Running and Solaris, it may very well have resembled ARK, a sci-fi series following a crew of humans and meta-humans travelling beyond our galaxy in search of another habitable planet. Continue reading

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