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Fighting Crime and Raging Hormones in Shadoweyes in Love
Second volume of critically-acclaimed series by Ross Campbell due out in April
Press Release: Scout Montana has just started to come to terms with turning into a mutant and becoming a superhero, but fate decided that isn’t enough complication in the life of the teenage vigilante. In the second volume of Ross Campbell’s critically acclaimed SLG Publishing series Shadoweyes, as … read more
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Tagged graphic novels, indie comics, sci-fi comics, Slave Labor Graphics
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Interview: Artist Echo Chernik at NYCC
Interview with comic artist Echo Chernik at the New York Comic Con. Continue reading
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Tagged comic books, indie comics, sci-fi comics, superhero comics
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Magnus: Robot Fighter #1 Comic Review
$3.50, Dark Horse
Story: Jim Shooter
Art: Bill Reinhold, Raymond Swanland (cover)
Colours: Wes Dzioba
With Dark Horse’s new retro-fitted Magnus: Robot Fighter, Jim Shooter takes us back to the year 4000 and the futuristic city of New Am, a technological haven where robots fulfil every duty from policing the streets to working as effeminate robo-butlers (presumably preset with … read more
Posted in Comic Book Reviews
Tagged comic books, Dark Horse Comics, sci-fi comics, Valiant Comics
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Maximum Lifespan – Dr. Ed Park Interview
A few months back I reviewed Dr. Ed Park’s Maximum Lifespan, an intelligent and multifaceted sci-fi thriller set in world where medical technology is close to unlocking the secrets of immortality. Ed, a Californian physician practicing Ob-Gyn, Laser Aesthetics and Anti-Aging, financed the book himself, and it has to be one of the slickest self-published packages I’ve ever read.… read more
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Tagged comic books, graphic novels, sci-fi comics, self-published, small press
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Maximum Lifespan Graphic Novel Review
2010
Story: Edward Park
Art: Jan-Ove (Jove) Leksell
“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve it through not dying,” begins Maximum Lifespan, with a little help from the ever judicious wit of Woody Allen. Dr. Ed Park presents us a world where immortality through science is a reality, where the rich far outlive … read more
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Tagged graphic novels, indie comics, sci-fi comics, small press
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Warlord of Io Graphic Novel Review
2010, Slave Labor Graphics
Story, Art: James Turner
Wander through Covent Garden or Soho for more than ten minutes and you’ll likely pass one of several stores selling little collectible vinyl models; hyper-stylised toys for adults that are generally produced in limited quantities and act as showcases for their creator’s design prowess. Warlord of Io is set in a universe … read more
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Tagged indie comics, sci-fi comics, Slave Labor Graphics
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Shadoweyes Graphic Novel Review
2010, Slave Labor Graphics
Story, Art: Ross Campbell
Ross Campbell’s Shadoweyes is the tale of teenage misfit Scout Montana, who after a failed attempt at vigilantism is clumped on the head with a brick and finds herself transformed into the eponymous blue-skinned creature. Scout is initially able to return to her human form, but she soon finds herself trapped in … read more
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Tagged indie comics, sci-fi comics, Slave Labor Graphics, superhero comics
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After Dark #0: Radical Premiere Review
Radical Comics, $1.00
Story: Antoine Fuqua, Wesley Snipes
Script: Peter Milligan
Art: Jeff Nentrup, Sara Biddle
Radical Comics is a relatively new publisher that prints thicker, 52-page books with high production values and movie adaptations in mind. The company has also been beset with plagiarism accusations (Nick Simmon’s Incarnate) and a lawsuit concerning unpaid wages, but I spotted this … read more
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Tagged comic books, Peter Milligan, Radical Comics, sci-fi comics
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Sweet Tooth vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods Review
Vertigo. 2010
Story, Art: Jeff Lemire
Colours: Jose Villarrubia
There’s a certain sense of intimacy that comes through whenever an independent comic creator handles both the art and writing duties on a comic. When Eisner-nominated Jeff Lemire (Essex County Trilogy) moved to Vertigo, these indie sensibilities thankfully remained intact in The Nobody, an eerie homage to The … read more
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Tagged DC Comics, graphic novels, indie comics, sci-fi comics, Vertigo Comics
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Alien vs. Predator: Three World War #1 Review
Dark Horse, $3.50
Script: Randy Stradley
Pencils: Rick Leonardi
Inks: Mark Pennington
Colours: Wez Dzioba
Anyone who got into comics during the early nineties will likely have fond memories of Dark Horse’s numerous movie tie-ins, the most successful of which by far was Aliens vs. Predator and its thousand or so predecessors. Well, having recently resurrected the Alien and Predator… read more
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Tagged Dark Horse Comics, horror comics, movie/tv adaptations, sci-fi comics
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