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iZombie #1 Comic Book Review
Vertigo, $1.00
Story: Chris Roberson
Art: Michael Allred
Colours: Laura Allred
iZombie is an odd first issue, in that for a title debuting at an alluring $1 it offers little in the way of a hook, or any reason that readers might want to return next month. That isn’t to say that it’s a bad first issue by any means, … read more
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Tagged comic books, Mike Allred, vampires, Vertigo Comics, zombie comics
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Turf #1 Comic Book Review
Image, $2.99
Creators: Jonathan Ross, Tommy Lee Edwards
Story: Jonathon Ross
Art: Tommy Lee Edwards
American audiences (as the majority who visit this site are) might not recognise the name Jonathan Ross, but to us Brits he’s a TV presenter adored and reviled in equal measure. A paradoxical, flamboyant man-child who’s arrogant yet self-derivative, power hungry but always genuine, he’s … read more
Comics Fighting Cancer: RIP is now FREE
Joseph Pais of Black Snake Studios has informed me that the first issue of charity series RIP is now available to download free from digital comic and eBook store www.wowio.com, with $.25 of every download going to the National foundation for Cancer Research. While you’re at it you can also download 4 other comics of your choice for free.… read more
American Vampire #1 Comic Book Review
DC/Vertigo, $3.99
Writers: Scott Snyder, Stephen King
Art: Rafael Albuquerque
Colours: Dave McCaig
It’s practically impossible to review American Vampire without first mentioning that Vertigo’s latest marks the comic book debut of Stephen King, who’ll be providing a 5-part secondary tale in this ongoing “vampires through the ages” series from Scott Snyder. And a solid debut it is too, not … read more
Vampire Free Style #4 Review
Written and Illustrated by: Jenika Ioffreda
www.neptunefactory.com
Vampires, vampires everywhere, and not a drop to drink. The monster so popular they’ve practically had an entire genre erected around them… and so on. Though calling the modern Nosferatu a “monster” is something of an overgeneralization, given the number of thoroughly decent bloodsuckers that have descended from Bram Stoker’s tragic immortal. Vampire … read more
David Doub’s Dusk Available Now
After spending the last half hour wracking my brain for an original vampire pun for the above title, I’ve given up, gone all conventional and opted for the whole brevity thing. Quite pathetic, really. Sorry.
Anyway, my prodigious powers of prognostication have alerted me to a new vampire series from Texan writer David Doub, entitled Dusk.
Description:
“As a battered … read more
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 vol. 3: Wolves at the Gate TPB Review
2008, Dark Horse Books
Writer: Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon
Pencils: Georges Jeanty
Inks: Andy Owen
Colours: Michelle Madsen
Covers: Jon Foster
Like the television show before it, Buffy’s season 8 was always going to take time to “get into”; but I can gladly say that Wolves at the Gate is the first volume so far where I didn’t feel the … read more
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Tagged Dark Horse Comics, graphic novels, Joss Whedon, vampires
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Angel: After the Fall vol. 2 – First Night TPB Review
2008, IDW
Story: Brian Lynch (script), Joss Whedon
Art: Tim Kane, David Messina, Stephen Mooney, John Byrne, Nick Runge, Fabio Mantovani, Kevyn Schmidt, Mirco Pierfederici
Colours: Jeremy Treeze, Iliara Traversia, Lisa Jackson, Leonard O’Grady, John Rauch, Lisa Jackson, Fabio Mantovani, Michelle Buscalferri
Given the sequential nature of this volume and the previous, I’ll keep this review short. Most of my … read more
Angel: After the Fall vol. 1 TPB Review
2008, IDWStory: Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch
Script: Brian Lynch
Pencils: Franco Urru
Colours: Jason Jensen, Art Lyon, Ilaria Traversi
Though the Buffyverse’s resurrection in comic form began with a pleasing enough bang courtesy of Dark Horse, there was definitely a sense that even Joss Whedon was unsure where the iconic vampire slayer was heading. Sure, Season 8 had a … read more
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 vol. 1: The Long Way Home Review
2007, Dark Horse
Writer: Joss Whedon
Pencils: Georges Jeanty
Inks: Andy Owens
Colour: Dave Stewart
“Oh Buffy, how we’ve missed you. Maybe we didn’t appreciate you back in your heyday. Shucks, we were stupid, ignorant and ungrateful. But we’ve seen the error of our ways, Buff. This time you’ll get the respect you deserve.”
The Buffyverse broke many hearts when … read more
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Tagged Dark Horse Comics, graphic novels, Joss Whedon, movie/tv adaptations, vampires
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