Month: March 2010
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Poetry in (e)Motion: The Illustrated Words of Scroobius Pip Review
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Words: Scroobius Pip Art: Mister Paterson, Anthony Gregori, Michael Spicer, Joe Cunningham, Damian Claughton, Inna Aizenshtein, CJ McCracken, Matt Frodsham, Ben Williams, Cowfree… amongst others Named after the unclassifiable creature from Edward Lear’s classic poem, Scroobius Pip, aka David Meads, is a likewise curious beast. A spoken word hip hop artist whose music with cohort…
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Thomas Wogan is Dead Graphic Novel Review
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2009, Tabella Publishing Written and illustrated by David Hughes Thomas Wogan is Dead is a little gem. In fact, I think it’s safe to say that you won’t find another book like this out there. Whereas many indie comic writers strive to emulate the mainstream industry, David Hughes has created something that probably couldn’t have…
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Stephen King’s N. #1 Comic Review
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Marvel, $3.99 Creative director: Stephen king Script: Marc Guggenheim Art: Alex Maleev The sequential art edition of Stephen King’s N. has a somewhat convoluted production history. Originally part of King’s short story collection Just After Sunset, it was translated into a series of twenty-five ninety second-long video “mobisodes” by Spider-man and Flash writer Marc Guggenheim…
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The Experts vol. 1 TPB Review
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Near Mint Press, 2009 Story: Kenn Minter Art: Clarence Pruitt (Jason Cheeseman-Meyer pencils pgs 37-43) Like the Mystery Men and Great Lake Avengers before them, the Experts are a sympathetic team of assorted weirdoes and underdogs that spend as much time bickering between one another as they do fighting crime. Yes they have powers, but…
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Omnitarium #2 Comic Book Review
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Ronin Sudios Writer: Jamie Gambell Art: J.C. Grande Letters: Bernie Lee Issue 1 of Jamie Gambell’s sinister period horror Omnitarium was a book of two distinct acts. An action-packed prologue detailed the execution of cultist Harrow Moonheart a century before the main events of a second, slower and more ominous half set within the confines…
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Song of Saya #1 Comic Review
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IDW, $3.99 Writers: Daniel Liatowitsch, Todd Ocvirk Art: Yair Herrera A young doctor’s promise is cut short when a car accident kills his parents and leaves him in need of experimental brain surgery. Josh finds his perceptions warping from between our established reality and a hellish landscape of organic, haemorrhaging structures and hideous physiognomies. Now…
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Spring Memorabilia Show at NEC Birmingham, 27-28 March 2010
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in Comic NewsVenue: NEC, Birmingham Date: 27-27th March 2010 Time: 11am to 5pm (Early entry from 9am Sat, 10pm Sun) Price: Adults £10, Children £5, Family Ticket (2 Adults and up to 3 children) £30 Website: www.memorabilia.co.uk This March the Memorabilia Show at the NEC in Birmingham will include videogames, with several major games publishers making an…
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Cheapjack Shakespeare Hits The Stage On Kindle
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in Comic NewsWriters Shaun McLaughlin and Gabriel Benson have announced Cheapjack Shakespeare, the first project from Cheapjack Partners. The partnership plans to create graphic novels for the Kindle, which will be used to promote the new properties for other media such as film and television. McLaughlin’s writing credits include work for DC (Aquaman) and Dark Horse during…