Month: April 2010

  • Ghost vol. 1: Blood and Fire Book Review

    Ghost vol. 1: Blood and Fire Book Review

    2010, Tabella Publishing Story: Phoebe Reeves Murray Art: Daniel Scott Gabriel Murray The first of two proposed volumes, Ghost is not a graphic novel as such, but an illustrated novella printed in the comic book format. Those familiar with Terry Pratchett’s Eric or Neil Gaiman’s Sandman: The Dream Hunters, will have a good idea of…

  • Hiyama Graphic Novel Review – Vol. 1 & 2

    Hiyama Graphic Novel Review – Vol. 1 & 2

    Written and illustrated by Gruff79 Hiyama’s depiction of 2019 London isn’t far removed from our present – which I found peculiar until I realised that England hasn’t changed drastically since 1999 – but with amplified levels of crime and an irrevocably corrupt police force willing to turn a blind eye. Tired of watching his superiors…

  • Green Hornet #1 Comic Book Review

    Green Hornet #1 Comic Book Review

    Dynamite, $3.99 Script: Kevin Smith Breakdowns: Phil Hester Pencils: Jonathan Lau Colours: Ivan Nunes Seth Rogan’s unlikely adaptation of radio superhero the Green Hornet is scheduled for December this year, and Dynamite are definitely making the most of the licence, with a prequel series, a Kato spin-off, a futuristic take on the masked vigilante, and…

  • Ghost Whisperer Comic Episode Airs This Week

    Ghost Whisperer Comic Episode Airs This Week

    While comic book adaptations are nothing new to television, it’s only recently that comics themselves have featured so predominantly on TV. Heroes, The O.C. and Supernatural have all enjoyed episodes or story arcs involving them colourful lil’ pamphlets in some form or another. Ghost Whisperer will also be having a comic-centric episode this Friday 2nd…