Month: October 2010

  • Carlos: The Trilogy DVD Review

    Carlos: The Trilogy DVD Review

    2010 Director: Olivier Assayas Script: Dan Franck, Olivier Assayas Cast: Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Nora von Waldstätten, Ahmad Kaabour, Christoph Bach, Susanne Wuest, Anna Thalbach, Julia Hummer Sidestepping the controversy that Aaron Sorkin’s Social Network script recently attracted, Carlos begins with a disclaimer informing us that it’s purely a work of fiction based on real…

  • Brian & Bobbi Graphic Novel Review

    Brian & Bobbi Graphic Novel Review

    215 Ink Story: Adam Wilson Art: Franco Viglino Ever since Stan Lee introduced fallible heroes with feet of clay, comic writers seem intent on convincing us that being born with superhuman powers is the worst thing that could ever happen to anyone. Take Brian, the protagonist of 215 Ink’s latest graphic novel Brian & Bobbi,…

  • Creator Book Signings Announced for RIP M.D. Graphic Novel

    Creator Book Signings Announced for RIP M.D. Graphic Novel

    Press Release: Just in time for Halloween, Lincoln Butterfield Animation has scheduled three October book signing events for RIP M.D., its new graphic novel published by Fantagraphics Books. Comic book and monster fans alike are invited to meet RIP M.D. creator Mitch Schauer, inker Mike Vosburg and color artists Michael Lessa and Justin Yamaguchi. With…

  • Richie Rich Set to Receive Comic Book Revamp

    Press Release: At New York Comic Con today, Ape Entertainment and Classic Media announced that Ape Entertainment will reimagine the classic cartoon and comic book character Richie Rich® for a modern-day audience in an all-new comic series that will turn the world’s richest kid into a globetrotting adventurer who uses his limitless wealth for good.…

  • Chris Claremont Confirmed for MCM Expo

    Chris Claremont Confirmed for MCM Expo

    Where: Excel, London, Royal Victoria Dock When: 29th-31st October Chris Claremont has been confirmed as special guest for the October 2010 MCM Expo, for the entire 3 day weekend (Friday 29th to Sunday 31st). From the press release: MCM Expo Welcomes Comics Marvel The London MCM Expo is delighted to announce that comics legend Chris…

  • The Royal Historian of Oz #2 Comic Review

    The Royal Historian of Oz #2 Comic Review

    $2.95, Slave Labor Graphics Story: Tommy Kovac Art: Andy Hirsch The first issue of Tommy Kovac and Andy Hirsch’s The Royal Historian of Oz playfully poked fun at writers who regurgitate treasured literary creations while indulging in the act itself. The basic premise behind the series is that Jasper Fizzle, a lacklustre writer who’s devoted…

  • Toner #5 Comic Book Review

    Toner #5 Comic Book Review

    2010 Story, Art: Jonathan Wayshak Toner #5 is the latest self-published offering from the innately talented Jonathan Wayshak. While he’s worked for mainstream publishers such as DC (the Ferryman miniseries, Authority: The Lost Year) and Image, it’s apparent why Wayshak has remained in self-publishing mode for the past decade. Toner is bawdy, perverse, irreverent, passionate…

  • My Monkey’s Name is Jennifer: Volume Two Review

    My Monkey’s Name is Jennifer: Volume Two Review

    2010, Slave Labor Graphics Story, Art: Ken Knudtsen After a 7 year hiatus, Ken Knudtsen’s warped series about a transvestite monkey and his irritating young captor returns. The shifting planes of the indie comic market have meant that this delayed second volume was conceived as a graphic novel rather than initially printed as a monthly…