Month: June 2013
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Henchmen #1 Comic Book Review
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Henchmen #1 is one of those titles that appears out of nowhere and is so full of relatable characters and timely ideas that you just want to run down your local high street screaming like a madman and forcing copies of the book into the hands of anyone with a movie or comic-related image on…
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OneNation #1 Comic Book Review
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OneNation is a highly polished effort that is both a feast for the eyes and an interesting take on the Superman and Captain America mythologies.
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Grave of the Fireflies Blu-ray Review
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Takahata’s miserable masterpiece is one of great beauty, a melancholy piece which celebrates life and finds joy in the trivial.
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Kiki’s Delivery Service Blu-ray Review
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Alongside Spirited Away, this adaptation of Eiko Kadono’s novel is perhaps Miyazaki’s most accessible take on “the gulf that exists between independence and reliance” in girls entering their teens. It’s a quaint film, but one which is no less touching for all its cosiness.
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Indie Comic Spotlight: Cordyceps Tickles!
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Cordyceps Tickles! is an autobiographical comic about “an ambiguously-gendered ex-shut-in trying to make sense of life outside their room by sketching down the cool parts.”
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Adapting Don Quixote: Rob Davis in Conversation with Alex Fitch
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SelfMadeHero is delighted to be taking part in this year’s El Dia E. (Spanish Day) celebrations at Instituto Cervantes in London on Saturday 22nd June. UK writer and illustrator Rob Davis will be talking with broadcaster and journalist Alex Fitch about his much lauded adaptation of Don Quixote which has been published in two volumes.
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I Don’t Even Know What a Bloody “Comic Book” is Anymore
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in ColumnA few weeks back, two lengthy comic-related conversations erupted on Linkedin, one asking whether or not thought bubbles are dated, the other questioning the worth of words in digital comics. Anyway, all this got me asking myself: what exactly constitutes a comic book?
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SubCulture Omnibus Review
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The longstanding web series finally gets the treatment it deserves, in Action Lab’s hefty 336-page volume, which contains the limited series, long-running wecomic strip and a gallery of artwork from the series’ talented fans.