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Captain America: Red Menace vol. 2 TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Writer: Ed Brubaker Art: Steve Epting, Mike Perkins Colours: Frank D’Armata With Civil War steadily approaching, Ed Brubaker is evidently in a hurry to wrap up many of the loose ends from his excellent Winter Soldier arc. Its red buses aplenty as Steve Rogers trails Lukin to sunny ol’ England, teaming up with…
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Captain America: Red Menace vol. 1 TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Writer: Ed Brubaker Art: Mike Perkins, Javier Pulido, Marcos Martin Colours: Frank D’Armata, Javier Rodriguez Covers: Steve Epting, Eric Wight See also: Winter Solider vol. 1, Winter Soldier vol. 2 With the Winter Soldier arc tentatively pushed aside, Red Menace picks up that story’s many loose plot strands, predominantly the relationship between Russian…
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Angel: After the Fall vol. 2 – First Night TPB Review
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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…
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Captain America: Winter Soldier vol. 2 TPB Review
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Marvel Writer: Ed Brubaker Art: Steve Epting, Michael Lark, Mike Perkins Colours: Frank D’Armata The Winter Soldier storyline is a prime example of a comic property handled intelligently without completely forsaking its history, and indeed a more than serviceable slice of science fiction. Captain America is vocally conflicted by S.H.I.E.L.D. procedures yet works alongside the…
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Angel: After the Fall vol. 1 TPB Review
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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,…
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Nemi vol. II (2) Book Review
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2008, Titan Books Written/Illustrated by: Lise Myrhe At first glance Lise Myrhe’s Norwegian comic icon Nemi Montoya appears to have been designed specifically for the licensing of T-Shirts, bags and whatever the kids of today are buying. UK readers may be familiar with the Nemi strip, or at least its English translation, from the Metro…
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Madrox: Multiple Choice TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Writer: Peter David Penciller: Pablo Raimondi Inker: Drew Hennessy Colourist: Brian Reber One question I’m frequently asked by friends who’ve been bitten by the comic book bug, typically via movie adaptations, is “what’s your favourite superhero?” Despite my best efforts to, firstly, explain that I generally choose the books I read on the…
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Spider-man: Back in Black vol. 1 TPB Review
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2007, Marvel Writers: J. Michael Straczynski, Peter David Pencils: Ron Garney, Todd Nauck, Ronan Cliquet, Colleen Doran Inks: Bill Reinhold, Rob Stull, Robert Campanella Colours: Matt Milla, John Kalisz, Jose Villarrubia Spider-man has been yanked in some questionable directions over the last few years, which is why Back in Black, a refreshingly simple revenge tale,…
Shelf Abuse
Storytelling, comic books and self-publishing
To better focus my efforts, Bothersome Books, my wee publishing imprint and home to my novel and short stories, has merged with Shelf Abuse. Expect several new releases this year.
Shelf Abuse: Sporadically Singing the Unsung Since 2006
Welcome to Shelf Abuse, the blog of British writer, web/graphic designer and occasional illustrator Carl Doherty.
What started out in 2006 as a blog about comics, gradually leaning more towards self-published and creator-owned works, has slowly transitioned into a home for my own self-published efforts, and a place to share my opinions on art, literature, cinema, storytelling, publishing, design, animal rights, depression… and yes, still comics. You’ll also find the occasional guest article amidst my mercifully brief rants.
Current Site Status
Due to an increasingly dense schedule, I’m no longer officially accepting review submissions. Hopefully this will eventually change, but not looking likely any time soon.
However, my love for indie comics hasn’t diminished in the slightest. Please do feel free to follow me on social media, add me to your mailing list or inform me of your new book. I can’t always reply, but I always appreciate hearing about new books.