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The Skyrim Library Volume 1: The Histories – Review
A collection of Skyrim’s metafictional texts, bound in a rather lovely embossed faux leather hardback.
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The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road
Fury Road’s grubby, physical engines make for an exceptional collection of images and behind-the-scenes tales.
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Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection – Review
This series of hardback collections is a must for fans of Mega-City One’s finest lawman.
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Read Cerebus The Aardvark For Free… Eventually
Dave Sim’s entire saga is being made available on Tumbler… at the rate of a page a day.
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Check out this History of Banned Books Infographic
A fun infographic detailing the history of banned books across the last century.
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Ricky Rouse Has A BitTorrent Bundle
SelfMadeHero’s Ricky Rouse Has A Gun finds its ideal medium as a BitTorrent Bundle.
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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.