Author: Carl Doherty
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Mike Foxall Has Elvis Turning in His Grave
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in Comic NewsAustralian illustrator, animator, short film maker and punk rocker Mike Foxall has released Issue 1 of The Grave Shakers, a new self-published comic series under his XRay Studios (www.xraystudios.com) label. The 4-part miniseries sees famous rock icons brought back to life by mad scientist Doctor Sponglehoff, who plans to combine his two great passions, “genetic re-animation…
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First Edition Announces First Comic Industry Web Comedy
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in NewsGiven the success of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and The Guild, I’m surprised that there haven’t been more cult web shows created with comic geeks and/or gamers in mind. At least, I’m assuming those shows were successful, as in someone, somewhere eventually profited from them… First Edition is a new web comedy by Sam Weller…
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Zatanna #1 Comic Book Review
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DC, $2.99 Story: Paul Dini Pencils: Stephane Roux Inks: Karl Story Colours: John Kalisz Appealing to the hot-magician-in-fishnets fetishist in us all, Zatanna is a fan favourite who has long deserved a regular series. But she’s also the sort of property that demands a capable writer; for every Neil Gaiman who’s portrayed Zatanna at her…
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iZombie #1 Comic Book Review
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Vertigo, $1.00 Story: Chris Roberson Art: Michael Allred Colours: Laura Allred iZombie is an odd first issue, in that for a title debuting at an alluring $1 it offers little in the way of a hook, or any reason that readers might want to return next month. That isn’t to say that it’s a bad…
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Turf #1 Comic Book Review
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Image, $2.99 Creators: Jonathan Ross, Tommy Lee Edwards Story: Jonathon Ross Art: Tommy Lee Edwards American audiences (as the majority who visit this site are) might not recognise the name Jonathan Ross, but to us Brits he’s a TV presenter adored and reviled in equal measure. A paradoxical, flamboyant man-child who’s arrogant yet self-derivative, power…
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S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 Comic Book Review
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Marvel, $3.99 Story: Jonathan Hickman Art: Dustin Weaver Colours: Christina Strain In S.H.I.E.L.D., Jonathon Hickman (Fantastic Four, Secret Warriors) has come up with one of those ideas so darn brilliant, you can’t help but wonder how nobody else came up with it earlier. This is S.H.I.E.L.D. through the ages; from Egypt, 2620 BC, to Renaissance…
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Kill Shakespeare #1 Comic Book Review
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IDW, $3.99 Story: Conor McCreery, Anthony Del Col Art: Andy Belanger Colours: Ian Herring The blurb on the back of issue 1 of Kill Shakespeare promise to “change the way you look at Shakespeare forever.” Which might have been true, had this series, which sees the Immortal Bard’s creations integrated into one universe, arrived a…
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Comics Fighting Cancer: RIP is now FREE
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in Comic NewsJoseph Pais of Black Snake Studios has informed me that the first issue of charity series RIP is now available to download free from digital comic and eBook store www.wowio.com, with $.25 of every download going to the National foundation for Cancer Research. While you’re at it you can also download 4 other comics of…