Review: Crow Song (Anthony Vanraes)
Crow Song is an anthology of four stories from writer Tony Vanraes feels more like a pitch for 4 exciting new comic series than a collection of shorts.
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Small Press Spotlight: Project Hoax, Zarjaz #35, Cat and Meringue
We begin working through our pile of new small press books that we picked up at this month’s True Believers Comic Festival. Project Hoax (Signal Comics) As big fans of Samuel George London’s Milford Green books, the prospect of him teaming up with Vanguard’s Dan Butcher to bring us a story set in the early […]
Review: Mr Doyle’s Class Presents A Study In Scarlet (Portsmouth City Council)
One of our most eagerly anticipated comics for 2020, Mr Doyle’s Class Presents A Study in Scarlet sees Mad Robot Comics’ Matt Hardy (Murder Most Mundane) team up with Russell Mark Olson (Gateway City) to bring as a unique all ages reimagining of the first ever Sherlock Holmes story. But will this problems of adapting […]
Review: Lad: The Homecoming #1 (Umar Ditta)
Lad: The Homecoming #1 is the kind of foul mouthed and sweary comic your mother warned you about. Yet it has a really dark charm that draws you in.
Review: Vanguard Volume 3 (Dan Butcher Comics)
It’s hard to believe it’s been 2 years since the second volume of Dan Butcher’s awesome superhero series Vanguard crossed our paths, and this new volume is a timely reminder of what a fantastic high octane series it has became during this period. Publisher: Dan Butcher Writer: Dan Butcher Artist: Dan Butcher Price: TBC Dan’s […]
Review: The Junction (Norm Konyu)
One of our favourite things here at Pipedream Comics is when we get sent a debut book from a new creator and it just blows us away with high quality originality. One such book is The Junction, from Norm Konyu, a poignant and powerful tale of grief and loss in small town America that is […]
Review: The King (John Tucker)
John Tucker has been making a fantastic name for himself on the small press circuit over the past couple of years thanks to excellent books like Adrift and Bald, but also his unique convention appearances where he will draw pictures of you getting killed in surreal situations and also fake IDs. His new book The […]
Small Press Spotlight: Throk: Path of Vengeance, Codename VOKZ, The Last Sheriff #6
With a new year now upon us it’s a great chance to catch up on some of the small press titles we were sent over December while we were distracted with our end of year awards. This month we look at ghostly monks, music inspired superheroes and sci-fi sheriffs.
Review: Lady Hollywood #2 (Cult Empire Comics)
George Lennox and Russel Olson return with the second issue of their 80s infused crime comic Lady Hollywood, but can this intricate drama keep us hooked?
Review: Americana (Nobrow Press)
Americana is the latest meticulous work from cartoonist Luke Healy and follows his exploits hiking the Pacific coast trail across America.