We review the newest and best digital comics, from big name titles on platforms like ComiXology to essential indie titles and the latest app-based publishers.
West of Sundown #1 is a Horror/Western comic created by Tim Seeley, Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry, Triona Farrell and Crank! as it follows the journey of a man attempting to return his vampiric mistress back to the place of her rebirth. Can it take a big bite out of the comic shop shelves or will it burn up once it hits sunlight?
‘Arr ye ready kids?!’ Today we’re taking a deep dive under the ocean to Bikini Bottom, home of a particularly loveable sponge and his fishy pals. Can Spongebob Comics Volume 1 live up to the creativity and vibrancy of its TV counterpart? There’s only one way to find out!
One genre which always piques our interest is classic noir tales, stories inspired by the great noir detectives of the 30’s and 40’s. As such, we check out My .22 Always works, a Noir story told in honour of Silver-Age legend Wally Wood and created by Russell Hillman, David Baf Gallart and Sergio Calvet, as it is released by its creators to those who helped it reach its Kickstarter target.
“If the laws of nature cannot prevail here, what chance have the laws of the land?” This introduction to Keith Page’s Strawjack: The Terror or Romney Marsh from novelist and film maker Stephen Walsh sets the tone for this new graphic novel perfectly. It’s a tale of salty sea dogs, scarecrows and magic but should you send your hard-earned doubloons on it?
‘What is it, being a man? Do stars have a gender?’ Call Me Nathan from Catherine Castro and Quentin Zuttion follows Nathan’s journey through self-discovery and gender identity from a confused teenage girl to a confident man. Will this be another stellar read about serious issues from SelfMadeHero? Let’s find out!
There are few uk comic creators as original as Shaky Kane. From the epic Bulletproof Coffin to the superb Last Driver to last years awesome Kane and Able. But while is truly one of a kind it takes a certain kind of writer to really bring the best out of his unique technicolour artwork. Joining […]
Now available in a gorgeous paperback edition, we revisit Molly Mendoza’s Skip from Nobrow Press, which falls into the same Studio Ghibli-esque folktale inspired world that we loved in their recent releases like Hicotea or Gamayun Tales. As a young boy is transported into a dream like other world, along with his strange new friend […]
The latest offering from ComiXology Originals, .Self sees High Crimes writer Christopher Sebela explore a near future dystopian tech story, which these days has the simple short hand of being described as bit like Black Mirror. But what kind of reflection will we see when we look back in the virtual mirror at our .self?
The Miracles, created by Joe Glass, Vince Underwood, Harry Saxon and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, is an LGBT+ superhero comic about a young man who discovers he has superpowers, which leads to the reveal of an unknown history regarding his family.
This slice of demonic horror from ComiXology Originals sees superstar writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire, Nocterra) team back up with Batman and Spawn artist Greg Capullo, for a slice of grisly visceral story telling.