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.
While the big publishers have the resources and clout to make their comics on a regular monthly fare, small press is not quite as fortunate as their limitations force them to take a more ‘as and when’ sales plan. However, Indie powerhouses Big Punch Studios continue to fly in the face of the big guns […]
This week’s indie comics round-up features: superhero origin tales in Almighties Origins; the new series from Close 2 Immortality ALV; The Fourth Planet; Of Stone.
Coming up with a great name for a new indie comic, can be quite the task, but with Apes n Capes writer Grainne McEntee and Matthew Rooke look set to join Kate Ashwin’s Widdershins and Ryan Jenkyns Whiskers McFadden on our ‘awesome names list’ – but can this ape-filled adventure live up to it’s epic name?!
Superheroes have often been used as vehicles for stories about prejudice or injustice, however when featured in the universes of the Big Two there is often a sense of token-ism as publishers look to appear to offer diversity but without going far enough. Fortunately Joe Glass’s The Pride is looking to turn that on it’s […]
We’ve a mixed bag of titles in this week’s indie comics round-up featuring: superheroes on a mission for revenge getting caught up in a deathmatch tournament in Ch05en: Grizz; warring south London families in throwback crime drama Spiral; wholesome family superhero adventures in Start Up; and Tarantino-inspired grindhouse violence in Ertito Montana’s Street Tiger.
What comes after life? This has been a question with answers depicted throughout all entertainment mediums and comics are no exception. From Heaven (Afterlife Inc) to Hell (Hellbreak), all possibilities have been written about. Well, now Reincarnation is added to that list, with Karma Police, an action story detailing a group of monks looking to […]
After weeks of working behind closed doors we can finally reveal our brand new product from the team here at Pipedream Comics as we launch the first issue of The Pull List, a new quarterly magazine dedicated to the world of small press, indie and digital comics. This first issue is packed with exclusive news, reviews and interviews with some of comics’ […]
It’s was a bit quiet in the world of Marvel Infinite comics in 2015, but in recent months there seems to have been something of a deluge as we see fantastic team-ups from big name Marvel heroes strutting their stuff in the world of cutting edge digital comics. We round-up some of the best featuring Deadpool & Cable, […]
There’s no denying it, Widdershins is a great name for a comic! As well as being utterly unique, it is also a reflection of the kind of quirky charm that makes Kate Ashwin’s wonderful webcomic stand out from the crowd! Based in a small town in western Yorkshire that is the centre for magic for the UK, Widdershins mixes […]
Magic has always been a big part of British fiction, with all mediums depicting any mysterious goings on as more sorcery than science, mostly relating to the legend of Camelot. Now Dan Harris of Lou Scannon adds his own take to both aspects with Druid Investigations, a story about sorcerers vanquishing evil in modern day […]