We interview the biggest names in indie and small press comics about their latest work, their inspirations and what they can recommend to up and coming creators.
With it’s haunting image of a stag on the cover, and the strange and wonderful creatures inside, Claire Spiller’s Raze is a wonderfully thoughtful look at man’s impact on nature. With a lot to consider and taken in after our review of it last week, we contacted Claire to find out more about it’s inspiration […]
SparkCon 2020 is the latest online comic convention that is helping to fill our schedules now that Coronavirus has seen all the real world convention cancelled. Hot on the heels of last month’s #KitchenCon, this one is being run by the fantastic team at Little Heroes Comic Kits and Fairspark Books (publisher of The Spark, […]
After having our mind blown by the discover of the fantastic Hocus Pocus from writer Rik Worth and artist Jordan Collver, we knew that we had to find out more and so asked Rik and Jordan to reveal some of their mystical secrets: Your new series Hocus Pocus looks at the history of parapsychology. Can […]
Even the world of indie comics is not immune to the effects of the Coronavirus. While for many the chance to self isolate and catch up on their reading list sounds like a great use of their time, bear a thought for those who rely on comic conventions and interactions with fans to make a […]
The world of zombie comics is a tough one to stand out in, however last year’s Snow White Zombie Apocalypse managed to stride the genre like a colossus thanks to it’s smart mix of classic fairytales, undead gruesomeness and a jet black sense of humour. With the new issue currently funding on Kickstarter we caught […]
Norm Konyu’s The Junction has firmly found itself at the top of our favourite reads of 2020 so far, and so with the Kickstater for this wonderful new book coming soon, we caught up with Norm to find out more about the inspiration for the book and also some of the hidden meaning going on […]
While we’ve seen many small press comics which have covered the subject of mental health, few have been as challenging and potent as Lucy Sullivan’s Barking. Her chronicling of a mental health crisis has been one of the most uncompromising and unflinching looks at the subject we have seen. We caught up with Lucy just […]
“Everybody has ideas in their bottom drawer, so this is to bring those ideas out and for people to say this could work!” Corinne Pearlman on why you should enter the Myriad First Graphic Novel Prize
Joining the ranks of fantastic titles on offer from Scotland’s BHP Comics (Dungeon Fun, Freedom Bound, Killtopia, I Rolled A One) comes A Boxer, the story of an up and coming fighter who is caught between the ultra macho world of his sport and his burgeoning sexual identity. With a glorious retro inspired style and […]
It’s been a great year for original new series at IDW this year with the likes of Moutainhead and Road Of Bones . Joining that list is the superstar team of Joe Hill and Martin Simmonds to being us a new series set in the seedy world of stand up comedy.