It’s no secret that we are huge fans of Avery Hill Publishing here at Pipedream Comics. Their unique brand of thoughtful and esoteric comics has introduced us to the likes of Rachael Smith, Tille Walden and many more. And the latest to join this glorious roster of creators is Zoe Thorogood, with The Impending Blindness […]
We’ve always been fascinated by the way of the Samurai. From comic character Usagi Yojimbo, to the (partial) influence of the Jedi from Star Wars and beyond, this warrior class has permeated our collective imaginations. However, when it comes to direct storytelling, the Samurai tends to hold less interest than the Ronin, their masterless counterpart. […]
The latest series from ComiXology Originals stables sees Curt Pires and Alex Diotto bringing us a really interesting talk on the teenage superhero coming of age story. Publisher: ComiXology Originals Writer: Curt Pires Artist: Alex Diotto, Dee Cuniffe, Micah Myers Price: £2.39 per issue from ComiXology Frank and River are your average teens, after a […]
As the world starts to recover from the chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen businesses and industries reopen again. The same applies to comics as publishers resume their ongoing series and new titles are finally released. This also means that independent creators can return to the business of creating their own projects. One […]
With Lockdown easing off and the world, roughly, returning to some degree of normalcy, it’s time for everyone to return to work. For me, that’s the bread and butter of reviewing comics. With that, we check out Mad Robot Comics’ Bete Noir, which succeeded wth it’s Kickstarter campaign last summer. However, now we can get […]
We review Dick Turpin and Vengeful Shade, Hocus Pocus, Defend Milford Green, and take a look at Kickstarters for Knights vs. Pirates, Harker, and The Mighty World of McCREA
We preview ComicScene: State of Independents Yearbook 2020. We review Rachael Smith’s Quarantine Comix and What We Don’t Talk About from Avery Hill Publishing. Plus look back at March, and preview Kickstarters SKRAWL, Saxon’s Second Hand Books. And look into the UK Comics Creator Survey
Dear Readers, it’s probably the understatement of the decade to say that it’s not been a great time for everyone recently. And that includes the world of indie comics. But things are about to return to a new normal here at Pipedream Comics. We hope you like what we’ve got planned!
It’s always great when two of our favourite small press creators team up to bring us a new comic. MI666 is the latest such team up and sees Vince Hunt (Awesome Comics, Red Mask From Mars) join forces with Andy Bloor (Midnight Man) to bring us a slice of supernatural all action crime procedural that […]
Even though we are in the middle of a global lockdown, we are still seeing great comic launching on Kickstarter. The latest to join this trend is the fantastic Reanimator Incorporated from Andy Perry and Lyndon White, so how are these two planning to bring life back to the indie comics crwodfunding scene? Your new […]