Review: Deadendia (Nobrow Press)
Hamish Steele’s webcomic Deadendia gets a high class graphic novel treatment from the fine folk at Nobrow, but how does it compare to Pantheon?
Review: Magpie (Throwaway Press)
The fine line between comics and art is blurred even further by the fascinating work of Kathryn Briggs. This new collection, courtesy of Throwaway Press (publisher of Dirty Rotten Comics), brings together some of Kathryn’s previously published work in one fascinating package.
Review: The Great North Wood (Avery Hill Publishing)
Thanks to books like Our Town and From The City To The Sea, Tim Bird has created a unique voice for himself in the UK small press scene, thanks to his thoughtful musings on the modern world told via an almost analytical look at the geography of the world around us. After a brief sojourn […]
Review: Horde Comics volume 1 (Horde Comics)
Produced by our own Andy CT, Horde Comics is more than just another small press anthology, thanks to a mix of exceptional production qualities and some smart and enjoyable stories. With plenty of thought and consideration having gone into every element of the book, Andy and his long time pal Gregg Mason have produced the […]
Review: Hollow Monsters (Monty Nero)
The new book for Death Sentence‘s Monty Nero is part horror story, part childhood throwback, part romance
The Pull List #9 – Small Press Sci-Fi is now available!
We’re hugely excited to unveil the new issue of our indie comics fanzine The Pull List which is all about Small Press Sci-fi. In it we take a look at some of the exciting indie and small press comics that are exploring brave new worlds in science fiction. These include: Andy Clift’s all ages space […]
Review: CCTVylle #2 (CCTVylle Comics)
This high-tech thriller from Gianluca Bonomo, Diego Blanda and Salvatore Porcaro sees three young misfits attempting to find their way in a world governed by creepy hybrid birds with cameras for heads. It’s a powerful visual and a great central premise for this tightly woven thriller, but is it one to keep an eye on, […]
Comics Summit, a new event for independent comic creators to debut in July at Comics Uncovered
At the beginning of the year, Big Punch Studios Jon Lock shared his frustrations at the world of independent comics with the world via an epic blog post. In it he called for a number of suggestions of how the indie comic scene could come together and make things better for itself, and one of […]
Small Press Spotlight: Radio On Broadcast #4, Good Comics Reader, Times Like These
For our latest round up of the best of small press, we take a look at three very diverse publications that will make you think as much as they will entertain you. First up is music themed anthology Radio On Broadcast #4 featuring some of our favourite small press voices, followed by a really interesting […]
10 of the best British comics (that aren’t The Beano or 2000 AD)
As UK comics institution The Beano celebrates it’s 80th birthday, and 2000 AD it’s 40th last year, the subject of ‘the state of British comics’ has become a real hot button issue online. As people lament the lack of newsstand presence for British comics and claim the the UK comics scene is in decline, we […]