Interceptor #1 (Heavy Metal)
As you would expect from a title published under the legendary Heavy Metal banner, Interceptor is packed full of punk-ish attitude, edge of the seat story-telling and punch-you-in-face visuals.
Hero Hourly #1 (21 Pulp)
What if the world of superheroes was run by a private corporation? Forget ‘great power’ and ‘great responsibility’ in Hero Hourly, all our heroes care about is not getting screwed out of their benefits or losing out on overtime.
Operation Boom #1 (Reckless Hero)
For their follow up to The Last Sheriff, Reckless Hero’s Chris Jenkins and Chris Imber have gone for a tale that better fits their bombastic ’90s video game inspired visuals with mercenary team book Operation Boom!
Kickstarter of the Week: Galaxy Girl
This week’s Kickstarter of the week is Anime-inspired intergalactic adventure Galaxy Girl (In Outer Spaaaaaaaace – which must be said in an exaggerated voice!). This hyper-coloured all-ages adventure anthology is the brainchild of Andrew Taylor who is looking to fund a limited print run and more fantastic adventures from his intergalactic crew of misfits.
Show Report: True Believers Comic Festival 2016
With 2016 now in full swing, the time has come for convention season to get underway and first out of the gate is the trip down to Cheltenham Racecourse as neither the heavy winds or torrential rain seemed enough to dampen the spirits of the fans, creators or agents alike making their pilgrimage to the new […]
Man vs Rock vol.1 (Boxrott Publishing)
If you are in any way shape or form offended by crass humour, foul language and unnecessary violence then whatever you do, DO NOT READ Man vs Rock.
“It’s a digital version of a zombie invasion” Andi Ewington and Matt Woodley talk Overrun comic
In the world of Overrun, people are computer files with names like .Doc and .JPEG. But when a deadly virus turns the files into infected zombies there is only one rag tag group of heroes who can save the day, led by amnesiac Cooper and struggling reality star The Sarge Overrun is packed full of more tech in-jokes than […]
“Humour is the equivalent of an action scene… but for talking heads” Ryan O’Sullivan and Plaid Klaus talk Turncoat
“So how do I kill him?” is the question posed by superhero hitman Duke at the beginning of each chapter of superhero webcomic Turncoat. Unfortunately Duke is not quite as heroic as the people he is sent to assassinate (even Bug Boy!) yet he still manages to do the job, albeit badly! We catch up with […]
Kickstarter of the week: Morgan’s Organs
This week’s essential Kickstarter campaign Morgan’s Organs reads like an adult version of Disney’s Inside Out and sees the little people who live inside the body of uni student Morgan, attempting to deal with a barren run in his love life. Packed full of crude humour and plenty of bodily function gags, writer Daniel Brodie and artist […]
“Just because it’s bright and beautiful, doesn’t mean it isn’t suitable for an older audience!” Charlie Says: why you should give all-ages comics a try
“Gather round! Gather round! Today we’re going to look at all-age comics and why they’re beautiful and wonderful and address the fact that you’re probably not reading enough of them.” Columnist Charlie Says looks at why all ages books should be for everyone and not just for kids.