Review: Djeliya (TKO Studios)
TKO Studios latest raft of titles are heading in a new and exciting direction, we check out Djeliya, a fantasy story based on many African folklore stories by new creator Juni Ba.
Review: Dose #1 (It’s Alive)
Imagine if the Silver Age technology Stan and Jack gave us in the Sixties was real. If we’d lived in a world of flying cars, time machine and galactic nullifiers sixty years ago what would life be like now? Dose shows us and it’s not a pretty sight.
Review: The Legend of La Mariposa: The Climb and Other Stories (James Lawrence)
There’s a wonderful correlation between wrestling and comics, with both featuring valiant heroes and over the top villains and this is especially so in the world of small press. One of our favourites who really manage to capture that dynamic is James Lawrence’s Legend of La Mariposa and he is back with a collection of new knockout adventures in The Climb and Other Stories.
Review: Destiny NY #1 and #2 (Black Mask Studios)
A first ongoing series from Black Mask Studios, Destiny, NY #1 and 2 sees Pat Shand and Manuel Preitano’s magical fantasy slice of life comic joining the likes of X’ed, Everfrost at a major indie publisher. It sees a young woman trying to find meaning for her life after already completing its original meaning. Is this comic series destined to succeed on the shelves or will it be the victim of false prophecy.
Review: LDN by Ramzee (Good Comics)
Set in five different corners of London (East, West, North, South and Central), Ramzee’s ‘LDN’ takes us on a journey through the London underground, stopping to tell five completely different narratives. Told in short story format with unique art-styles for each tale, Ramzee gives the reader a varied social commentary on what it’s really like to live in the big city.
Review: Contraband (Markosia Enterprises)
Set in a world of sensational videos being filmed on mobiles and uploaded to the sharing platform Contraband, community journalist Toby gets himself in deeper than he expects when he accidentally films the activities of the notorious Tucker. Blackmailed into finding the enigmatic Charlotte, Toby is drawn into a world of underground video sharing, political […]
Review: X’ed Volume 1 (Black Mask Studios)
Imagine if you could delete memories, forget the past, un-remember people. That’s the conceit behind Black Mask’s X’ed by Tony Patrick and Ayhan Hayrula with the first arc of the recent series, now collected for the first time.
Review: Sagas of the Shield Maiden Book One( Asa Wheatley)
The Sagas of the Shield Maiden Book One details events of a single, titular character’s many adventures, can the Asa Wheatley written comic reach a Valhalla level of success with readers?
Good Comics Round Up: Good Comics Reader Volume 2, Return, Fishes May Come Back
We continue our look at some of the fantastic comics released by small press superstars Good Comics (see also our review of FML). This time we check out The Good Comics Reader Volume 2, Return by Niki Bañados and Fishes May Come Back – Emre Altindag. Good Comics Reader Volume 2 – Various This anthology […]
Review: Elle(s) 1: The New Girl (Europe Comics)
‘Elle(s)’ is the latest comic from Belgium-based author Kid Toussaint, and artist Aveline Stokart. Detailing the experience of new-girl at school Elle, upon first glance one might be tempted to think that is a generic coming-of-age story. What lurks beneath the surface, however, is far more interesting: mystery, false identities and evil doppelgangers collide to form this intriguing first issue.