Review: The King (John Tucker)
John Tucker has been making a fantastic name for himself on the small press circuit over the past couple of years thanks to excellent books like Adrift and Bald, but also his unique convention appearances where he will draw pictures of you getting killed in surreal situations and also fake IDs. His new book The […]
Small Press Spotlight: Throk: Path of Vengeance, Codename VOKZ, The Last Sheriff #6
With a new year now upon us it’s a great chance to catch up on some of the small press titles we were sent over December while we were distracted with our end of year awards. This month we look at ghostly monks, music inspired superheroes and sci-fi sheriffs.
Review: Coin Op Comics #8 (Coin Op Books)
One of our favourite discoveries at the recent Thought Bubble 2019 Comics Festival was Peter and Maria Hoey’s incredible Coin op Comics, a book and series which will make you look at comics and cartooning in a completely new light, but just what is so special about it? Publisher: Coin Op Books Writer/Artist: Peter and […]
Small Press Spotlight: Zoot! #3, Comichaus #12, Glorious Wrestling Alliance
The final one of our Thought Bubble small press review spotlights takes a lot at a glorious book from Roger Langridge (which we wished we’d discovered earlier), the new issue of the fantastic Comichaus anthology and a collected edition of a perennial small press favourite. Zoot! This is one of those books which we really […]
Small Press Spotlight: Silent Horns, Stormhaven Techs, The Bones of the Sea
Our latest round up of new titles being released at this month’s Thought Bubble Comic Festival showcases the fantastic range of title on offer as well look at a tale of teenage angst, an all ages magical adventure and an abstract thought piece.
Review: The Tower In The Sea (Avery Hill Publishing)
The latest chapter from B. Mure’s Ismyre series, The Tower In The Sea, is another sublime slice of magical fantasy set in this most wonderful of worlds. Publisher: Avery Hill Publishing Writer: B. Mure Artist: B. Mure Price: TBC from Avery Hill Store With each chapter of Ismyre so far featuring a stand alone, albeit […]
Small Press Spotlight: If On A Winters Night, Plagued Volume 3, Beyond Milford Green
This month’s Small Press Spotlight takes a look at a gritty winter crime thriller If On A Winters Night, the third and final volume of BHP Comics’ Plagued: The Miranda Chronicles, and the second volume of Samuel George London’s Victorian aliens adventure Beyond Milford Green.
Review: The Legend of La Mariposa: The Demon Gauntlet (James Lawrence Comics)
We loved James Lawrence’s luchador webcomic, but now it’s been collected into one glorious print edition: The Legend of La Mariposa: The Demon Gauntlet.
Review: Tainted #1 & #2 (Eclipse Press)
Tainted by Dean Kish from Eclipse Press, focuses on a young woman as she battles depression while preparing to take on an ancient cult.
Small Press Spotlight: Something Terrible, The Boy Who Loved a Ghost Clown, High Tide
For this month’s small press round-up we take a look at three fantastic webcomics which were recommended to us by other small press creators. Something Terrible by Dean Trippe We discovered this powerful mini comic from Marvel artist Dean Trippe via a Twitter thread started by the Thought Bubble team asking for recommendations for books […]
Small Press Spotlight: The Cosplayer That Doomed The Earth, This Land, Grand Slam Romance
Our latest round up of the best from small press sees an intergalactic invasion at a comic convention, a Maori superhero origin story and an all action softball romance. The Cosplayer That Doomed The Earth (Attic Studios) With cosplay now a firm fixture at every comic convention, Lou Scannon creator Dan Harris looks to cross […]
Review: Mimi and The Wolves Volume 1 (Avery Hill Publishing)
This new collection from Avery Hill brings together the first 3 volumes of Alabaster Pizzo’s acclaimed self published series, Mimi and the Wolves.