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A huge thanks to everyone who tweeted and commented on our post last week as we embark on a new way of doing this here at Pipedream Comics. It made the return all the sweeter and confirmed we were doing the right thing. We continue our ‘new normal’ columns (until we can find a better name for them), as this week we catch up on some books that have a decidedly historical theme. They include supernatural highwaymen (Dick Turpin and the Vengeful Shade), master magicians (Hocus Pocus) and time travelling Victorian inventors (Defend Milford Green). Plus we look at three more fantastic Kickstarters.
Dick Turpin and the Vengeful Shade (Time Bomb Comics)
The latest comic from Flintlock’s Steve Tanner sees everyone’s favourite dandy highwayman, Dick Turpin, and his partner in crime Tom King caught up in a supernatural whodunnit. When a coach they were about to rob crashes on a stormy night, Turpin, Tom, General Charles Andrews and his wife Mary, along with coachman Mr Beevers, head to the nearest abandoned building to wait out the storm. Unfortunately this happens to be a spooky monastery and there they are haunting by a sinister apparition in a plague mask. But who is this? And what happened to the monks in the monastery? Dick Turpin and The Vengeful Shade is a cracking read and feels like a mix of an Agatha Christie murder and an episode of Scooby Doo with all it’s ghostly goings ons. Tanner’s unique brand of historical fiction comics are a consistent delight, whether it is the clever genre twisting tales of Flintlock and the Clockwork Cavalier, or this supernatural mystery. He tells a really great, rip-roaring yarn and is ably assisted by artists Roland Bird, Brett Burbridge and bolt01 who give the whole thing a really classic, yet unfussy feel which matches perfectly with the subject matter and never tries to be too faddy. While the story feels a little lightweight in places, and you have to pay attention to follow the characters and logic at times, it is such a fun and absorbing read that you can’t help but be swept along for the ride. It’s also another fantastic addition to the excellent Time Bomb line up, and if you are longtime fan of Steve’s work then you won’t be disappointed. But if you are new to this world and looking for something that is a bit different from the norm, and quite old school in it’s approach, then you will not feel robbed if you pick this up!
Purchase Dick Turpin and The Vengeful Shade and other Time Bomb Comics from the Time Bomb online store (and be sure to keep reading to check out more of their work!)
Defend Milford Green (Signal Comics)
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Purchase Defend Milford Green from the Signal Comics Store here.
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Joining Knights vs. Pirates on Kickstarter this month are also:
Harker: The Book Of Solomon Book One
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