The Witching Hour TPB (collecting issues 1–3) by Jeph Loeb & Chris Bachalo I thought I would remind you that I do talk about comic books as well. However, the choice of material reviewed doesn't necessarily help. In fact, I disliked it so much, I didn't bother posting an image…
The New Frontier Volume 2 by Darwyn Cooke Much like the book itself (except for a sentence or two on the back cover), this review has no ‘What happened before …’ blurb (see my review of volume 1 for some history). What I will say about the presentation of this…
Orbiter by Warren Ellis & Colleen Doran According to Ellis himself, he didn’t like science at school. Reading Orbiter suggests different; it makes you think he was the prize physics pupil, president of the after-school science club, what with all the amazing detail and understanding he brings to the workings…
I quit the X-Men shortly after Chris Claremont left in 1991 (when he discovered that all the hard work he had put into The Uncanny X-Men didn’t mean a thing to the editors who preferred hot artists doing their versions) having being a devout X-fan since I'd discovered them. I…
For some reason, Powers #19 didn’t make it to the UK, so I will have to wait for my latest Pilgrim & Walker fix. And I decided against Jack of Fables, waiting for the inevitable trade to try it out. Which means that my haul for last week was exceedingly…
BPRD: A Plague of Frogs by Mike Mignola and Guy Davis I think Hellboy is one of the great comic book creations of recent years, despite the fact that I’m not really into the Cthulhu/Lovecraft horror thing. I prefer the supernatural adventure, the punching, the folklore from around the world,…
Comics of 20 July Casanova #2 Fraction keeps to the page limit with this issue of Casanova, packing it full of action, funny dialogue and mad ideas. Ba’s art copes with it all with ease, drawing some sexy and cool art that serves the story. I’m not completely sold on…
The Authority: Kev by Garth Ennis & Glenn Fabry I’m not sure why this comic exists. I’m not talking existential angst or getting deeply philosophical. I mean, why would Garth Ennis write a series about a former SAS assassin interacting with the widescreen superheroics of the Authority? I can’t make…
The Defenders #1–5 by Keith Giffen, JM DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire I love the creative team that is Giffen–DeMatteis–Maguire. They make fun, enjoyable superhero comics. I love their Justice League, both the original and the recent 'Formerly Known As …' stories. There is usually a serious tone underneath (because drama usually…
Yes, the reviews are two weeks out of date – you really should be used to that by now. I don’t need no steenkin’ timeliness … Even though I read these comics at the same time as I read the comics for 22 June (in a crazed comic bender last…