Comic Book Review: It Came!

It Came! #1–4 Created, written and illustrated by Dan Boultwood, Esq. Published by Titan Comics Presented as a lost feature from Pinetree Studios (there is also a trailer for another feature, The Lost Valley Of The Lost [‘Based entirely on scientifically dubious fabricated facts’], and tongue-in-cheek adverts for such products…

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Comic Book Review – Chronos Commandos Volume 1: Dawn Patrol

Chronos Commandos #1–5 Created, written and illustrated by Stuart Jennett Lettered by Andrew James, Donna Jennett, Gabriela Houston Edited by Andrew James Published by Titan Comics Jennett worked on a few issues of Marvel UK’s Warheads and 2000AD in the early 1990s, before the comic book crash closed down Marvel…

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Comic Book Review – Suicide Risk Volume 1: Grudge War

Suicide Risk #1–4 Created and written by Mike Carey Drawn by Elena Casagrande Colours by Andrew Elder Letters by Ed Dukeshire Published by Boom! Although Mike Carey has written several longboxes of superhero comics for Marvel, including long runs on X-Men and X-Men: Legacy, I don’t think of him as…

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Comic Book Review – Mouse Guard: The Black Axe

Mouse Guard: The Black Axe #1–6 Story and art by David Petersen Published by Titan Books I am aware that a lot of people who are into modern comic books don’t really get anthropomorphic comics books, specifically where the entire cast and setting is anthropomorphic, and not just animal characters…

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Comic Book Review: Marada The She-Wolf

Marada The She-Wolf from Epic Illustrated magazine #10–11 (‘The Shattered Sword’), #12 (‘Royal Hunt’) and #23–24 (‘Wizard’s Masque’) Created by Chris Claremont and John Bolton Written by Chris Claremont Art by John Bolton Letters by Tom Orzechowski Edited by Jo Duffy Published by Titan Books I was first introduced to…

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Comic Book Review – Steed And Mrs. Peel: A Very Civil Armageddon

Steed And Mrs. Peel #0–3 Issue #0: written by Mark Waid, art by Steve Bryant, colours by Ron Riley, letters by Steve Wands Issues #1–3: story by Mark Waid, script by Caleb Monroe, art by Will Sliney, colours by Ron Riley, letters by Ed Dukeshire, edited by Matt Gagnon Published…

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Comic Strip Review: The Complete Newspaper Wallace & Gromit Collection

Wallace & Gromit: Comic Strips Collection – Volume 1: 2010–2011, written and drawn by various, published by Titan Comics Fact: everyone loves Wallace and Gromit [citation needed], especially if you’re British. This includes me. The charm, the inventiveness, the attention to detail, the quirkiness, the humour, the Britishness – the…

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