Spandex #1–3 by Martin EdenPublished by Titan Books Before receiving this review copy, I have to confess to knowing very little about this book. I had skimmed some articles about it on Bleeding Cool, but that’s about it. However, since the title featured in the pages of the Metro (a…
Executive Producer: Sam WorthingtonCreated by Michael Schwarz and John SchwarzWritten by David LaphamIllustrated by Leonardo MancoColoured by Kinsun Loh, Jerry Choo & Sansan SawLettered by Todd KleinEdited by Renae GeerlingsPublished by Radical Publishing I was fortunate to receive preview pdfs of the first five issues of this six-issue mini-series from…
Kill Shakespeare #7–12Written and created by Conor McCreery and Anthony Del ColArt by Andy BelangerColours by Ian HerringLettering by Chris Mowry, Neil Uyetake and Shawn LeeEdited by Tom WaltzPublished by IDW Publishing When I reviewed the collection of the first six issues of this series, I said that I enjoyed…
Darkie’s Mob: The Secret War Of Joe Darkie by John Wagner and Mike WesternJohnny Red: Falcon’s First Flight by Tom Tully and Joe ColquhounPublished by Titan Books These two handsome hardbacks are part of a collection of reprints by Titan Books of some of the classic black and white stories…
Script, art and book design by Bryan Talbot Even though I am European, I haven’t read a lot of what I consider European comics (specifically bande dessinée and Italian comics) – even though there is only a small stretch of water separating us, it’s not that easy to get your…
By Neil Gaiman and P Craig Russell Neil Gaiman’s Sandman was a very important book in my development as a comic book fan, but I never really kept up with any of the spin-offs or extras that came out after the series itself ended. I read the last Gaiman-written Sandman…
It seems a little churlish to review the comic books published for Free Comic Book Day, but that’s not going to stop me talking about them: they are now out in the world, which is the fate of all creative works. I only got eight of the 27 comics created…
Kill Shakespeare #1–6 Written and created by Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col Illustrated by Andy Belanger Coloured by Ian Herring Lettered by Chris Mowry, Robbie Robbins and Neil Uyetake Edited by Tom Waltz Published by IDW Publishing The creators describe Kill Shakespeare as a mix of The League of…
Punisher #1–5 by Rick Remender and Jerome Opena After Garth Ennis' incredible run on the Punisher, albeit outside the Marvel universe proper, I'm amazed anyone would want the job of writing a continuing series about the character, which is perhaps why it has been handled by newer, hungrier writers. Matt…
Justice League Of America #27, 28, 30–34 by Dwayne McDuffie and various artists Embarrassing confession: I've never really read any of the Milestone books. I might have skimmed an issue here and there, but I didn't get into any of the comics. I know, I know: I'm a bad person;…