By V.E. Schwab Published by Titan Books When two friends find a way to acquire superpowers, events will never turn out smooth. When these friends are intelligent, competitive, driven individuals, the top pre-med students at their college, whose friendship is shattered by acquiring their superpowers, their lives and the lives…
By Joe Abercrombie Published by Gollancz Take a Western but with swords instead of guns. Set it in an epic fantasy world. Throw in a stagecoach chase, an attack by ‘natives’ around the wagons, a prospector town full of vice and criminals, and tough characters living in a harsh world.…
Numbercruncher #1–4 Written by Si Spurrier Art by PJ Holden Coloured by Jordie Bellaire Lettered by Simon Bowland Published by Titan Comics Numbercruncher is a creator-owned series that was first published in Judge Dredd Megazine in 2011, which was then collected and updated by Titan Comics with new material and…
Written by Miles Cameron Published by Gollancz The Red Knight paperback is a huge, thick book – it could be used as a handy shield in a fight – and it is only the first part of The Traitor Son cycle. However, you won’t notice the size of the book…
Written by Paul Cornell The concept of police investigating magical-related crime in London is not without precedent – I’m a big fan of Ben Aaronovitch’s Folly series – but it’s way that the story is told that makes it different. Cornell, in addition to his comic-book writing, has written for television…
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…
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…
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…
Assassin's Creed: Desmond, Aquilus, Accipter and Assassin's Creed: Hawk, written by Corbeyran, art by Djillali Defali, English-language translation by Mark McKenzie-Ray, published by Titan Books Confession: I have never played Assassin’s Creed, the massively popular video game series, although I did enjoy its spiritual predecessor, Prince of Persia. This means…
Let me say this before I start waffling: this show is funny, smart, silly and thoughtful about a serious issue that never overwhelms the fact that Bridget Christie knows she’s making jokes to make a point. It’s a very entertaining hour about feminism and the way that feminism is portrayed and…