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Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

February 26, 2005

Returning to the last review and Avengers Disassembled, I’ve now read the full graphic, instead of it being a monthly piecemeal, and come to the conclusion that this is one of the finest pieces of story-telling in comics today. It’s an exciting, full of blood and thunder, well-paced tale with fine art and mood setting [...]

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Liquorice Allsorts

December 4, 2004

When Love and Rockets was a (somewhat) on-going comic I didn’t pay too much attention to the Locas section of it. Then, the magazine was usually split into two sections- Jamie Hernandez was the writer/ artist on Locas, detailing life among the Mexican community of Hoppers, South LA, whilst his brother Gilbert was writer/artist on [...]

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When Worlds Collide

October 19, 2004

Comics can be a lot of things. As part of the entertainment and mass media industry, comic’s can- and are- be used for both enjoyment and education. But in their quest to be seen as a viable and important literary genre, a lot of writers, artists and critics forget what it was that brought them [...]

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New Worlds

June 5, 2004

Epic This is a word that should not be bandied around lightly. For such a small word, it can conjure up vast panoramas, lengthy tales of adventure and valour, struggle against over-whelming odds, the very majesty of life and nature itself. Indeed, a word to be used with care. What it does not stand for, [...]

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Shillings and Pence

October 8, 2003

Just a few quick reviews this week as after Collectormania 4 and being on holiday, I need to relax. Fagin the Jew is the latest graphic from the current Grand Master of the comic-book world, Will Eisner. Meant to be a re-telling of Oliver Twist, Eisner found himself more interested in Fagin and the story [...]

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Bitter Suite Symphony

September 24, 2003

I was waiting until I had received and read my copy of Sandman: Endless Nights to reply to Brons message and I should have written the first part of the review last week but…….. WARNING!!! Following review contains trips down memory lane. I didn’t see the CNN piece but it brought home to mind how [...]

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Odds and Sods

August 27, 2003

Ok. I’m back and so I’ll have a quick look at some of the stuff that’s been released in the last few weeks and then get back to a fuller review. First up is Bat-Man: Hong Kong by Doug Moench and Tony Wong. This is a companion piece to the earlier manga tale by Kia [...]

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Less is Moore

August 6, 2003

The book this week is Swamp Thing: Reunion by Alan Moore and various, published by Vertigo/CD Comics. And…….how can I say this. Well…..umm…..ye see. In truth. They are not very good. WHAT!!!!! I hear you cry. Isn’t this THE Alan Moore? Author of such great and seminal works like V for Vendetta, Miracleman, The Ballad [...]

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