Lewis Mills 
Whilst looking through the site with a colleague from my place of work, I went onto BOTW and started going through some of the reviews. Now I didn’t tell my co-worker that I was the one who wrote the reviews but his remark was succinct: “What are they doing, reviewing or writing the books?” My … Read more
It’s been nearly twenty years since Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli gave the Bat-Man a new, grim and gritty origin. Everyone knew the original. Parents shot down in front of him at an early age, vows revenge, trains body and mind, ponders how to go about it, criminals are a cowardly and superstitious lot, bat … Read more
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 … Read more
Now and then, I get asked why I don’t review any actual comics on the site, just graphics. The main reason for this is that I believe it to be unfair on the book, the creators and publishing house to either praise or berate one issue of what could possibly be a successful long-running saga … Read more
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 … Read more
Whilst preparing to write this review, the death of Christopher Reeve appeared in the news. It was sad moment in my life for me and yet, strangely fortunate in that it made this review more relevant to the premise and idea of the hero. Here was a man who epitomised the very meaning of this … Read more
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 … Read more
Old age and all the regrets and musings about life it brings happen to us all. Have no doubt about this. We will grow old and die. This is the natural order of things, and I would not wish for it to be any different. Advances in science and social life may mean that I … Read more
Well into the saga of Omaha, in a double page of silent snapshots, the writer Kate Worley and artist Reed Waller depict what some of the characters are doing on Christmas Day morning. Amongst the photos is one of JoAnne Follett. JoAnne has been in the story since the beginning and been shown to be … Read more
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, … Read more
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