…we’re never more than Strangers in Paradise. I feel rather sad today. Terry Moore has confirmed in the latest issue of Strangers in Paradise , that issue 90 (May 2007) will be the very last to hit the shelves.I’ve been reading SiP pretty much since it started, and Terry Morre’s artwork has long been my … Read more
I followed the link from Drawn to the Livejournal Batgirl Meme and I couldn’t help myself… I went for the current Batgirl. She kicks ass. Tho’ I think on reflection I kinda missed the point a bit… I didn’t look at the others first, and I think it was supposed to be a redesign. Ah … Read more
With all that has happened in London in the last couple of weeks Will Eisner’s last work has gained a kind of relevance that he did not intend- it does after all deal with a specific theme- but sharpens into focus how humanity, for all its advances, still has an intense suspicion and dislike for … Read more
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
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