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Author: Kris Bather

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Hellboy: The Midnight Circus

  • by Kris Bather
  • November 4, 2013

In the dedications page, Mignola acknowledges Carlo Collodi, the author of Pinocchio and Fegredo thanks his mother who didn’t dissuade him from joining the circus. That indicates the tone of…

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Unmasked #3

  • by Kris Bather
  • October 1, 2013

As featured in a recent two part documentary focused on Gestalt that aired on Australian TV, Unmasked is another impressive release from the indie publisher. It follows Simon and Nancy,…

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Zombie Cities: Violence vs Compassion

  • by Kris Bather
  • September 3, 2013

A follow-up to last year’s Zombie Cities anthology, this original collection of six stories features the titular flesh eaters in unusual situations. This is wild and entertaining stuff to be…

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Ghost Vol.1: In the Smoke and Din

  • by Kris Bather
  • July 29, 2013

As many have noted, there aren’t enough female-led series on the comic shelves. This is a welcome return then. Created by writer Eric Luke, Ghost debuted in the midst of…

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God Is Disappointed In You

  • by Kris Bather
  • July 22, 2013

For those who have read the Bible, and those who haven’t, this provocatively titled book lets you know that it’s actually a strangely funny read. Beyond being known as the…

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Stalag-X #1

  • by Kris Bather
  • July 2, 2013

Famed novelist Kevin J. Anderson (The Last Days of Krypton) creates a new miniseries, mixing sci-fi flair and P.O.W scares. Stalag-X is a new digital 6-issue miniseries by Australian publisher…

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Man of Steel

  • by Kris Bather
  • July 1, 2013

Selling Superman yet again to cinema goers was always going to be somewhat of a hard sell, especially since the misfire that was 2006’s Superman Returns. Screenwriter David S. Goyer…

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Trading Up: The Victories

  • by Kris Bather
  • June 13, 2013

Mike Avon Oeming is the co-creator of two unique series in recent times (Powers and Mice Templar), and here he’s let loose with a story all his own. And what…

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Bryan J.L. Glass: The End of Mice Templar

  • by Kris Bather
  • May 21, 2013

Little creatures on a big adventure is normally something you’d associate with Disney, but Image Comics’ The Mice Templar is closer to fantasy epics by J.R.R. Tolkien, or George R.R….

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Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale

  • by Kris Bather
  • May 20, 2013

More like Dickens than Disney, Porcelain is a wonderfully structured, hard to resist fantasy tale. The opener of Porcelain shows a group of children facing a large gate, as the…

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A Library of Comics

  • by Kris Bather
  • May 14, 2013

  Last year I was invited to speak at a quarterly meeting of librarians about how to incorporate comics in to their growing collections. It was quite an honour to…

Features

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Free Comic Book Day 2013: What To Get – Part 2

  • by Kris Bather
  • May 3, 2013

Here is my final examination of this year’s offerings for the awesomeness that is Free Comic Book Day (see Part 1 here). All-Ages Kaboom! Summer Blast. BOOM! Comics’ all-ages imprint has…

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Free Comic Book Day 2013: What To Get – Part 1

  • by Kris Bather
  • May 2, 2013

Welcome to an introduction to one of the greatest comic loving days of the year. Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, an annual occurrence on the first Saturday in May….

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Tony Stark vs. The Mandarin: Iron Man 3 Lives up to its Potential

  • by Kris Bather
  • April 30, 2013

Superhero sequels will always undergo scrutiny, and especially this franchise, after the rise of Robert Downey Jr, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, expectations were always going to be high. Thankfully,…

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