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Author: Ally Russell Shields

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Godhead – Ho Che Anderson’s Intriguing Foray into Speculative Fiction is Impressively Rendered and Ambitious in Scale

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • April 20, 2018

The crime noir opener to Ho Che Anderson’s latest output via Fantagraphics reveals a man blindfolded and held at gunpoint. Painted contours depict a masked kidnapper, his motivations as shadowy…

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The Beef #1 – A Page-Turning Palette of Radioactive Greens and Blood Reds in the Inimitable Shaky Kane Style

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • March 7, 2018

Richard Starkings, Tyler Shainline and Shaky Kane set out to stun with their new comic The Beef: Tainted Love via Image. In the making since 2014, this first of five…

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Hungry Ghosts #1 – Dark Horse’s Berger Books Line Kicks Off with Supernatural Chills Courtesy of Bourdain, Rose, Ponticelli, Del Rey and Co

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • February 13, 2018

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and his Get Jiro! co-writer Joel Rose reunite to cook up Hungry Ghosts #1; the first instalment of a four-part miniseries via new Dark Horse imprint Berger Books. The…

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Dokudami Tenement – Takashi Fukutani’s Cult Gekiga Manga Brought to a Western Audience for the First Time by Black Hook Press

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • February 5, 2018

BROKEN FRONTIER AWARDS – BEST COLLECTION OF CLASSIC MATERIAL NOMINEE! Misunderstood in his short lifetime, mangaka Takashi Fukutani strove to give voice to the downtrodden through his art, drawing candid…

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Best Wishes – Mike Richardson and Paul Chadwick’s Tale of Hope and Romance is a Magical Piece of Storytelling

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • December 4, 2017

When I first set out to read Best Wishes, I was poised to be both its biggest fan and its harshest critic. Concrete being my favourite comics work of all…

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All is Not Well – Jonathan Clode Talks Graphic Medicine and Comics Exploring Caregiving

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • November 27, 2017

Founded by comics writer and former care manager Jonathan Clode, in conjunction with Cardiff University and with funding from ESRC Impact Acceleration, All Is Not Well (AINW) is a new online space for independent…

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Redneck Volume 1: Deep in the Heart – Clan Rivalries Explode in Donny Cates and Lisandro Estherren’s Tense Vampire Thriller

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • November 8, 2017

Collecting issues #1-6 of Donny Cates and Lisandro Estherren’s southern fried vampire yarn, new trade paperback Redneck Volume 1: Deep in the Heart will jump off comic store shelves for…

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“Half the Fun is Finding New Illustrators and Seeing What They’ve Brought” – Artist Luke Stuart on His Comics Practice and the Safari Festival Experience

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • August 3, 2017

SAFARI FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT! I first came across Luke Stuart’s work when tabling next to him at last year’s Safari Festival, whereupon I was struck by his black and neon poster…

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“We are a Collective that Celebrate and Appreciate Illustration in All Mediums and for All Purposes”- OIC Singapore Talk New Movements in Singaporean Illustration

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • June 15, 2017

ELCAF WEEK! Of all the exhibitors appearing at ELCAF 2017 this weekend, those perhaps travelling the greatest distance are the artists who make up the Organisation of Illustrators Council Singapore, or…

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A City Inside – Tillie Walden Secures Her Place as One of the Leading Voices in Comics Today

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • June 12, 2017

ELCAF WEEK! So deftly crafted and deeply considered is Tillie Walden’s coming of age story A City Inside that those unfamiliar with the artist might fairly assume its wisdom to…

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You & a Bike & a Road – A Cross-Country Cycling Odyssey Brought to the Comics Page by Eleanor Davis and Koyama Press

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • May 8, 2017

You & a Bike & a Road is a remarkable achievement for both the cartoonist and the amateur cyclist behind it. In March of 2016, Ignatz Award winner Eleanor Davis embarked…

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Covers Album: Ally Russell – Spotlighting Three Favourite Comics Covers from Richard Corben, Jaime Hernandez and Paul Chadwick

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • February 8, 2017

In ‘Covers Album’ each Wednesday we ask comics creators, publishers and commentators to pick three of their favourite comic covers …but with a small twist. One must be chosen for…

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On Topics #2 – Michael DeForge Returns to Breakdown Press with a Characteristically Intelligent Comics Double Bill

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • September 15, 2016

Comprised of the two short pieces ‘The Prime Minister of Canada’ and ‘Talking Sweat’, Michael DeForge’s latest Risograph release via London’s Breakdown Press sees the prolific comics artist operating within…

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