The Tomorrow People: Renae de Liz
From an obscure horror webcomic, to a massively successful crowdfunding campaign, to a forthcoming graphic novel starring one of the most beloved children’s characters of all time – in the…
Author: Evan Henry
Why You Should Be Reading: The Standard
Every once in a while, somewhere between the barrage of monthly Big Two titles that dominate the comics industry’s headlines and the periphery of the indie scene that often eschews…
Headspace #1 – A Visually Impressive Debut for Monkeybrain’s High-Concept Mind-Bender
Artwork by Chris Peterson and Eric Zawadzki treats Ryan K. Lindsay’s mind-bending concept to a visually impressive debut in the première issue of Headspace from Monkeybrain. In Headspace, writer Ryan K. Lindsay…
The Auteur #1 – Rick Spears and James Callahan Go Heavy on the Style, Light on the Substance
Disjointed but skillfully crafted, incoherent but not amateurish, The Auteur has plenty of style but lacks any recognizable substance. There are some comics that exude an aura of careful creation,…
Vandroid #1 – A Love Letter to Cult Sci-Fi Movies That Gets Lost in the Post
Vandroid takes genre tropes to an occasionally funny extreme in a well-crafted new mini-series, but loses its tonal compass somewhere along the way. A would-be blockbuster is lost long before…
Pariah #1 – The Vitros Get Down to Earth in a Follow-Up Mini-Series from Dark Horse
The Pariah monthly picks up where its predecessor left off, taking genetically engineered teens on a quest for survival in low-earth orbit. And then they were in space, and… Wait, where’s the…
The Joyners in 3D
The Joyners brings us family drama, corporate intrigue, and fleshed-out characters in a gorgeous, if not quite groundbreaking, package. Engineer and tech mogul George Joyner, whose marriage to his wife…
The Mercenary Sea #1 – 1930s High Adventure on the South Pacific from Symons, Reynolds and Image Comics
Though it struggles with the occasional cliché, The Mercenary Sea delivers an intriguing and expertly illustrated first showing. Jack Harper is the captain of the Venture, a cargo ship that…
Lobster Johnson: Get the Lobster #1- Pulp Era Adventuring from Mignola, Arcudi and Zonjic
The Lobster’s pulp-era adventures continue in a miniseries that is entertaining, if not quite standout Mignola fare. The year is 1934, and naturally, that means we’re in for the noir/pulp…
Furious #1
Dark Horse’s Furious brings fresh material to familiar “antihero” territory, examining the intersection of fame and superheroics. The Beacon is a superheroine with some anger issues. While she means well,…
So You Want to Kickstart Your Comic…
So you have an awesome idea for a comic, you’ve got a kick-butt creative team, and you’re just crazy enough to think it’s a good idea to take your comic…
Space Circus
Viper’s Space Circus delivers zany, appropriately Pixar-esque antics in a formulaic (but fun) all-ages package. Guys, I have bad news. I won’t draw this out or try to sugarcoat it….
Digital Comics vs. the Immortal LCS
A lot has changed for comics in the past decade or so, but the most significant change hasn’t been the boom in superhero movies, any major publisher relaunch, or even…
EGOs #1
Sci-fi meets superheroes in the far future! Brilliantly written and efficiently illustrated, Stuart Moore’s EGOs makes a solid debut. The superhero team known as the Earth/Galactic Operatives – the eponymous…
BF Awards 2013 – Best Ongoing Series: Saga
With a singular combination of originality, boldness, and flawlessness in execution, Saga fulfills the promise of its genre in more ways than one. Plenty of independent comics have come and…
Justice League 3000 #1
With Legion of Super-Heroes now a title of the past, DC Comics is looking to keep interest in the heroes of the 31st century alive. Unfortunately, Justice League 3000 isn’t…
Closing the Indie Comic Movie Gap
Much ink has been spilled in the past few years over the recent public interest in comic book movies. With Marvel Studios and Christopher Nolan’s Batman films leading the pack,…
Black Science #1
Remender and Scalera cook up old school sci-fi with an anarchist twist and a side of psychedelia in Black Science. Scientist Grant McKay and his Anarchist League of Scientists have…
Broken Frontier Anthology
312 pages • 27 stories • 50 star creators
Limited copies available!Recommended Reads!
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