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Author: John Trigonis

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Ascender #12 – The Latest Issue of Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s Series is Full of Heart and Soul

  • by John Trigonis
  • September 3, 2020

On his way to finally lay Effie to rest, Andy runs into a few unexpected surprises in Lemire and Nguyen’s Ascender #12 from Image Comics. Picking up after the heartwrenching…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Paul is Dead: When the Beatles Lost McCartney – Image Comics Presents Paolo Baron and Ernesto Carbonetti’s Lucid Reimagining of One of Music’s Most Iconic Legends

  • by John Trigonis
  • September 2, 2020

Baron and Carbonetti lay out a lucid reimagining of one of music’s most iconic legends in Paul is Dead by Image Comics. To the well initiated, the legend of P.I.D….

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Wine: A Graphic History – An Accessible Glimpse into the Centuries-Spanning History of the Nectar of the Vine from Benoist Simmat, Daniel Casanave and SelfMadeHero

  • by John Trigonis
  • August 20, 2020

In Wine: A Graphic History, Benoist Simmat, Daniel Casanave, and SelfMadeHero offer an accessible glimpse into the centuries-spanning history of the nectar of the vine. From pioneers of the natural…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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That Texas Blood #1 – A Sardonic Slow Burn of Cinematic Proportions from Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips and Image Comics

  • by John Trigonis
  • July 21, 2020

In his letter at the end of That Texas Blood #1, writer Chris Condon admits that this story was originally intended as a movie, but no one was willing to…

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Nailbiter Returns #1-2 – After Three Years, Williamson and Henderson Bring Their Unique Brand of Butchery Back for an All New Misadventure into Madness from Image Comics

  • by John Trigonis
  • July 20, 2020

Between 2014 and 2017, Image Comics’s Nailbiter took the thriller genre to harrowing new heights of terror. The plot centers around what makes someone a serial killer and explores the small town…

Batman by Jim Aparo

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Only One Bat-Man Fuels This Boy’s Wonder – A Tribute to the Iconic Stylings of Jim Aparo

  • by John Trigonis
  • July 31, 2014

In a guest post, writer and film-maker John T Trigonis pays tribute to his favourite Bat-artist, the late Jim Aparo, recalling some of his finest and most character-defining work. I can…

Reviews

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Trillium #1

  • by John Trigonis
  • August 14, 2013

  Humanity is running out of time and space in Jeff Lemire’s Trillium #1, and two stories hold the key to saving it. Dual storylines from two distinct places and…

Reviews

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Batman ’66 #1

  • by John Trigonis
  • July 8, 2013

Sock! Pow! Zok?! Well, that’s what I got out of the original 1960s Batman TV series when I used to watch the reruns every Saturday morning when I was a…

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Lazarus #1

  • by John Trigonis
  • June 26, 2013

Greg Rucka and Michael Lark rapid fire us a story as unstoppable as its heroine. In a world divided by financial boundaries, everyone is kept in check by various families,…

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The Wake #1

  • by John Trigonis
  • June 5, 2013

A new terrifying tale rises to the surface in Snyder & Murphy’s The Wake! The U.S. Department of Homeland Security invites cetologist Lee Archer to join a diverse cast of…

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Edgar Allan Poe’s Fall of the House of Usher #1

  • by John Trigonis
  • May 21, 2013

Something is rotting in the House of Usher, and it might just be the story. A lone traveler makes a journey through thick woods and into a thicker fog that…

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Cyborg 009, Chapter 000

  • by John Trigonis
  • May 20, 2013

The classic Shotaro Ishinomori manga returns revamped for a fast-paced Western audience. A young boy awakens after a hazy dream and finds he’s cuffed to a table with maniacal robots…

Blog

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Days of Noir and Comics: You Have Killed Me

  • by John Trigonis
  • May 17, 2013

A solid chunk of the graphic novels that are currently populating my bookshelf are noir titles. I’ve been doing some in-depth research on this popular film genre of the 1940s…

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Mind MGMT #10

  • by John Trigonis
  • May 3, 2013

The sordid history of The Futurist is revealed in this noir-esque episode of Mind MGMT. The Eraser is hot on the trail of Henry Lyme and his band of once…

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