If there’s one thing you can always rely on with Soaring Penguin Press’s output it’s eclecticism. From Régis Loisel’s Peter Pan to Howard Hardiman’s The Lengths through to anthology series…
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Hubert, Belgian artist Ben Gijsemans’ parable of an introverted art lover, speaks to the human condition, isolated in the chaos of modern life, determined to avoid all opportunities less they should lead…
Comica Festival co-director Paul Gravett (1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die, Comics Art, Comics Unmasked… to name just a few of his books) has been in touch to…
If last week’s first impressive list of 2015 books coming from Avery Hill Publishing wasn’t enough for you then the micropublisher have followed up with a second announcement of projects…
The Beast Wagon Kickstarter, Julia Scheele’s new fashion illustration blog, John Paul Kamath’s Graveyard Orbit #2 launch and more feature in March’s round-up of what the great and the good…
In their new four-parter for Archaia, Josh Tierney, Afu Chan and Giannis Milonogiannis produce a dark mystery set against a futuristic backdrop of division and inequality. In a world of haves…
The Pirates of Pangaea really is the perfect entry point for that younger reader in the family who has yet to discover the joys of the comics form. One of…
In Intelligent Sentient?, his debut book from Drawn and Quarterly, artist Luke Ramsey and a host of collaborators take the reader on a trip through a world that’s both alien…
Seemingly already poised for greatness with Sony Pictures’ purchase of the film rights (long before the release of the first issue), Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s brilliant, beautiful space opera…
One look at Dustin Nguyen’s lush watercolor pages makes it clear that a lot of work goes into creating something so effortlessly endearing. That paradox is just one example of the fascinating contrasts…
Lost Property is a beautifully paced piece of writing that examines one of the fundamental themes of the human condition – that need to find our own place in the…
It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, the…
From self-published minicomics, to hardcover collections and kick-ass anthologies, Donya Todd’s work has been a regular fixture in ‘Small Pressganged’ since I first reviewed The Burger Boys back in 2012. It’s…
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After several animations, a daily newspaper comic and a number of short stories, the first graphic novel by multi-talented Dutch creator Aimée de Jongh tries to hit all the right emotional…
Currently in the closing days of its Kickstarter campaign, Deadlands: The Cackler is a horror-western written by Deadlands creator Shane Hensley and drawn by veteran artist Bart Sears. In this…
The adventures of Lord Henry Baltimore head in a new direction this spring as the latest miniseries, ‘The Cult of the Red King’, will be the first story arc to…
Smart, stylish, and still schooling us all in the subtle intricacies of graphic storytelling, Dean Motter’s latest foray into the winding streets and twisted psychology of the city known as…
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The first part of Avery Hill Publishing’s exciting schedule of 2015 projects was announced last Friday and, as will come as little surprise to anyone who has been following the…
Inside Look: Ruin of the House of the Divine Visage – Eve and Spire Greenwood on Their Graphic Novel Exploring Religion and Queer IdentityJune 6, 2025
“Welcome to Foodtopia: Where the Crumbs Matter” – The ‘Aw, Nuts!’ Team Spills All on Puns, Peanut Butter, and Building a Delicious UniverseJune 6, 2025
“We Have Been Feeling the Pressure Like Never Before” – The Worrying Disappearance of Comics Commentary and Journalism Sites from a Broken Frontier/UK Small Press PerspectiveMay 19, 2025
“A Time Travel Story through Rave Culture” – Sara Kenney and Company on ‘Acid Box’, Working with Avery Hill, and Mentoring Young CreatorsMay 16, 2025
“A Single Panel Can Depict a Multitude of Narratives” – Chris King Talks ‘Cold Chips’, Psychogeography in Comics, and Cross-Media PracticeMay 7, 2025
