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Haunters Gonna Haunt – Supernatural Sitcom Laughs from MJ and Cameron Wallace

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 7, 2014

The basic idea behind Haunters Gonna Haunt is actually a rather neat one, taking the stock sitcom standard of unlikely housemates one step further with a suitably supernatural twist. Jumping…

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The Hero Code: Theatre of War #1 – Old School Super-Hero Fun from Gambell, Calcagno and Monkey Pipe Studios

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 6, 2014

Is it really two years since I reviewed the first issue of Jamie Gambell’s celebration of old school super-heroics in The Hero Code here? Back then I noted that “in…

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Modesty Comics – Championing Sequential Art from the Former Yugoslavia

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 6, 2014

Modesty Comics is a father-daughter operation with a declared intent to promote comics work from the former Yugoslavia to an expanded audience but also with a wider remit to discuss…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 Delights in the Recent Tradition of Other Equally Delightful Lokis.

  • by Levi Hunt
  • February 6, 2014

Fun and whimsy define this book. Loki: Agent of Asgard has a lot to live up to. Kieron Gillen’s recent use of the character in the cult-favorite Journey into Mystery run is one…

An Aurora Grimeon Story: Will O' The Wisp (Archaia): by Tim Haddock and Megan Hutchison

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Will O’ The Wisp – A Striking Debut from Archaia for Writer Tom Hammock and Artist Megan Hutchison

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 5, 2014

Creators Tom Hammock and Megan Hutchison take young readers into the world of Louisiana Hoodoo in this typically handsome volume from Archaia. Since their merger last summer, the LA-based Archaia…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Saltire – Diamondsteel Comics Introduces a New Super-Hero for Scotland!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 5, 2014

“Welcome to Scotland’s first superhero!” is the proud proclamation in the introduction to this first edition of Saltire, the new independently published project looking to provide Scottish readers with their…

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Astrodog – Paul Harrison-Davies Takes Us Where No Pooch has Gone Before

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 4, 2014

First debuting online last year as a serialised webcomic, the adventures of canine space adventurer Astrodog come to us from the witty mind of British artist Paul Harrison-Davies. Behind that…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Drunken Lips Sink Ships

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • February 4, 2014

Comedy from the lowlands, courtesy of Dutch publisher Syndikaat with the slice of life OGN Drunken Lips Sink Ships and the Treasure Island parody The Bologna Treasure. Born out of…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for February 5, 2014

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • February 3, 2014

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, BF…

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Furious #1

  • by Evan Henry
  • February 3, 2014

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,…

Reviews

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The Walking Dead “All Out War” #115-120

  • by Levi Hunt
  • February 3, 2014

A beautifully drawn story that bares little resemblance to what this series once was. The Walking Dead #100 was promised as a game-changing issue for the months leading up to it….

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The Elder – A Dark and Layered Fairy Tale from Esther McManus

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 3, 2014

In the depths of a secluded forest, a wizened witch lives a solitary life isolated from the outside world. Her reality is about to be disrupted, though, when she discovers…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Dead Boy Detectives #2

  • by Levi Hunt
  • February 3, 2014

The longevity of the Sandman franchise is remarkable. Two and a half decades after Neil Gaiman introduced the world of The Endless to comic book readers, this franchise is still inspiring spin-offs. The…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Saga #18

  • by Tom Murphy
  • January 29, 2014

Saga has been one of the most commercially and critically successful comics of recent years – but are the cracks beginning to show in Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples’…

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for January 29, 2014

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • January 28, 2014

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, BF…

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Out of Hollow Water – A Haunting Collection from Anna Bongiovanni and 2D Cloud

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 28, 2014

Anna Bongiovanni’s Out of Hollow Water, published by U.S. micropublisher 2D Cloud, contains three thematically intertwined short stories that fuse the otherworldly and the ethereal with the most oppressive elements…

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What Challenge Awaits a Ghostly Heart?

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • January 28, 2014

We travel from the classical child drama of Michel from Zidrou & Roger to the crime ridden sewers of turn of the century Paris in The Fury of Fantomas by…

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So You Want to Kickstart Your Comic…

  • by Evan Henry
  • January 27, 2014

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…

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