Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato are the new high priests in the temple of Detective Comics. #30 is their sermon; a renewal of the comic-book faithful’s belief in the Dark…
Free comics! It’s hardly a difficult proposition is it? Here’s our monthly spotlight on accessible online work covering creators who have appeared in ‘Small Pressganged’ in the past at Broken…
The Uncle Bob Adventures allow Darryl Cunningham to mischievously genre jump, opening up a world of story opportunities for his most affable central character. Darryl Cunningham has become renowned over the…
With yet another protagonist waking up without their memory, the first issue of The Field is a stylish but shallow bit of storytelling. As I considered when I thought about…
Issue #29 never finds its groove, and the series ends not with a bang but a whimper. When you’re operating above the law, do you have limits and who is…
What stood out the most about this year’s Emerald City Comicon was that it truly was a celebration of comic books. Despite the continual growth of the show (over 70,000…
If you are new to Lizz Lunney’s idiosyncratic comic strips and their resplendently ridiculous narratives then this is the collection that your bookshelf is just begging to house. If there…
With the world established, the fun can really begin. I must admit, I had fallen a bit behind on The Private Eye before this most recent issue launched. It has nothing to…
Don’t just read Sandman: Overture #2 – savor it. We are in the midst of a modern classic. Dream has an appointment with time, and not even the waiting delegation of…
With over 70,000 attendees and some of the most talented creators in comics, ECCC 2014 was a huge success. The show went smoothly and everyone seemed to have a great…
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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The Dark Galleries deals with American (and some British) films of the 1940s and 1950s in which a painted portrait plays an important part in the plot or the mise-en-scène….
An artistic tour-de-force is interrupted by such trifling things as “plot” and “set-up” Writer Dan Slott often has a knack for spicing up his stories by adding the best of…
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…
Move over Lara Croft, Kate Christopher’s coming to town! The next in line of the great explorer/adventurer characters, Kate is the star of Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca’s Shutter,…
With five new stories, the annual ‘jump-on’ issue of the British sci-fi anthology offers a solid mix of old and new series, all delivered in the comic’s familiar style. It’d…
Christos Gage and Rebekah Isaacs take Buffy and the Scoobies back to basics with action, humor, and heart. Buffy fans, this review is for you. If you are new to…
Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten beautifully tie up Michael and Abi’s loose ends in an unusual issue of Wasteland, as Oni’s post-apocalyptic epic approaches its climax. In a world left fractured…
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