Is Jason Starr and Andrea Mutti’s book just another return-from-death story or the next Revival? It’s unfair to compare The Returning to any of the other not-quite-zombie tales that have littered pop…
Nearly two decades after the landmark series appeared, David Lapham’s Stray Bullets has lost none of its brutal, heartbreaking power. A quick look at the new titles that hit the…
Alex Brady’s meticulously rendered work featured in ‘Small Pressganged’ last year when I wrote about her memorable visual interpretation of Bob Dylan’s Ordinary Street here. Ex Libris: A Collection of Unusual…
A dream-like and beautifully illustrated look at myth, history and love by rising alt-comics star Sam Alden marks a fine start to Retrofit Comics’ new publishing programme. Last year I…
Snyder’s writing and Capullo’s artwork combine to bring a heavy rain of regret down upon the heads of Gotham. Superstorm Rene has come to Gotham, and along with the rain…
‘First Contact’ reunites the original Batman/Superman creative team of Greg Pak and Jae Lee, who provide a complex story with compelling art that you won’t want to miss. Following the magic…
Welcome to Arcadia Falls, a civilisation with a difference and one that is about to be overrun by a contagion with a chilling origin… Sometimes the best ideas are the…
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…
This second issue of Robert Brown’s comic strip reminiscences has been a while in coming but those who found his wistful recollections of his younger days in #1 so evocative…
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Quality UK publisher Nobrow publishes the third album of creative powerhouse Luke Pearson’s Hildafolk series which mixes humour, mystery and fantasy into another superb piece of escapism for young and…
Given his scheduling slips down the years, that’s a question that might have crossed the lips of at least a few uncharitable editors and readers. However, a very enjoyable BBC…
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…
The advance publicity for Max Bemis and Ransom Getty’s 16-part political thriller promised much. Sadly, the first issue doesn’t really deliver. Max Bemis is probably better known to all you…
The third edition of Tiny Pencil – the artzine promoting graphite-based goodness through a mix of illustration and comic strips – is subtitled The Beast Issue, and comes with a…
As the heartbeat of the adult Richard Grayson fades away in Forever Evil #6, our resident researcher in the Golden Age and Silver Age of comics – Joe Krawec –…
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 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…
Chronos Commandos is never afraid to embrace cliché and proudly proclaim it as a narrative strength! Earth, the Cretaceous period, and a battle for the timelines is being fought by an…
“How Damaging and Dangerous this Techno-Fascist Hellscape We Are Already Living in Is” – KitsuneArt on the Threat of Generative AI, LGBTQ+ Comics Anthologies and Building a Profile on the SceneJune 18, 2026
“Lots of My Sapphic Comics Focus on Small, Intimate Moments” – Nessie Mooo Talks ‘Deathmetal’, Comics Community, and Queer Representation in the MediumJune 12, 2026
“In Order to Create Societal Change, We Have to First Imagine It” – Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner Talk A Wave Blue World, Their LGBTQIA+ Anthologies and Publishing with a Social PurposeJune 9, 2026
“We Wanted to Publish the Books We Wanted to Read” – Outgoing Avery Hill Co-Founder Dave White Looks Back on 14 Years at the UK’s Game-Changing Indie Comics PublisherJune 8, 2026
“There is No Singular or Correct Intersex Narrative” – LJ Nakamura on Intersex Representation and the Liberating Nature of Pulp Sci-FiJune 4, 2026
