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Superior Spider-Man #31 by Dan Slott, Christos Gage, Giuseppe Camuncoli (Marvel Comics)

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Superior Spider-Man #31 – Dan Slott’s Character-Defining Run Comes to an Anti-Climactic End

  • by Levi Hunt
  • April 17, 2014

Superior Spider-Man ends in a big way; unfortunately, it may have been the previous issue that was superior. This is it. This is the big, crazy ending to this big,…

Fatima: The Blood Spinners (Gilbert Hernandez; Dark Horse Comics)

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Fatima: The Blood Spinners – Gilbert Hernandez Offers His Characteristically Visceral Take on the Zombie Story

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 16, 2014

Not every Beto fan loves every Beto book, but even in this crazed tale of zombies and body horror, he leaves enough of his creative DNA on the scene to…

The Complete Accident Man by Pat Mills; cover by Howard Chaykin (Titan Comics)

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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The Complete Accident Man – The World’s a Very Dangerous Place in Pat Mills’ Killer Satire

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • April 15, 2014

The Complete Accident Man collects four tales of sex, revenge and violence starring hitman Mike Fallon – a genius at the art of making assassination look like an unfortunate accident,…

Shutter Keatinge del Duca Space

Eyecatcher · Features

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Coming Into Focus: An Interview with Shutter Creators Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 9, 2014

Shutter is the new urban fantasy/adventure series from Image Comics, brought to you by the creative talents of Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca, who first met and bonded at…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Line of Fire – Barroux Illustrates the Diary of an Unknown WWI Soldier

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • April 8, 2014

Found in a rubbish heap one winter’s morning, French artist Barroux rescued the diary of a soldier in the First World War and turned it into a compelling graphic novel….

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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566 Frames – A Family History with a Difference from Dennis Wojda and Borderline Press

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • April 7, 2014

566 Frames takes an approach to storytelling that is not only unique and innovative, but at the same time universal and timeless. You may have heard about stories coming from beyond…

Nemo: The Roses of Berlin (Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Nemo: The Roses of Berlin – A Quick Scoot Through Fritz Lang’s Metropolis Marks the Weakest Chapter in Moore and O’Neill’s Epic

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 4, 2014

After the richness of its League of Extraordinary Gentlemen antecedents, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s brief dip into the world of German expressionism comes as a disappointment. One of Alan…

Eyecatcher

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Photo Tour of Emerald City Comic Con 2014

  • by Tyler Chin-Tanner
  • April 2, 2014

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…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Enter The Dark Galleries, for a Look at the Power of Portraits in Film Noir

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • April 1, 2014

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….

Cover of 2000AD Prog 1874

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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2000 AD Prog 1874 – The Latest ‘Jump-On’ Issue Offers Strong Stories But Few Surprises

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 27, 2014

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…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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The Stranger – Jacques Ferrandez Misses the Point in His Adaptation of Albert Camus’s Existential Classic

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • March 25, 2014

What do you get when you forget to put the heart of a classic novel into its graphic adaptation? The Stranger by Jacques Ferrandez, based on the book by Albert…

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Amazing Art: Celebrating 20 Years of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • March 22, 2014

Red. Broken horns. Right hand of doom. Massive chest and wiggly tail. Mike Mignola’s Hellboy needs no introduction if you’re a true comics fan. The unlikeliest of unlikely heroes –…

Amazing Art Chris Samnee Daredevil

Blog · Eyecatcher

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Amazing Art: Daredevil’s Chris Samnee Merges Classic Comics Look with a Slick Modern Touch

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • March 19, 2014

Over the last few years, Chris Samnee has been creeping his way up the comic book chain until, all of a sudden, he popped out right at the top. If…

American Vampire (Scott Snyder & Rafael Albuquerque; Vertigo Comics)

Eyecatcher · Features

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A History of Sex and Violence: The Bloody Best of American Vampire – So Far

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 18, 2014

Once again we will be in the company of Pearl Jones, Skinner Sweet, The Vassals of the Morning Star and some new characters when the long-awaited Second Cycle of American…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Franquin Hits the Railway Tracks and Loses His Cool

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • March 18, 2014

Two new publications by Dupuis prove to be finger-licking good for fans of Franquin. The Robinsons of the Railway Tracks restores a classic radio play with text pages and illustrations,…

Stray Bullets: Killers #1 by David Lapham (El Capitan/Image Comics)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Stray Bullets: Killers #1 – A Triumphant Return for David Lapham’s Masterpiece of Crime Comics

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 14, 2014

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…

Batman 29 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Batman #29 – Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Deliver a Perfect Storm of Picture and Prose

  • by Joe Krawec
  • March 12, 2014

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…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Luke Pearson’s Heroine Hilda is Back as She Battles the Black Hound

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • March 11, 2014

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…

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