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Frank Quitely working on Jupiter's Legacy

Blog · Eyecatcher

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BBC Documentary Answers the Big Question: What Does Frank Quitely Do All Day?

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 10, 2014

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…

Evil Empire #1 by Max Bemis and Ransom Getty (BOOM! Studios)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Evil Empire #1 – BOOM! Studios’ New Series Makes a Stuttering Start on the Road to Dystopia

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 10, 2014

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…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Chronos Commandos Volume 1: Dawn Patrol – Nazis, Dinosaurs and a War for All Time from Titan Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 7, 2014

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…

Veil #1 by Greg Rucka & Toni Fejzula (Dark Horse Comics)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Veil #1 – Greg Rucka and Toni Fejzula Breathe New Life into a Familiar Trope for Dark Horse

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 6, 2014

Another week, another amnesia mystery. However, the high-level craft of Greg Rucka and Toni Fejzula adds a bit of gloss to a routine set-up. It seems that every week brings…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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My Life as a Cat Named Sugar by Serge Baecken Smashes Storytelling Conventions

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • March 4, 2014

Belgian graphic talent Serge Baecken puts down a a stunning graphic novel that is as much experiment as a melancholic ode to his cat Sugar, published simultaneously in French and…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Score and Script – John Miers and Company Explore the Mechanics of the Comics Page

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 3, 2014

If I were to say that Score and Script is an anthology title quite unlike any other I have reviewed in ‘Small Pressganged’ I would be making a claim that,…

The Absence (Martin Stiff; Titan Comics)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Absence – A Welcome Collection of Martin Stiff’s Dense, Evocative Mystery Story

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 28, 2014

The Absence, a collection of Martin Stiff’s six-issue post-war mystery story from Titan Comics, is a dense and atmospheric tale of how we can never truly leave the past behind,…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Google Celebrates Franquin’s Gaston Lagaffe’s 57th Birthday

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • February 28, 2014

One of the most recognizable and alluring goofs of time immemorial, Gaston Lagaffe turns 57 today and Google joins the celebrations! In the English language market he is mostly known…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Rain on Glass – The Engaging Honesty of Sean Azzopardi’s Slice-of-Life Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 26, 2014

I’ve noticed a subtle shift in the tone of British small press creator Sean Azzopardi’s slice-of-life comics work over the last year or two. Gone are the thinly disguised avatars…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Pieter Rosseel is Just Stumbling through Life

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • February 25, 2014

Freshly graduated architect Pieter Rosseel turns comic book artist and produces a graphic explosive debut graphic novel published by Syndikaat called Stumbling. How’s that for irony? Deriving your identity from…

Qu33r (edited by Rob Kirby, Northwest Press)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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QU33R – A Dazzling Anthology from the Vibrant Alt-Queer Comics Scene

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 24, 2014

QU33R, edited by Rob Kirby and published by Northwest Press, is a diverse but consistently excellent collection that belongs on the shelf of any serious fan of the comics medium….

White Suits #1 by Frank J Barbiere & Toby Cypress (Dark Horse Comics)

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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White Suits #1 – A Blistering Shot of Neo-Noir from Frank J. Barbiere and Toby Cypress

  • by Tom Murphy
  • February 20, 2014

What’s black and white and red all over? How about White Suits #1 from Dark Horse, by Frank Barbiere and Toby Cypress – the perfect cure for those 100 Bullets…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Hitsville UK #2 – No Difficult Second Album Syndrome for John Riordan and Dan Cox

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 19, 2014

When it comes to bringing British self-published voices to a greater stage Great Beast have made some inspired choices in the last few months. John Cei Douglas, Dan Berry and…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Lost in the Snow with Dieter VDO

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • February 18, 2014

Bries publishing brings us the stunning debut graphic novel slash picture book by Dieter VDO entitled Snow where a warped lens shines on your favorite childhood remembrances transmogrifying cuteness into…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Vincent – Barbara Stok and SelfMadeHero Investigate Tortured Genius Vincent Van Gogh

  • by Conori Bell-Bhuiyan
  • February 14, 2014

The phrase ‘tortured artist’ perhaps suits none better than Vincent Van Gogh, and this graphic novel is a testament to that fact. Have you ever wanted to be able to…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The Mercenary Sea #1 – 1930s High Adventure on the South Pacific from Symons, Reynolds and Image Comics

  • by Evan Henry
  • February 13, 2014

Though it struggles with the occasional cliché, The Mercenary Sea delivers an intriguing and expertly illustrated first showing. Jack Harper is the captain of the Venture, a cargo ship that…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Let’s Do Battle

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • February 11, 2014

Curated by superstar writer Garth Ennis, Battle Classics presents two previously uncollected tales of intense warfare during WWII by Alan Hebden and John Wagner, from the heydays of the Battle comic. If…

Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged

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Spandex Special #1 – Farewell to Martin Eden’s “All-Gay Superteam”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 10, 2014

Martin Eden’s “all-gay super team” Spandex hang up their capes and cowls – for the moment at least – in this grand finale to the critically acclaimed series. Way back…

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