Colours Side A – A Poetic, Eccentric Dual Narrative from Nev Bamshew
Colours Side A, a self-published project from creator Nev Bamshew, is not your typical indie comic. I realised this when I received not only my copy of the book, but…
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Jackeline’s Jacket – The Unlimited Imagination of Alba Ceide Prevails in this Wildly Energetic Science Fantasy Story
10 YEARS OF THE BF SIX TO WATCH! Last year when I reviewed the WIP Comics anthology Change at Broken Frontier I remarked on how Alba Ceide’s story Jackeline’s Jacket…
Colossive Cartographies #57 – Beatty Hallas Provides Strategies to Cope When We Are ‘In a Rage’
As regular readers will be aware the Colossive Press Colossive Cartographies series gives creators from a vast range of disciplines an opportunity to present their practice to both established and…
Murdervale – The Hell of Daily Life Becomes Something Far More Literal in Vicente Cifuentes’ Horror Story from Dark Horse
“What if by trying to escape the hell of daily life, you’ve instead actually entered hell?”. The tagline on Dark Horse’s website to promote their newest supernatural horror compendium Murdervale…
The Night Never Ends – Get Ready for the Spooky Season with New Horror Comedy from Steve Thueson and Silver Sprocket
“Why go to the movies when you can read a horror comic?!”. This absolute belter of a quote from Caroline Cash stands out against the black background of the cover…
Star of Swan – Margot Ferrick Provides a Timely Reflection on Parasocial Connections
Margot Ferrick’s Star of Swan leans heavily into that unlikely truth in visual storytelling that anthropomorphised characters allow us important insights into the human condition by, ironically, the stripping of…
My Mum is a Wolf – Shuning Ji Explores a Toxic Mother-Daughter Relationship in this Outstanding Piece of Visual Storytelling
You may already recognise Shuning Ji’s name from the Catalyst comics anthology published by SelfMadeHero a couple of years back. That book was the result of their Graphic Anthology Programme…
Hate Revisited! #1-2 – Buddy Bradley and Company’s Return is a Bleakly Funny Triumph from Peter Bagge and Fantagraphics
When Fantagraphics teased us with the unexpected return of Peter Bagge’s Hate series back in February for many it will have undoubtedly been one of the comics announcements of the…
Absolute Simultaneity – Lily Thu Fierro and Generoso Fierro Tap into the Anxiety of our Zeitgeist
There’s something comforting about artists choosing to publish what they want, without worrying about whether established publishers will put their weight behind it. Lily Thu Fierro and Generoso Fierro’s latest…
Everything Sucks and Everything Sucks: All Cats Go to Hell! – A Hilarious Low Stakes Alt Comic from Michael Sweater and Silver Sprocket
I had no idea what to expect when I picked up the first two volumes of Everything Sucks from Michael Sweater and Silver Sprocket. Sure, the covers are pretty jazzy;…
Won’t Back Down! – Comics Creators Speak Out for Women’s Reproductive Rights in the Trina Robbins-Edited Anthology
As something of a final gift to us from its editor and comics legend Trina Robbins, pro-choice anthology Won’t Back Down! is a fittingly defiant collection. It acts as a…
Epitaphs from the Abyss #1 – Oni Press’s Much Anticipated EC Comics Revival Arrives
There’s an obvious question to be asked when considering Epitaphs from the Abyss, Oni Press’s first foray into reviving the classic EC brand. EC Comics, the game-changing line of genre…
Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. – An In-Depth, Intersectional History of Women’s Fight for the Vote from Caitlin Cass and Fantagraphics
Perhaps now more than ever, the right to vote and have our voice heard is at the forefront of many people’s minds. It’s so important that we remember the drastic…
Colossive Cartographies #56 – Judy Powell Takes Us on a Nostalgic Trip for ‘Tea with Granny’
Sometimes comics can bring us into the immediacy of a moment – or in this case a series of moments – with a profound eloquence. Judy Powell’s ‘Tea with Granny’…
French Girl – Jessie Lee Kercheval’s Graphic Memoir Debut is an Eloquent Reflection on Feelings of Displacement
“Comics made to challenge and delight, from a nonprofit publisher built to serve.” This is the mantra of Fieldmouse Press, a small, nonprofit publisher of comics based in California. Fairly…
Loud: Stories to Make Your Voice Heard – Dark Horse’s New Anthology Reclaims the Narrative and Gives Women Their Voice Back
There are few women I know who haven’t experienced some form of sexual harassment in their lifetime. Fewer have never felt intimidated or threatened by a man, and when it…
Tales of Ona Vol. 1 – Ecology and Magic Combine in a Visual Triumph from Europe Comics
Europe Comics has produced some graphic novel gems since their conception in 2015. Solely dealing in digital comics, the company has a reputation for good quality, with an eclectic mix…
Rainlight Cope Aesthetic: Temporal Eructation – Meta Narrative and Accompanying Abstraction from the Incomparable Gareth A Hopkins
I have long been an advocate for raising awareness of longer-form comics work-in-progress by releasing self-contained sections as self-published comics. The benefits are numerous but chiefly it alerts potential publishers…
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