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Haway Man, Klaus! – Richard Short’s New Collection from Breakdown Press Mixes Humour and Pathos in a World of Thwarted Ambitions

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 12, 2021

With its alluring design (in collaboration with Joe Kessler), Richard Short’s Klaus Magazine from Breakdown Press has been a welcome presence on the shelves over the past few years. Haway…

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I Feel Love – Romance Comics with the Bleakest of Twists in this New SelfMadeHero Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 8, 2021

A follow-up to 2018’s anthology I Feel Machine – an exploration of the darker implications in our relationship with technology – SelfMadeHero’s I Feel Love similarly brings us six unsettling…

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Amazing Athletes: 50 Remarkable Athletes of History – Till Lukat Puts a Comics Spotlight on Standout Sportspeople from History

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 5, 2021

Amazing Athletes: 50 Remarkable Athletes of History is a book that is made for browsing rather than reading from cover to cover. Consisting of a half-century of sports-related profiles, it’s…

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Heaven No Hell – Michael DeForge Continues to Go Where Comics Haven’t Gone Before in His Latest D&Q Offering

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • April 2, 2021

There is always a sense of trepidation mixed with excitement when one approaches anything created by Michael DeForge, like today’s review subject Heaven No Hell. This may sound like a…

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Gamish: A Graphic History of Gaming – Edward Ross Explores the History of Videogames in His Signature Style

  • by Pete Redrup
  • April 2, 2021

A warm nostalgia for early experiences of video games is a common phenomenon, and Edward Ross’s begins in Gamish with his brother’s venerable Atari ST, 1985’s rival to the Commodore…

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The Two Lives of Penelope – Judith Vanistendael Continues to Bring a Powerful Voice to the Comic Scene in this Story of a Surgeon Haunted by Both Her Work and Gender Expectations

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • April 1, 2021

Judith Vanistendael’s The Two Lives of Penelope tells the story of a woman living two parallel lives – one as a mother, in a cosy home, with a loving husband…

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The Thud – Mikaël Ross Explores Themes of Developmental Disability, Community and Mortality in a Poignant Tale from Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 30, 2021

Mikaël Ross’s The Thud takes its inspiration from the real life inclusive German village of Neuerkerode, a location largely populated and run by residents with learning disabilities. Ross spent two…

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Langosh & Peppi: Fugitive Days – Veronica Post Examines the Refugee Crisis from a Markedly Different Perspective

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 29, 2021

Described as a fictionalised mash-up of her diaries from 2012-2015, Veronica Post’s travelogue Langosh & Peppi: Fugitive Days, depicting the 2015 European migrant crisis, is nonetheless based on real events,…

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Getting It Together – Sweet Slice-of-Life Relationship Stories for the Modern Era

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • March 26, 2021

The world is falling apart, and Jack is stuck in the middle. Well, at least the relationship between Jack’s best friend Sam and Jack’s sister (and roommate) Lauren is. The…

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The Department of Truth Vol. 1: The End of the World – A Hypnotic and Horrifying Masterpiece on Conspiracies and Beliefs from Tynion IV, Simmonds and Bidikar

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • March 24, 2021

Phillip K. Dick once said “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” But, ironically enough, the paranoid sci-fi author never fully believed this saying,…

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Slightly Exaggerated #1 – A New Beautifully Rendered Fantasy from To Infinity Studios

  • by Jenny Robins
  • March 19, 2021

The sky is the limit, and also the sky is the sea. A new beautifully rendered fantasy. Slightly Exaggerated  is described as “a treasure hunt fantasy adventure where a dying…

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Post York – Dark Horse Delivers a Gorgeous (and Murky) Drenched Post-Apocalypse by James Romberger

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • March 17, 2021

Post York is a graphic novel of few words, but its concerns are neatly summarised by its epigraph: Michel Foucault saying how “man is an invention of recent date. And…

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Tōno Monogatari – Shigeru Mizuki Introduces New Readers to the Supernatural Wonder of this Japanese Classic

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • March 17, 2021

It’s interesting to consider that one of the most popular versions of Tōno Monogatari, Japan’s supernatural literary classic, was born because of one man’s desire to protect his country’s cultural…

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Sunshine State – John Carvajal’s Slice-of-Life Explores the Tension Between Uncertainty and Self-Identity

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • March 16, 2021

In Sunshine State, John Carvajal takes us along for the ride as we follow Milo, stumbling through life, trying to find his feet. Carvajal’s watercolours are evocative of these youthful, washed…

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Nocterra #1 – Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel Take Us into the Darkest Future Ever Conceived

  • by John Trigonis
  • March 12, 2021

Stay lit and sit––Scott Snyder & Tony S. Daniel’s Nocterra #1 from Image Comics and Best Jackett Press takes off on a Mad-Maxian roadshow into the darkest future ever conceived….

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Proctor Valley Road #1 – A Cute and Spooky Starting Point for the New Original Series from Morrison, Child and Franquiz

  • by Bruno Savill de Jong
  • March 10, 2021

Proctor Valley Road is cuter than expected. Being Grant Morrison’s first original series since Klaus in 2015 (also with BOOM! Studios), from the legendary comic writer known for their high-concept…

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Karmen #1 – Guillem March’s Exuberant Euro-vision of the Afterlife Loses a Little in Translation

  • by Tom Murphy
  • March 10, 2021

Guillem March has trodden the mean streets of Gotham in the past, with work on Batman, Catwoman and Harley Quinn for DC Comics. However, the Mallorcan artist is back on…

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Girl Haven – Lilah Sturges and Meaghan Carter’s Fantasy Story Explores Gender and Self-Discovery for a Younger Audience

  • by Holly Raidl
  • March 5, 2021

Girl Haven, by Lilah Sturges, Meaghan Carter and Joamette Gil, is a fantasy comic mostly focused on the topic of gender. It explores how complicated the idea of gender can be…

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