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Dark Angels of Darkness – Go Nagai, Tom Sicoli and Kid’s Playtime Collide in Al Gofa’s Peow Debut

  • by Tom Baker
  • August 23, 2018

Like Tom Sicoli redrawing a chapter of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure from memory, Al Gofa’s Dark Angels of Darkness is a self-referential, handmade, aggressively masculine and incredibly goofy action comic. Its…

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The Kurdles Adventure Magazine #1 – Revisiting the Inhabitants of Kurdletown in Robert Goodin’s All-Ages Anthology from Fantagraphics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 22, 2018

Back in 2015, Robert Goodin’s The Kurdles proved to be an eerie delight of a graphic novel from Fantagraphics Books. It told the story of Sally, a teddy bear separated…

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Apollo – Fitch, Baker and Collins Capture Both the Spectacle and the Sheer Humanity of the Moon Landing Via SelfMadeHero

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 20, 2018

SelfMadeHero have been at the forefront of the rise of the graphic biography over the last several years, bringing the worlds of noted figures in literature, music and politics to…

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Beano: 80 Years of Fun – A Bumper and Fondly Nostalgic Collection of Eight Decades of the UK’s Longest-Running Weekly Comic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 18, 2018

The party bag – a take-home collection of goodies and novelties – is a traditional staple of British children’s birthday celebrations. Commemorating its 80th year this summer, venerable comics institution…

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Brownstone’s Mythical Collection – Dip into the Magical Brownstone Family Saga Courtesy of Joe Todd-Stanton and Flying Eye Books

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 18, 2018

Published by Nobrow Press’s children’s imprint Flying Eye Books, Joe Todd-Stanton’s Brownstone’s Mythical Collection series combines elements of illustrated storytelling and sequential art to bring its magical tales of family lineage…

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Athena: The Story of a Goddess – Imogen and Isabel Greenberg Bring the Ancient World to a Younger Readership with a Fun and Accessible Flourish!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 17, 2018

When it comes to inspiring an interest in the ancient world in younger readers, sisters Imogen and Isabel Greenberg have a proven track record in this area with books like…

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Amla Mater – Devi Menon Juxtaposes Childhood in India with Adult Life in London in an Evocative Exploration of the Power of Memory

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 16, 2018

Released by Yali Books, a publisher specialising in books focusing on South Asian culture, Devi Menon’s Amla Mater is a slice-of-life offering that explores how memory is intimately connected to…

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Minority Monsters – Challenging Mythconceptions with Tab Kimpton’s Accessible LGBTQA+ Fairy Tale World

  • by Holly Raidl
  • August 15, 2018

Sometimes the perfect way to allow people to empathise with others is through accessible characters. Minority Monsters attempts to highlight aspects of the LGBTQA+ community to educate anybody interested in…

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The Vigilant – Classic British Comics Characters Are Reborn as Rebellion’s Shared Universe Breathes New Life into Old Favourites

  • by Tony Ingram
  • August 13, 2018

It’s been a long wait for the follow-up to events in last year’s Scream! and Misty Halloween Special, Rebellion’s first new outing for the old IPC characters, but it’s finally…

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Gamayun Tales Vol. 2: The Water Spirit – Experience the Intoxicating Artistic Splendour of Alexander Utkin in this Second Adaptation of Russian Folklore from Nobrow Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 13, 2018

As a publisher Nobrow Press are, of course, renowned for graphic narratives of rare and often unparalleled beauty. This was a point I made a couple of weeks back at…

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Anubis – Joanna Karpowicz’s Ubiquitous Egyptian God of Death is an Ever Present Enigma in this Masterpiece from Centrala

  • by Jenny Robins
  • August 9, 2018

Anubis, Egyptian God of Death, hangs out in dark corners, watching, then goes to the beach, the museum, the aquarium, visits the set of Twin Peaks, stairs at you out…

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Black Badge #1 – Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins and Hilary Jenkins’ Boy Scout Espionage Thriller May Just Be the Indie Hit of the Summer

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • August 8, 2018

Intriguing and timely, Black Badge #1 is a teenage take on espionage that’s part scouting exercise and part soul-searching political thriller. The scout team’s journey through this issue might remind…

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The Beano #3945 – Comedian and Author David Walliams Steps in as Guest Editor as a British Institution Celebrates Its 80th Birthday

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 30, 2018

A British institution, a national treasure and the last survivor of a bygone age of children’s weekly comics, The Beano reached its 80th anniversary issue this past week. There’s something…

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Losing the Girl – Extraterrestrial Undercurrents Rise to the Surface in MariNaomi’s YA Slice-of-Life Drama

  • by Robin Enrico
  • July 20, 2018

Recently, many indie comics artists have been picking up work for larger publishers in the ever-expanding Young Adult graphic novel market. In Losing the Girl (Life on Earth: Book 1) MariNaomi…

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Von Hoffman’s Invasion Book One – From the Pages of ‘Buster’ and ‘Jet’, Tully and Bradbury’s Mad Scientist Serial is a True Gem of Classic British Comics

  • by Tony Ingram
  • July 18, 2018

It’s been quite some time now since we learned that Rebellion had acquired the rights to much of the old IPC back catalogue, but the 2000 AD publishers continue to…

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30 Miles of Crazy! #5-6 – Engaging with the Nuanced Character Studies of Karl Christian Krumpholz

  • by Robin Enrico
  • July 10, 2018

In the realm of small press comics we often get to see an artist advance, but we rarely see them age. In issues #5 and 6 of his long running…

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Pinky and Pepper Forever – A Deeply Human Story Rendered in a Fantastical Manner by Ivy Atoms

  • by Robin Enrico
  • July 2, 2018

Pinky and Pepper Forever by Ivy Atoms is yet another strong debut graphic novella from burgeoning publisher Silver Sprocket. Atoms arrives as a fully formed artist with both a unique…

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Dalston Monsterzz – Dilraj Mann’s Stylish Graphic Novel Delivers His Most Ambitious Comics Narrative to Date

  • by Tom Baker
  • June 29, 2018

Dalston Monsterzz is Dilraj Mann’s largest work to date. Literally, since, at 80 pages, it dwarfs the lengths of any of his minicomic of anthology work. Physically, in that it…

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