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Beautiful Scars by Durwin S Talon & E Guin Thompson (Archaia)

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Beautiful Scars – Another Classy Volume from Archaia Offers a Hymn to the Power of Storytelling

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 18, 2014

With their tale of a young girl finding out about her grandfather’s life, creative pairing DS Talon and EG Thompson have produced a touching narrative about the power of the…

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…

'Kayfabe Quarterly' in Number 1 (Box Brown; Retrofit Comics)

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Number 1- Box Brown’s Touching Tale of Wrestling and Life is Another Winner from Retrofit Comics

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 14, 2014

A young wrestling fan learns the hard way that you should never meet your heroes, in Box Brown’s entertaining latest addition to the Retrofit Comics line. So who says that…

All-New Ultimates by Michel Fiffe and Amilcar Pinna (Marvel Comics)

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All-New Ultimates #1 – Copra’s Michel Fiffe Makes an Ultimate Debut at Marvel

  • by Levi Hunt
  • April 14, 2014

All-New Ultimates, by Michel Fiffe and Amilcar Pinna, offers the perfect concept for Marvel’s Ultimate Universe. However, the story still has some steps to take. When the Marvel Ultimate Universe…

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Batman Eternal #1 – The Gordon/Wayne Dynamic Duo Takes Centre Stage In DC’s Bat Weekly

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 9, 2014

The creators of Batman’s newest series deliver a solid and dependable comic with everything we have come to expect from this top-selling team. But the title of ‘Bat of the…

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Duppy ’78 – Com.x’s Tale of Gang Warfare in ’70s Jamaica with a Disturbing Supernatural Twist

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 7, 2014

Taut, gut-wrenching horror with a lurking malignancy at its core. Set in Jamaica in the summer of 1978, Casey Seijas and Amancay Nahuelpan’s Duppy ’78 is a sprawling tale of…

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Aquaman and The Others #1 – Dan Jurgens and Lan Medina Make a Splash

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • April 7, 2014

Veteran comics scribe Dan Jurgens (Superman, Thor) takes the helm for Aquaman’s first leading role in a team book, and he’s off to a great start. Springing from the pages…

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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…

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Lighter than My Shadow – Katie Green’s Inspirational Graphic Memoir of “Eating Disorders, Abuse and Recovery”

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 4, 2014

Lighter than My Shadow is an outstanding and courageous use of the graphic novel format to inform, to elucidate and to share. Arguably, the graphic memoir is the strand of…

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

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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…

Batman in Detective Comics #30 (Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato; DC Comics)

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Detective Comics #30 – Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato Offer a Sermon in Perfection on the Dark Knight

  • by Joe Krawec
  • April 4, 2014

Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato are the new high priests in the temple of Detective Comics. #30 is their sermon; a renewal of the comic-book faithful’s belief in the Dark…

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Darryl Cunningham’s Uncle Bob Adventures Volume 1- All-Ages Tall Tales Offering from Blank Slate Books is Rollicking Good Fun

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 3, 2014

The Uncle Bob Adventures allow Darryl Cunningham to mischievously genre jump, opening up a world of story opportunities for his most affable central character. Darryl Cunningham has become renowned over the…

The Field #1 by Ed Brisson & Simon Roy (Image Comics)

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The Field #1 – Ed Brisson and Simon Roy Tread a Well-Worn Path in Their Amnesia Tale

  • by Tom Murphy
  • April 3, 2014

With yet another protagonist waking up without their memory, the first issue of The Field is a stylish but shallow bit of storytelling. As I considered when I thought about…

Batman: The Dark Knight #29 by Gregg Hurwitz, Ethan Van Sciver and Jorge Lucas (DC Comics)

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Batman: The Dark Knight #29 – Gregg Hurwitz and Jorge Lucas Give the Series an Unpolished End

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • April 3, 2014

Issue #29 never finds its groove, and the series ends not with a bang but a whimper. When you’re operating above the law, do you have limits and who is…

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Take Away! – Blank Slate Books Presents the Comic Genius of Lizz Lunney

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 2, 2014

If you are new to Lizz Lunney’s idiosyncratic comic strips and their resplendently ridiculous narratives then this is the collection that your bookshelf is just begging to house. If there…

The Private Eye #6 by Brian K Vaughan & Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)

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The Private Eye #6 – Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin Continue to Show Themselves as Master Storytellers

  • by Levi Hunt
  • April 2, 2014

With the world established, the fun can really begin. I must admit, I had fallen a bit behind on The Private Eye before this most recent issue launched. It has nothing to…

Sandman: Overture 2 by Neil Gaiman and J H Williams III (Vertigo Comics)

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Sandman: Overture #2 – Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III Offer a Dreamy Feast for the Brain

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • April 2, 2014

Don’t just read Sandman: Overture #2 – savor it. We are in the midst of a modern classic. Dream has an appointment with time, and not even the waiting delegation of…

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