Category Reviews

Review: CCCCP Anthology

I’m the first to admit my limitations so here goes. I’m not much of an indy comic guy. It usually takes something special to grab me in terms on indy comics. Bone for instance grabbed me the minute I saw…

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Review: Jonah Hex #50

I’ll start this review with a confession. Outside of one issue of Jonah Hex (issue #35 drawn by the amazing J.H. William the 3rd) I don’t really read his comics. This isn’t to say that they’re bad comics by any…

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Review: Stumptown #1

Stumptown #1 Written by Greg Rucka Illustrated by Matthew Southworth Coloured Lee Loughridge I fall in love with losers. Maybe it’s the curse of being a fan of crime fiction. You don’t often find winners in crime stories, they might…

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Review: Batman and Robin #4

I’m very protective of Batman. It’s a problem I have as a person that I really think I should get checked out. You see I honestly believe that Batman is one of – if not THE – best literary character…

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You Must Buy This: Sweet Tooth #1

It’s very rare these days to find a writer/artist getting their own on-going series. (Well, unless you’re Paul Pope.. but I’m sure even he had to start somewhere – Kodansha if memory serves.) So the fact that Jeff Lemire, a…

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Review: West Coast Blues by Jacques Tardi

West Coast Blues is the first book resulting from Fantagraphics’ recently announced commitment to bring more work from French new wave creator Jacques Tardi. Tardi has long been one of the most highly regarded artists in Europe, Art Spiegelman writer/artist…

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