PLANET KAREN issue 2 36pp A6 [mini comic] Ordering details:planetkarencomic@googlemail.com
This is a wonderful little mini comic by Karen Ellis. This one has the title “Tiny Crises:My Diary for April,2006”. The style is,in places,sketchy,while the Karen character is drawn Manga style –but that oddly works. It’s difficult to say too much without ruining the readers enjoyment. But I would recommend that you try getting a copy just to see what you think. You’ll either love or hate it. I’m curious enough to want to track down further copies!
AMARANTH 1-7 24pp A5 [Digest]£1.50 ea [
Now,if you use the British Small Press link you will find a newspaper item on the Dutch born,Bristol living Willie Hewes.
The style in Amaranth has become cleaner and improved steadily since issue 1 and I’d say it was definitely Manga-like but with an individual touch of Hewes’ own. Some company like Self Made Hero should be trying to recruit this creator!!
But,again,without spoiling the storyline too much [there are 7 issues so far!]:Amaranth is an ordinary English Lit. student living in
ZELTA 1-5 28pp A5Prices vary but check out:www.zeltacomic.co.uk
The cover to #2 is worth the £1.80!! The artwork and story is by Marcus Jones,publishing under the Screaming Demon Comics banner.
The story is simple enough:Alex is an unhappy tattooist living in a grey and miserable town. Suddenly,out of the blue,the woman of his dreams appears –Zelta! But from the very moment they meet,Alex is plagued by nightmares and visions,all involving his new girl! The trouble is,Zelta is the daughter of Satan!!! This is really an adult rated comic involving bondage,sex,drugs,punks,Goths and much more. There is some superb black and white artwork by Jones -check out “Zombie Nurses From Hell” in #2! In places the art gets a bit strained,but considering the work put in that is not surprising.
Zelta was a hit for me from the start and I’d recommend this to all [ADULT] horror fans.
MALCOLM MAGIC 1-
Ordering and more info try:www.malcolmmagic.com
Co-creators Robin Etherington [writer] and Lawrence Etherington [artist] I first met a few years back at the Bristol Comic Expo. They were pretty enthusiastic and willing to talk –even to old codgers like me!
What I could not believe was that this comic was produced at home and on a Canon printer! The superb colour,thick stock covers were great enough,but the interiors! Man,those interior pages!!! I guess you could say that the quality of the artwork is stunning.
The story is like a cross between Little Nemo In Slumberland-part Disney-part European. However,the best way of describing the series is “unique”. Issues 1-9 are all comic book size and approximately 24pp but from #10 onward the comic goes graphic novel format –these again are home made and incredible standard is maintained.
But the story…..Malcolm is a….rabbit. A wannabe hero. He lives in a sleepy dull town but after a freakish drink-related accident,he has the ability to jump between his home town of
The blend of black and white artwork intermixed with superb colour is just beautiful. It would not surprise me were this series eventually picked up by a European publisher…French no doubt because they’ll spot the quality!
Check out the Blink Twice Productions web site and learn more about Malcolm Magic,Tusk and Moon!
The Secret Voice #1 64pp
Ad House Books $4.95 US see:www.adhousebooks.com
This one by Zack Soto is interesting. Dr Galapagos takes up the first 31 pages. Who is this bandaged,goggle wearing,caped invader of the Rock Trolls kingdom beneath the Earth? Who knows. Chapter 1 is,uniquely,almost devoid of speech balloons and text box captions [remember when Marvel tried that awful month of no dialogue in all of a month’s titles?] –here it works. I want to learn more about Dr Galapagos and I really do love this art style. “Day 34” I wasn’t too sure of but the rest of the strips are cool.
I can’t wait for #2,though my local shops tell me they won’t be getting issues –this was basically a shelf filler!! It should be on the shelves all the time. But judge for yourself and let me know what you think!
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