December 31, 2007 – 9:15 am
After my comments that Image Comics don’t seem to get the shelf space they deserve I now stand corrected -at least as far as Forbidden Planet [Bristol] goes. Walked in and there they were -all the titles I mentioned yesterday. Chris mentioned that he orders in most of what Image produces. However,the problem seems to [...]
December 30, 2007 – 6:22 pm
SPEAK OF THE DEVIL #3 By Gilbert Hernandez Dark Horse Comics Reviewed by PAUL BROWN So, in this issue, things suddenly start moving plot-wise, and our characters’ perverse motivations perhaps become clearer-or do they ? Val is suddenly usurped in her role of Devillish voyeur, Linda maybe isn’t the goody-goody stepmom we may have thought [...]
December 30, 2007 – 12:07 pm
Some Dr Master books have arrived and made a great change from my usual diet of American comics! Let’s get started with one becoming a favourite of mine… JUNK vol.5 Author: Kia Asamiya ISBN: 978-1-59796-135-6 Date Published: 12/29/2007 Format: paperback / B&W Number of pages: 192 Rating: 15+ Price: $9.95 The advent of [...]
December 29, 2007 – 2:07 pm
THE FASCINATING MADAME TUSSAUD ISBN: 9781905460366 PAPERBACK Authors: Follet & Duchâteau Age: 12 years and up Size: 18.4 x 25.7 cm Number of pages: 104 colour pages Publication: December 2007 £9.99 Paris, 1793. Marie Crossholz manages the wax museum set up by her father. In exchange for bribes, some executioners allow her to mould [...]
December 29, 2007 – 9:15 am
Over at Comicology,blogger Rafiq Raja [http://comicology.blogspot.com/]has news on developments and new titles from India. Over to you Rafiq…. *Surprise, Surprise….We have the Lion # 201 “Kaateri Kaanagam” starring Modesty Blaise as a Nov’07 release. So, it’s good to see the Prakash Publishers have tentatively planned to release issues every 2 months, at least going by [...]
December 28, 2007 – 5:50 pm
WHO IS “BERIC THE BRITON”? A fair question if you are interested in 1960s British comics. Some months back I mentioned that Asterix The Gaul,created and written by Rene Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo, had seen no real success in British weekly comics though I vaguely recalled the character had appeared in one. Well,I [...]
December 28, 2007 – 12:36 pm
JOE MARTINO has been in touch to say that there are still some copies of the hit series SHADOWFLAME available over at wowio! The links are: http://www.wowio.com/users/searchresults.asp?txtSearch=Shadowflame&cbBrowse=0 http://www.wowio.com/users/searchresults.asp?nGroupId=[67 No idea what SHADOWFLAME is? Here’s a little background info and details of the issues available. ABOUT SHADOWFLAME When Officer Tom Wyatt’s wife, Janice, was murdered he [...]
December 27, 2007 – 2:25 pm
EAGLE TIMES Richard Sheaf has been in touch to tell us about the latest issue of the Dan Dare/Eagle tribute magazine,Eagle Times. Never seen a copy but seems interesting: ”The Winter 2007 issue features a selection of Xmas cards by Frank ‘Dan Dare’ Hampson; the conclusion of the Dick Barton overview; Alex Raymond’s influence on [...]
December 27, 2007 – 1:56 pm
NOTE: ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A JANUARY 2nd ON SALE DATE, NEW COMIC DAY MAY BE DELAYED UNTIL JANUARY 4th, BECAUSE OF NEW YEARS DAY. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL COMIC SHOP. SONIC X #28 “Green Eyed Monster!”: The world is embracing “green” energy to reduce cost and help the environment, and Sonic’s [...]
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