August 21, 2010 – 10:47 am
Scheme Comix 1 A5 32pp Black & White £2.00 When I got the package with this comic in it I was preparing to meet Messrs Northall and Brown. Both seemed to think it “okay” [seriously,talk about "lethargic" and ..well.]. Helped by funding from The Arts Trust Scotland,this is an SF-inspired comics anthology featuring the work [...]
August 15, 2010 – 8:59 am
Go Wildlife! Comic is available now from Monorail Records, Love Music (Avalanche) and online HERE. 24 pages of kakapos, sea otters, the great auk and many more by myself and Adam Smith from Khaki Shorts. £2.50 from the shops, £2 + £1 postage online and only £2.00 if you buy straight from me! Let’s cut [...]
August 15, 2010 – 8:27 am
Bad Press Ltd Magazine size black & white 68pp £3.25 Check out the blog roll for ordering info. No John Short “Spliffy”? I’m sure that was in this comic. John was showing some great stripwork for the series at the Comic Expo in May so this is disappointing [cue Jim Stewart to tell me Spliffy [...]
August 7, 2010 – 10:25 am
HARBOR MOON 140 pages. Full colour Graphic novel format $19.95 According to Ryan Colucci: “It will be available through the site www.harbor-moon.com until its official release in the fall, then it’ll be available at the site as well as in stores and Amazon.” So now you know how to buy [...]
Got a couple fast emails from pals at IPC. I need to make it clear that there are some very nice people at IPC/AOL Time Warner. I have no grudges and bear them no malice. Always nice to chat to them. My arguement is with the jerks causing the problems which I will now remain [...]
WARLORD OF IO VOL 1 TP James Turner B&w 208pp $14.95 ISBN-13:978-1-59362-195-7 A slacker prince inherits a space empire Ö and finds himself responsible for the lives of billions. Finally, the comic you did not get a chance not to buy becomes the graphic novel that you will ignore! Emperor Zoz of Io [...]
SHADOWEYES W/A:Ross Campbell Slave Labor Graphics B&W 204 pp $14.95 ISBN-13:978-1-59362-189-6 Checkout SLG: http://slg-news.livejournal.com/ In the futuristic dystopian city of Dranac, moody teenager Scout Montana is an aspiring vigilante, but her first attempt to beat up a mugger is halted when she’s hit in the head with a brick and knocked unconscious. [...]
The Royal Historian Of Oz #1 Tommy Kovac[W] & Andy Hirsch [A] SLG US Size 24pp Black & White $1.00 [no,I'm not kidding!] Frank Fizzle wishes his father would have just a single original idea, instead the Jasper Fizzle sees himself as the new “Royal HIstorian of OZ” as he insists on writing new OZ [...]
When someone wrote that Milo Manara had drawn X-Women I thought they were kidding. Marvel the “family company”,owned by Disney the ultra-conservative family company -employing Manara??? But there was the artwork and the story blurb: WRITER: Chris Claremont PENCILS: Milo Manara THE STORY: International superstar Milo Manara joins X-Legend Chris Claremont for X-WOMEN! Go on [...]
Team Girl Comic US Size 28pp Black & White £2.00 + £1.00 p&p Available via the Team Girl Comic web site and as a pdf Women? Drawing comics??!! Good Lord,Maude –pass me m’ service revolver! Seriously,I can see a lot of male comic geeks immediately shuddering at the thought:”Can women draw super heroes?” [...]