Bad Wind Rising is a Tank Girl from Alan Martin and Rufus Dayglo. Dayglo knows the Tank Girl style well now and the hardbound comic book certainly feels right. It may, however, be Dayglo’s last TG. It took a while for Bad Wind Rising to draw me in. We like Tank Girl for the childish […]
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The Hero Initiative – cheap comics for charity
DriveThru Comics and publishers have stepped in with the Hero Initiative to do good. The Hero Initiative is all about creating a financial rescue plan – every thing from support to medical aid – for comic creators and their families who have fallen on hard times. The legal twists of the comic publishing world means that even […]
A review of Kevin Smith’s Tough Sh*t
This isn’t an article on proctology but a review of the latest book from Kevin Smith – Clerks, Good Will Hunting, Mallrats and plenty more. Fatty McNoFly. That Kevin Smith. Throughout the book you’ll be reminded that Southwest Airlines wouldn’t let him fly. You can tell he’s still annoyed by this – certainly not willing […]
Kick start Robot 13 and loot stuff worth collecting
I’m happy to recommend the Robot 13 comic series. I read it on my Android. Now Black List Studios are trying to take their mysterious hero to the next level. The goal is to go beyond the digital editions and do a 100 page, English language, paperback (with corrections). Needless to say the team are […]
Forbeck’s Shotguns & Sorcery novels kickstarts
Matt Forbeck is a well established RPG author. He co-founed Pinnacle Entertainment Group, worked for Human Head Studios and now successfully freelances full-time. Game and author credits include the designer on Brave New World: The Roleplaying Game, Designer on Marvel Heroes Battle Dice, Co-Designer on Genestealer and on Mutant Chronicles: Second Edition RPG and he’s […]
NEO dives into the Oricon charts
The next issue of UK anime and manga magazine NEO is due out on the 23rd of Februry and it will feature an in-depth look at the Oricon charts. The Oricon charts are the J-pop equivalent of Mnet (K-Pop) and KKBox (C-Pop) and were founded in 1999. The charts look at what’s popular in CDs […]
MyM’s Tarik Alozdi appearing at Midlands Comic Con
Midlands Comic Con have announced that MyM’s publisher Tarik Alozdi will be making an appearance. It’ll actually be the MyM magazine’s first appearance in public, before MyM #1 is published on the 3rd of May at WHSmiths and other newsagents, In the press release, Tarik said; “MyM is the magazine that UK anime fans and […]
Supernatural: Coyote’s Kiss review
Supernatural: Coyote’s Kiss is a Supernatural novel from Christa Faust that takes place in season six between the TV episodes “Caged Heat” and “Appointment in Samara”. If you’re not that far into your Supernatural experience then the rest of this review contains spoilers. The most significant part of the mythos for Coyote’s Kiss to make […]
Review of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Peerless Peer
It is a good sign when a science fiction writer can be described as being ahead of his or her time, and this is certainly the case regarding Philip José Farmer (January 26th, 1918 – February 25th, 2009). Farmer is perhaps best known for his Riverworld books, a series whose plot has everyone who has […]
The Magic: The Gathering comic hits the shelves today
The 1st of February is the publication date for the comic book with the UPC of 82771400302400111. That’s Magic The Gathering #1 By Matt Forbeck, Aleksi Briclot and Martin Coccolo, the series follows the adventures of Dack Fayden, the greatest thief in the Multiverse, has he tracks down people who destroyed his town. Yes. I […]
