Benny Breakiron volume 2: Madame Adolphine
By Peyo, with backgrounds by Will, translated by Joe Johnson (Papercutz/NBM) ISBN: 978-1-59707-436-0 (HB Album) Pierre Culliford was born in Belgium in 1928 to a family of British origin living in the...
View ArticleThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest
By Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill, with Ben Dimagmaliw, Todd Klein, Charles Barnard, Christian LeBlanc, Joe Brown & various (Top Shelf/Knockabout) ISBN: 978-0-86166-282-1 (HB) Win’s Christmas Gift...
View ArticleDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom Archives volume 1
By Paul S. Newman, Matt Murphy, Bob Fujitani, Frank Bolle & various (Dark Horse Books) ISBN: 978-1-59307-285-8 (HB) 978-1-59582-586-5 (TPB) Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Epic Atom Age...
View ArticleJack Kirby’s Silver Star
By Jack Kirby, with Mike Royer, D. Bruce Berry, Janice Cohen, Erik Larsen & Eric Stephenson (Image) ISBN: 978-1-58240-764-7 (HB) Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Monumental Marvel Magic for...
View ArticleThe Phantom – The Complete Series: The Charlton Years Volume One
By Dick Wood, Steve Skeates, Bill Harris, D. J. Arneson, Jim Aparo, Frank McLaughlin, Pat Boyette, Bill Lignante & various (Hermes Press) ISBN: 978-1-61345-006-2 (HB) In the 17th century a British...
View ArticlePromethea: Book One – 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
By Alan Moore, J H Williams III & Mick Gray, with Charles Vess, José Villarrubia & Jeromy Cox (America’s Best Comics) ISBN: 978-1-40128-866-2 (HB) After far too long away, let’s welcome back a...
View ArticleT.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Classics volume 4
By Wally Wood, Steve Skeates, Ralph Reese, Dan Adkins, Ogden Whitney, Chic Stone Mike Sekowsky, George Tuska, John Giunta, Frank Giacoia & various (IDW) ISBN: 978-1-63140-084-1(TPB) eISBN:...
View ArticleLeague of Extraordinary Gentlemen volume II
By Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill & various (Americas Best Comics/WildStorm/DC) ISBN: 978-1-4012-0118-0 (TPB) The Victorian era saw the birth of both popular and populist publishing, particularly...
View ArticleYou Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation!: More Comics by Fletcher Hanks
By Fletcher Hanks, edited by Paul Karasik (Fantagraphics Books) ISBN: 978-1-606699-160-2 (TPB) Although he was a pioneering auteur and prolific creator, the work of troubled artisan Fletcher Hanks...
View ArticleUmbrella Academy volume 1: Apocalypse Suite
By Gerard Way & Gabriel Bá (Dark Horse) ISBN: 978-1-50671-547-6 (HB) 978-1-59307-978-9 (TPB) Superheroes have been around long enough now that they’ve even evolved into different sub-sets:...
View ArticleX-Men: Asgardian Wars
By Chris Claremont, Paul Smith, Bob Wiacek, Arthur Adams, Terry Austin, Alan Gordon & Mike Mignola (Marvel) ISBN: 978-0-7851-4148-8 (HB) 978-0-7851-8872-8 (TPB) In 1963, X-Men #1 introduced...
View ArticleMandrake the Magician: The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers – Sundays 1935-1937
By Lee Falk & Phil Davis (Titan Books) ISBN: 978-0-85768-572-8 (HB) Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Because We Believe in Magic… 10/10 Regarded by many as the first superhero, Mandrake the...
View ArticleMandrake the Magician: Dailies volume 1 – The Cobra
By Lee Falk & Phil Davis (Titan Books) ISBN: 978-1178276-690-2 (HB) Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: A Masterpiece of Vintage Mystery and Imagination… 9/10 Considered by many as the first...
View ArticleGeek-Girl Volumes 1: Lightning Strikes! & 2: Crime War
By Sam Johnson, Carlos Granda, with Nahp, Chunlin Zhao & Paul McLaren (Markosia) ISBN: 978-1-911243-31-1 (Lightning Strikes!) 978-1-912700-64-6 (Crime War) Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Fan...
View ArticleBenny Breakiron volume 3: The Twelve Trials of Benny Breakiron
By Peyo, with Yvan Delporte & Walthéry, translated by Joe Johnson (Papercutz/NBM) ISBN: 978-1-59707-492-6 (HB Album) Pierre Culliford was born in Belgium in 1928 to a family of British origin...
View ArticleStarling
By Sage Stossel (Penguin/InkLit) ISBN: 978-0-42526-631-1 (PB) Once upon a time only little boys (of any age from 3 to 99) liked superheroes. That’s all different now. Just like always, girls...
View ArticleThe Spider’s Syndicate of Crime
By Ted Cowan, Jerry Siegel & Reg Bunn (Rebellion) ISBN 978-1-78108-905-7 (TPB) I find myself in a genuine quandary here. When you set up to review something you need to always keep a weather eye...
View ArticleThe Steel Claw: Invisible Man
By Ken Bulmer & Jesús Blasco (Rebellion) ISBN: 978-1-78108-906-4 (TPB) One of the most fondly-remembered British strips of all time is the startlingly beautiful Steel Claw. From 1962 to 1973the...
View ArticleSteel Commando: Full Metal Warfare
By Frank S. Pepper, Alex Henderson, Vince Wernham & various (Rebellion) ISBN: 978-1-78108-681-0 (Digest PB) UK comics readers have always loved robots. A veritable battalion of bronzed (ironed,...
View ArticleThe Dynamite Art of John Cassaday
By John Cassaday, with Brett Matthews, Nick Barrucci, Scott Dunbier, Dean White, Laura Martin, Francesco Francavilla, Marcelo Pinto, Ivan Nunes, José Villarrubia, June Chung, Tony Aviña & various...
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