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Indie Penance #37: The Family, The Sea, The Way
In this week’s Indie Penance: Pat Higgins’ The Family, experimental anthology The Sea, and The Way Volume 1: Age of Darkness.
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The Resurrected Graphic Novel Review
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A considered and intelligent sci-fi comic with a lot to say.
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Lifeformed Vol 2: Hearts and Minds TPB Review
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Lowery and Anderson’s affectionate alien invasion saga continues with an even stronger than expected follow-up.
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How to Read Like a Writer
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in ColumnDave Terruso, creator of the upcoming Alter Ego: The Other Me, shares a simple but effective tip that may well improve your storytelling.
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Indie Penance #36: Sliced Quarterly, The Cave, Marble Cake, The Catalyst
Indie Penance returns, again, with Sliced Quarterly, The Cave, Marble Cake and The Catalyst.
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Space Bastards Volume 1 Graphic Novel Review
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Space Bastards is loud, dumb fun, but not without a large measure of acerbic anti-capitalist commentary.
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It Creeps In: Animal Rights Comic Preview
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in PublishingA preview of my upcoming webcomic project, Tomorrow Will Be Worse, and animal rights comic, It Creeps In.
Shelf Abuse
Storytelling, comic books and self-publishing
To better focus my efforts, Bothersome Books, my wee publishing imprint and home to my novel and short stories, has merged with Shelf Abuse. Expect several new releases this year.
Shelf Abuse: Sporadically Singing the Unsung Since 2006
Welcome to Shelf Abuse, the blog of British writer, web/graphic designer and occasional illustrator Carl Doherty.
What started out in 2006 as a blog about comics, gradually leaning more towards self-published and creator-owned works, has slowly transitioned into a home for my own self-published efforts, and a place to share my opinions on art, literature, cinema, storytelling, publishing, design, animal rights, depression… and yes, still comics. You’ll also find the occasional guest article amidst my mercifully brief rants.
Current Site Status
Due to an increasingly dense schedule, I’m no longer officially accepting review submissions. Hopefully this will eventually change, but not looking likely any time soon.
However, my love for indie comics hasn’t diminished in the slightest. Please do feel free to follow me on social media, add me to your mailing list or inform me of your new book. I can’t always reply, but I always appreciate hearing about new books.