Author: Carl Doherty
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The Golem Graphic Novel Review
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Following on from a “director’s cut” of Chris Kent’s debut Medusa comes The Golem, which combines stage magic and the animated clay being of Jewish folklore.
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Indie Penance #1: The Vale, The Last West, Positive, Wolves of Summer, Salsa Invertibraxa
Welcome to Indie Penance, the first of a new regular feature, in which I wax lyrical about indie comics and the latest small press releases. Be warned: once rant mode is activated, there is no deactivating it…
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Steed and Mrs Peel: Graphic Novel Competition
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in Comic NewsTitan Books have been kind enough to provide Shelf Abuse with a copy of the recently released Steed and Mrs Peel: A Very Civil Armageddon TPB to give away.
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Steed and Mrs Peel: A Very Civil Armageddon TPB Review
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‘A Very Civil Armageddon’ doesn’t quite match the heights of the TV show, but it captures the spy duo’s playful banter as well as the illogicality of their cases.
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Milius DVD Review
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An affectionate documentary about the writer of Apocalypse Now, and director of such macho movies as Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn.
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Magic Words: The Extraordinary Life of Alan Moore Review
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in Book ReviewsLance Parkin’s Alan Moore biography is as obsessive, heartfelt, provocative and indirect as its subject.
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Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale Review
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The market has been oversaturated with “adult” takes on Grimm’s fairy tales of late, but Porcelain has more than enough charm to justify its existence on any shelf.
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Lazarus: Volume One TPB Review
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Greg Rucka’s latest effort Lazarus takes place in a world no longer governed by nations or conglomerates but the Families, a handful of wealthy bloodlines who own the lands through military power and conflict.