Author: Carl Doherty
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Dreams and Everyday Life Review
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2011, Tabella Publishing Written & illustrated by Aviv Ratzin Stream of consciousness storytelling is a rarity in comics, perhaps due to the script-to-art creative process which has standardised the medium, or the somewhat depressing fact that most aspiring comic creators attempt to enter the mainstream by emulating it. Aviv Ratzin’s Dreams and Everyday Life is…
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The James Bond Omnibus Volume 002 Review
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2011, Titan Books Scripts: Henry Gammidge, Jim Lawrence Art: John McLusky, Yaroslav Horak This second volume of comic strip adventures for Ian Fleming’s perennial secret agent contains another seven collected exploits, in an affordable omnibus compilation of Titan’s previous hardback trades. Yes, this is essentially a collection of collections. While the grade A stuff may…
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Amity Blamity: Book One Review
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2011, SLG Publishing Written & illustrated by Mike White Amity Blamity follows mute four year-old Gretchen and Chester, a potbellied pig whose ability to talk seems to have earned him a place in Gretchen’s grandmother’s home, rather than hanging from and abattoir hook. Their serene, Pooh-esque playtime is frequently disrupted by Winston, a paranoid gerbil…
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Manga Series Chloe to Usher in MCM Expo London
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in Comic Newswww.mcmbuzz.com is now hosting Chloe, a weekly-updated manga strip from artist Christopher Chong, a former student at the Anime Animation college in Nihon Kogakuin, Japan. The series, which will lead up to the MCM Expo London Comic Con on 27-29 May, follows “a young girl called Chloe and her mission to educate her friend in…
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Marvel’s Villains Wreak Vengeance
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in Comic NewsFear Itself #1 hit the shelves just last week, but the folks at Marvel are already are teasing us with their next big event, Vengeance, which, as Tom Brennan told IGN, will offer “an exploration of villainy in the Marvel Universe through the eyes of the next generation.” Not the sequel to Acts of Vengeance…
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First Mortal Kombat: Legacy Webisode Online Now
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in Movie NewsLast year, Mortal Kombat : Rebirth proved an unexpected success on Youtube, paving the way for what looks to be a revival for the once venerable series with this year Mortal Kombat 9 set for release next week. Yet while many originally interpreted the short as the trailer for a new MK movie, it was…
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DC Universe Online Receives Belated Update 2
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SOE may have announced a severe staff culling, but that hasn’t stopped the release of the second major update pack for DCUO – imaginatively title Update 2, and formally known as the March update. So, what does the belated March update bring those of us lucky enough to have made it through to early April?…
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Marvel vs Capcom 3 DLC List is Fake. For Now…
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Since releasing Shuma Gorath and Jill Valentine for MvC3, Capcom have kept rather schtum on exactly who will be filling in those two additional DLC slots – though the current crisis in Japan is probably of more concern to the game’s developers. But this hasn’t stopped one beaver from spreading a 14-strong roster of new…