Category: Features
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That Guy’s Got Gauls: Asterix and the Roman Agent
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in FeaturesFred McNamara continues his Asterix retrospective with the diminutive Gaul’s fifteenth volume.
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That Guy’s Got Gauls: Asterix the Legionary
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in FeaturesFred McNamara continues his Asterix retrospective with a look back at the tenth entry in Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo’s popular series.
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That Guy’s Got Gauls: Asterix the Gladiator
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in FeaturesFred McNamara shares his slightly unnerving love for the Franco-Belgian icon with a look back at the fourth book in the series.
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Interview with Ben Dobyns of Zombie Orpheus Entertainment
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in InterviewsBen Dobyns, the head of Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, the team behind the JourneyQuest webseries, discusses the art of making serial shows for an internet audience.
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Adventure Time Graphic Novel Competition
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in FeaturesThe folks at Titan Books have been kind enough to offer Shelf Abuse several competition copies of the upcoming Adventure Time graphic novels, based on the wacky hit Cartoon Network show.
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Read an Extract from Freda Warrington’s ‘And Their Blood Will Be Prescient to Fire’
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in FeaturesThe folks at Titan Books have been kind enough to supply Shelf Abuse with an extract from Freda Warrington’s rare short story ‘And Their Blood Will Be Prescient to Fire,’ set within the universe of the Blood Books.
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The Influence of Comic Books on Five Wounds
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in FeaturesJonathan Walker is the author of Five Wounds: An Illuminated Novel and Pistols! Treason! Murder!: The Rise and Fall of a Master Spy (both illustrated by Dan Hallett). He is also a historian of Venice, who has been researching and publishing on the city for over ten years. Below he explains the influence of comic…
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5 Marvel Graphic Novels You Really Need to Read
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in FeaturesObviously, there are more than 5 great Marvel graphic novels, but here’s a small selection of the very finest. The quintet I’ve chosen are all accessible to anyone, really, and don’t require a PhD in Marvel chronology to appreciate. Marvels Kurt Busiek’s take on the Marvel Universe’s New York through the eyes of Daily Bugle…