Category: Comic Book Reviews

  • A Rope Around Your Broken Neck Review

    A Rope Around Your Broken Neck Review

    2010, Attackosaur Writer: Martin Ian Smith Art: R. Ricardo, Nicolas Brondo, Lara Phillips Ouch. You’ll probably not find a more brutally named comic than A Rope Around Your Broken Neck, but it’s a fittingly severe title for this grim tale of the relationship between an imprisoned priest and a prison guard turned executioner in plague-infected…

  • The Waking #1 (of 4) Comic Review

    The Waking #1 (of 4) Comic Review

    Zenescope, $3.99 Writer: Raven Gregory Pencils: Vic Drujiniu Colours: Mark Roberts The Waking’s is a decidedly old-fashioned horror story, a Gothic tale in which the dead are seemingly returning from the grave to exact revenge on their killers. Unlike many other horror titles, the gore quota is downplayed in favour of a thoughtful, intricate narrative…

  • Daffodil #1 Comic Book Review

    Daffodil #1 Comic Book Review

    Marvel/Soleil, $5.99 Writer: Frédéric Brrémaud (translated by Stephanie Logan) Art: Giovanni Rigano Colours: Paolo Lamanna You only have to glance at the website for Soleil Productions (hey, come back!) to appreciate how many titles the French publisher currently has on offer. English speakers who’ve wanted to sample some Gallic comics that don’t feature Asterix will…

  • Joe the Barbarian #1 (of 8) Comic Review

    Joe the Barbarian #1 (of 8) Comic Review

    DC/Vertigo, $0.99 Story: Grant Morrison Art: Sean Murthy Colours: Dave Stewart Joe the Barbarian is part of an increasingly popular genre; the adult kid’s book. Joe’s spacious attic bedroom is one that every adult wishes they lived in as a child (as opposed to every current child wishing they had), with 80s action figures lining…

  • Punisher MAX: Get Castle Review

    Punisher MAX: Get Castle Review

    Marvel, $4.99 Writer: Rob Williams Art: Laurence Campbell Colours: Lee Loughridge Frank Castle hits England in this one-off MAX special. Apparently two regular series aren’t enough to satiate the consumer appetites of Punisher fans. Leading on from a minor incident during the Barracuda arc, Rob Williams (the underrated Cla$$war) has crafted a simple but entertaining…

  • Alien vs. Predator: Three World War #1 Review

    Alien vs. Predator: Three World War #1 Review

    Dark Horse, $3.50 Script: Randy Stradley Pencils: Rick Leonardi Inks: Mark Pennington Colours: Wez Dzioba Anyone who got into comics during the early nineties will likely have fond memories of Dark Horse’s numerous movie tie-ins, the most successful of which by far was Aliens vs. Predator and its thousand or so predecessors. Well, having recently…

  • Orc Stain # 1 Comic Review

    Orc Stain # 1 Comic Review

    Image, $2.99 Story, Art: James Stokoe Image may not be as prominent a publisher as it once was, but just compare titles such as The Walking Dead, Invincible and Chew to the stream of derivative crap the company is still best known for, and that’s perhaps a good thing. Orc Stain, Image’s new creator-owned title…

  • Marvel’s Siege #2 Review

    Marvel’s Siege #2 Review

    Marvel, 3.99 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Pencils: Olivier Coipel Inks: Mark Morales Colours: Laura Martin Now that Siege is halfway through, is it an epic “seven years in the making” or yet another oversized crossover that is more likely to bore me off the Marvel Universe for good than lengthen my pull list? A return…