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  • Brightest Day #3 Comic Book Review

    Brightest Day #3 Comic Book Review

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    DC, $2.99 Story: Geoff Johns, Peter J. Tomasi Pencils: Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark, Joe Prado Inks: Vicente Cifuentes, David Beaty, Mark Irwin Colours: Peter Steigerwald, John Starr, Beth Sotelo It think it’s safe to say that Brightest Day #0’s memorable opening – which for those that didn’t read it, featured a…

  • Rubicon Publishing Takes Graphic Novels to the Classroom

    Rubicon Publishing Takes Graphic Novels to the Classroom

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    Earlier this year I featured a book called Fool’s Gold, an ambitious collaborative project from the Dearne High College in Rotherham, which aimed to encourage reading and writing in pupils. It’s always heartening to hear of comic books breaking though literary prejudices, and even more so to see comics enlightening children and teens. Contrary to…

  • Mike Foxall Has Elvis Turning in His Grave

    Mike Foxall Has Elvis Turning in His Grave

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    Australian illustrator, animator, short film maker and punk rocker Mike Foxall has released Issue 1 of The Grave Shakers, a new self-published comic series under his XRay Studios (www.xraystudios.com) label. The 4-part miniseries sees famous rock icons brought back to life by mad scientist Doctor Sponglehoff, who plans to combine his two great passions, “genetic re-animation…

  • First Edition Announces First Comic Industry Web Comedy

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    Carl Doherty
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    Given the success of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and The Guild, I’m surprised that there haven’t been more cult web shows created with comic geeks and/or gamers in mind. At least, I’m assuming those shows were successful, as in someone, somewhere eventually profited from them… First Edition is a new web comedy by Sam Weller…

  • Zatanna #1 Comic Book Review

    Zatanna #1 Comic Book Review

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    Carl Doherty
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    DC, $2.99 Story: Paul Dini Pencils: Stephane Roux Inks: Karl Story Colours: John Kalisz Appealing to the hot-magician-in-fishnets fetishist in us all, Zatanna is a fan favourite who has long deserved a regular series. But she’s also the sort of property that demands a capable writer; for every Neil Gaiman who’s portrayed Zatanna at her…

  • iZombie #1 Comic Book Review

    iZombie #1 Comic Book Review

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    Carl Doherty
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    Vertigo, $1.00 Story: Chris Roberson Art: Michael Allred Colours: Laura Allred iZombie is an odd first issue, in that for a title debuting at an alluring $1 it offers little in the way of a hook, or any reason that readers might want to return next month. That isn’t to say that it’s a bad…

  • Turf #1 Comic Book Review

    Turf #1 Comic Book Review

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    Carl Doherty
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    Image, $2.99 Creators: Jonathan Ross, Tommy Lee Edwards Story: Jonathon Ross Art: Tommy Lee Edwards American audiences (as the majority who visit this site are) might not recognise the name Jonathan Ross, but to us Brits he’s a TV presenter adored and reviled in equal measure. A paradoxical, flamboyant man-child who’s arrogant yet self-derivative, power…

  • S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 Comic Book Review

    S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 Comic Book Review

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    Carl Doherty
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    Marvel, $3.99 Story: Jonathan Hickman Art: Dustin Weaver Colours: Christina Strain In S.H.I.E.L.D., Jonathon Hickman (Fantastic Four, Secret Warriors) has come up with one of those ideas so darn brilliant, you can’t help but wonder how nobody else came up with it earlier. This is S.H.I.E.L.D. through the ages; from Egypt, 2620 BC, to Renaissance…