Tag: comic books

  • Comics Fighting Cancer: RIP is now FREE

    Joseph Pais of Black Snake Studios has informed me that the first issue of charity series RIP is now available to download free from digital comic and eBook store www.wowio.com, with $.25 of every download going to the National foundation for Cancer Research. While you’re at it you can also download 4 other comics of…

  • Dragon Age #1 Comic Book Review

    Dragon Age #1 Comic Book Review

    EA Comics $3.99 Story: Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston Pencils: Mark Robinson Inks: Jason P. Martin Colours: Raul Trevino It’s testament to the quality of the writing team at Bioware that Dragon Age: Origins turned out to be one of the most absorbing fantasy RPG universes ever created. From afar Ferelden appeared to be yet…

  • Kick-Ass Movie Review

    Kick-Ass Movie Review

    2010 Director: Matthew Vaughan Script: Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman Cast: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong While recent Box Office successes such as Wanted and Iron Man 2 have proved that the superhero movie is here to stay, the genre itself is arguably becoming stagnant and increasingly formula driven. Thank [expletive]…

  • Tank Girl: The Royal Escape #1 Comic Review

    Tank Girl: The Royal Escape #1 Comic Review

    Dark Horse, $3.99 Story: Alan C. Martin Art: Rufus Dayglo Colours: Christian Krank Tank Girl is virtually synonymous with the British comic movement of the 90s, even if the disastrous movie (which introduced Naomi Watts to the world) failed to make the character more than a cult icon and frequenter of T-shirts. Crude, irreverent and…

  • Nemesis #1 Comic Review (Mark Millar)

    Nemesis #1 Comic Review (Mark Millar)

    Icon, $2.99 Story: Mark Millar Art: Steve McNiven Colous: Dave McCaig If the first issue of Mark Millar’s latest overhyped project provoked any level of thought from me it was this: Nemesis, the ghost-like villainous lead of this new series, is a complete and utter prick. And yes, I do appreciate that he’s supposed to…

  • The Guild #1 (of 3) Comic Book Review

    The Guild #1 (of 3) Comic Book Review

    Dark Horse, $3.50 Story: Felicia Day Art: Jim Rugg The Guild is one of those cult online shows that I’ve read nothing but praise for, yet despite my best attempts have so far struggled to “get”. Part of this may be down to my newly realised aversion to MMORPGs, but also the fact that outside…

  • Free Comic Book Day: Free Comics Every 20 Minutes at HeavyInk

    Free Comic Book Day: Free Comics Every 20 Minutes at HeavyInk

    Wahey, today is Free Comic Book Day. Or at least it is if you live in North America; though many comic stores in the UK and around the world do also participate. So take it upon yourself to journey onwards to your nearest comic book store and demand a freebee. But for those who aren’t…

  • Comic Book Creators Announced For London MCM Expo May 2010

    The London MCM Expo has just announced a number of comic book creators that will be attending the Comic Village region of its 29-30th May 2010 show. From the press release: Stars returning to Excel this May include Ben Templesmith, Svetlana Chmakova, Jamie McKelvie and Kieron Gillen, while we’ll also be seeing a host of…