Tag: graphic novels
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Septagon Studios Releases Masks Mini Series And Hardcover Graphic Novel
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Press Release: MASKS is a dark story with stunning visuals written and illustrated by Aaron Rintoul and published by Septagon Studios. After the successful Free digital release of MASKS #1, Septagon Studios has gone on to release the full MASKS mini series digitally along with the hardcover graphic novel and 5 Bonuses. For full details…
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Five Wounds: An Illuminated Novel Review
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in Book ReviewsFive Wounds’ story would stand proud in any format, but the combination of Walker’s rich cityscape and Hallett’s spidery imagery results in something beyond a conventional book with superfluous pictures.
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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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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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I See the Promised Land given Special Mention in White Ravens Catalogue
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Press Release: I See the Promised Land has been singled out for Special Mention in the White Ravens Catalogue of the world’s best books for young people, released this week at the Bologna Book Fair. Described by the jury from the International Youth Library in Munich as, ‘an extraordinary collaboration between devoted artists from three…
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Life with a Chance of Exploding
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New SLG Graphic Novel Loserville Explores Meaning of Life and Explosions Press Release: Jenna’s life is stagnating. Her husband is a slacker, her job isn’t worth the stress, and hypochondria is her only diversion. That is, until she starts getting symptoms of what doctors are calling “the worst disease in the world,” and it’s not…
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Zatanna: The Mistress of Magic TPB Review
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DC Comics, 2011 Writer: Paul Dini Art: Stephane Roux, Chad Hardin, Jesus Saiz Garder Fox’s Zatanna Zatara receives her first ongoing series after a mere half-decade. While the buxom illusionist received a limited series in the 90s and another under Morrison’s Seven Soldiers project, Paul Dini’s latest sees her distanced from the Justice League and…
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2011 Eagle Awards Voting Opens
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in Comic NewsDue to my ongoing technical problems this is going up a little late, but nevertheless: the voting selection for the 2011 Eagle Awards is now up. It’s a vast and varied list, too, comprising 29 categories. Voting will close at midnight BST on Monday 11 April, and the winners will be announced at the MCM…