Tag: graphic novels
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Maximum Lifespan – Dr. Ed Park Interview
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in InterviewsA few months back I reviewed Dr. Ed Park’s Maximum Lifespan, an intelligent and multifaceted sci-fi thriller set in world where medical technology is close to unlocking the secrets of immortality. Ed, a Californian physician practicing Ob-Gyn, Laser Aesthetics and Anti-Aging, financed the book himself, and it has to be one of the slickest self-published…
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A Friendly Game Graphic Novel Review
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2010, Slave Labor Graphics Story: Joe Pimienta, Lindsay Hornsbys Script, Inks: Lindsay Hornsby Pencils: Joe Pimienta As anyone who suffered a speech impediment, thick spectacles, tentacles-for-arms or any other physical distinction at school will attest, children can be evil little bastards. But few are as demented as A Friendly Game’s central rascals Todd and Kevin,…
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Ron Roach’s 900-page Epic ‘Armageddon Quest’ Needs YOU!
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in Comic NewsKilling the Grizzly, a new literary agency specialising in graphic novels, is currently embarking on a personal mission to get Ron Roach’s 900-page epic Armageddon Quest published. For those unfamiliar with the comic (as I was), Armageddon Quest has taken Roach nearly 20 years to complete. The black and white graphic novel, which “chronicles the…
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Press Release: Gorilla Swings Through Chicago
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in Comic NewsApe Entertainment artists come to Wizard World Chicago (San Diego, CA – August 16, 2010) Ape Entertainment is bringing some of the most groundbreaking creators to Wizard World Chicago while also hunting for new talent. Pocket God iPhone app creators Dave Castelnuovo and Allan Dye will be on hand, courtesy of Wizard World, to sign…
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Maximum Lifespan Graphic Novel Review
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2010 Story: Edward Park Art: Jan-Ove (Jove) Leksell “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve it through not dying,” begins Maximum Lifespan, with a little help from the ever judicious wit of Woody Allen. Dr. Ed Park presents us a world where immortality through science is a reality, where…
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Vote for Lincoln Butterfield, Win an RIP M.D. Graphic Novel
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in Comic NewsNow, here’s an odd little competition. Lincoln Butterfield Animation are currently giving away a copy of their latest all-ages book RIP M.D., as well as offering a personalised caricature as part of the ‘Will the real Lincoln Butterfield please stand up?’ promotion. Several artists have each illustrated their idea of exactly what a personified Lincoln…
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The Nobody Graphic Novel Review
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2009, DC/Vertigo Written and Illustrated by Jeff Lemire With Canadian artist/writer Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth currently receiving widespread acclaim, his previous efforts Essex County Trilogy and The Nobody are justly receiving a great deal of backdated attention. But it’s easy to appreciate why The Nobody slipped under the radar last year; this contemporary take on…
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New Indie Releases: Deadly Seconds, Fuddle, Everybody Dies in the End & Omnitarium
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Well, it’s finally happened… When I first set up shelfabuse.com, I vowed to extensively review every new indie comic or book sent my way; it didn’t then occur to me that there’d actually be a point where I’d have to start turning books down. Well, that time is now, and with the site presently receiving…