Tag: small press
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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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Coffee Graphic Novel Review
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2010 By: Marc Fiszman Marc Fiszman’s Coffee is virtually impossible to synopsise. There’s a sentient, reality-hopping coffee mug called Nameless Entity #4, who turns out to be a nameless caffeine-addicted marketing guru who is led by a naked time traveller in a top hat called the IT Guy to believe that might be the Messiah……
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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…
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Cognito Comic’s Operation Ajax Debuts on iPad Active Reader
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in Comic NewsWhile digitally distributed comics are nothing new, it arguably took the unveiling of the iPad to not only get the medium some much needed mainstream attention, but to give us geeks something to read said digital comics with on the go. All, while flaunting that super slick, super shiny screen, naturally. Emerging publisher Cognito Comics…
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Interview: Andrew McGinn on Writing ‘The Legacy’
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in InterviewsI recently reviewed Andrew McGinn and David Neitzke’s The Legacy, a hilarious graphic novel about a young artist who inherits his father’s beloved newspaper comic strip “Simple Pleasures” and strives to make it the most offensive and reviled cartoon in America in order to get his commitment cancelled. The Legacy is sharp, genuinely funny and…
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The Legacy Graphic Novel Review
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DragonFish Comics, 2009 Story: Andrew McGinn Art: David Neitzke You only have to wander into your local specialist store to appreciate just how reluctant the comic industry is to cater beyond its established demographics. Like timid weeds the US publishers have dug deep into several small niches and seem reluctant to branch out into unfamiliar…
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‘American Terrorist’ Needs Your Support
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in Comic NewsI was away when I received this info, so this is probably coming at the 11th hour. And yes, that headline was intended to aggravate. Essentially, Tyler & Wendy Chin-Tanner of publishing company A Wave Blue World are looking for comic fans to help fund a print run of their comic project American Terrorist via…
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Indie Comic Spotlight: The Minions of the Happy Aisles, Book One
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2010, Five String Press Story: Zach Hudson Art: Mike Murphy Oh how times have changed. Several decades ago all we had to worry about was Galactus devouring the planet or a late night encounter with an escaped Arkham inmate. Now, it would appear that comic book villains are getting just that little bit too recognisable…