What does it mean to be human? To be self aware? To have a sense of self? If you think it’s too heavy a topic for anything but a deep dive into French philosophy, think again; Self/Made: An Inciting Incident by Australian writer Mat Groom with art by Marcelo Costa Continue Reading
Comics
Comics review: Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell
What’s the first thing you look for when you’re deciding if a particular locale is worthy of your hard-earned tourist dollar? Great accommodation? Sublimely-good food? Stellar attractions? Outstanding natural beauty? Scary monsters? Sorry … wait … what what?! You heard me … MONSTERS. In Rob Harrell‘s (Big Top, Adam@Home) delightful Continue Reading
Comics review: Heartstopper (Volumes 1 & 2) by Alice Oseman
One of the best parts of growing up, or the worst if you are someone more at ease with well-etched certainty, is discovering how different life actually is to what you thought it would be. For many of us this realisation comes to bear in our teenage years, a time Continue Reading
Welcome to the inequitable new ice age: Snowpiercer (Part 1: Extinction) comic
SNAPSHOTThe prequel story to the New York Times bestselling Snowpiercer graphic novel series that inspired both movie and TV adaptations. Perfect for fans of post-apocalyptic sci-fi! The Snowpiercer saga continues with this brand new story by original artist Jean-Marc Rochette and Eisner nominated writer, Matz. Set before the extinction event Continue Reading
Comics review: Sea of Stars (issues 1-3)
There is something about the wide reaches of spaces that damn near screams out for sprawling, epic space operas. (Not that anyone in space can literally hear you call out but figurative screams are not required, thankfully, to heed the cumbersome laws of physics.) Fortunately for anyone who craves great, Continue Reading
Comics review: Midas
Diving headfirst into a truly-imaginative, brilliantly-executed story like which inhabits Midas by author Ryan North (Squirrel Girl) and beloved illustrators Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (One Day a Dot: The Story of You, The Universe, and Everything) with an equal touch (deliberately chosen word; you’ll see why soon) of menace Continue Reading
Movie review: Animals
Hollywood likes neat endings, largely because, I suspect, people, the ones who puts bums on seats in cinemas, are also rather enamoured of them. It makes sense that we are so enraptured – life is gloriously messy and full of frayed ends, and try as we might to tie everything Continue Reading
Are we actually making progress? Rock’s Modern Life: Static Cling asks the bizarrely big questions
SNAPSHOTAfter being in space for 25 years, Rocko and his friends return to a late-2010s era O-Town with modern amenities such as constantly updating touchscreen phones, radioactive energy drinks, food trucks and coffee shops on every corner. Rocko, who does not share Heffer and Filburt’s enthusiasm for the 21st century Continue Reading
Pretty Violent: “The intersection of stunning cartooning and insane brutality”
SNAPSHOTGamma Rae wants to be a superhero, and why shouldn’t she!? She’s been strong since she was a baby. The only problem is, all her siblings are notorious hero-murdering criminals! Join artist DEREK HUNTER (DuckTales, Adventure Time), and writer JASON YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND) for this all-new ongoing, gore-filled, laugh-out-loud Continue Reading
MUTTS: Take a sneak peek at “The Art of Nothing”
There is a great deal that the legendary Charles Schulz got right about a great many things but perhaps one of his best calls was saying that the Mutts comic strip, launched by Patrick McDonnell on 5 September, 1994, is “one of the best comic strips of all time.” That’s Continue Reading