There is a lot going on in the Star Wars universe (unless, of course, you are on of those people still mourning the killing off of the Expanded Universe in which case it is no longer quite big enough). That is quite possibly because despite catching up with all the Continue Reading
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Graphic novel review: Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal by Garth Ennis and Goran Sudžuka
There is a gloriously mischievous energy that tumbles with vivacity and cheekiness through every last frame of Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal, a graphic novel which imagines with imaginatively unholy glee what might happen if Lara Croft has a few less scruples, a whole lot more je ne sais quoi and Continue Reading
The beginning of one thing can be the rest of everything: Get ready to fall in love with Heartstopper
SNAPSHOTThe story of two British teens, Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, at an all-boys grammar school. Charlie, a high-strung, openly gay overthinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, one day are made to sit together in class. Their friendship quickly becomes something more for openly gay Charlie, but he Continue Reading
Graphic novel preview: Far from Wonderland, is it a one-way ticket to the asylum in Alice Ever After?
SNAPSHOTAlice first visited Wonderland as a child. Now grown up, it’s become her only escape from a cold, harsh world that feels even less real—a distant family, a tormented lover, and a father with secrets he’ll do anything to protect. But in order to return to her fantasy, Alice will Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Peanuts by Schulz – Scotland Bound, Charlie Brown by Jason Cooper & Robert Pope
Going anywhere with Charlie, Snoopy, Lucy and the gang is to feel like you are with friends. That might seem cloyingly sentimental but the truth is that if you have grown up with Charles M. Schulz’s delightful creations, all drawn from the expansively imaginative and heartfelt panels of his justly Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Specter Inspectors by Bowen McCurdy and Kaitlyn Musto
Here’s to stories that wonderfully defy expectations! While the media release for Specter Inspectors clearly quotes co-creator Bowen McCurdy describing this delightfully scary but heartwarming five-part tale of the supernatural as one featuring “queer characters on adventures, ghosts, romance, and only a handful of demons”, this reviewer somehow ordered it Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: 6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton (Vol. 1) by Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer
What a joy of a read the 6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton (Volume 1) by Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer is! Possessed of snappy, hilarious, insightful writing, memorable characters all brilliantly well-realised and a plot that is manic, over-the-top and pure comedy gold laced with some very real pain and Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Head Lopper & The Island and the Plague of Beasts by Andrew Maclean with Mike Spicer
Being late to the party is not always a bad thing. Especially in the near-eternal world of pop culture where, true, the latest and greatest thing does burn brightly and brightly in the ephemeral digital zeitgeist, creating the impression that once it’s gone, that’s it in terms of anyone else Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Stray Dogs by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner
Stray Dogs is a wickedly clever and charmingly unnerving graphic novel. At first glance, it is all Secret Life of Pets meets 101 Dalmatians meets All Dogs Go to Heaven, a veritable warm hug of a love letter to humanity’s best friend and the selfless people who rescue them from Continue Reading
Behind the scenes: Meet the REAL Lucky the Pizza Dog from Hawkeye
SNAPSHOTFormer Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer with dreams of becoming a Super Hero. The two are forced to work together when a presence from Barton’s past threatens to derail Continue Reading