I was given the TPB volume 1 of Reaver as a free promo from my comic book guy. It looked like an interesting comic so I gave it a shot. The trade covers issues 1-6 of the run published by Image comics. This is a fantasy series, billed as a heist story by Image, and … [Read more…]
Rose is an original fantasy comic from writer Meredith Finch, with art by Ig Guara, and published by Image Comics. The book follows a young woman who is believed to be the last Guardian, a group of protectors in the world who bond with great cats. These guardians and their Khat allies are all but … [Read more…]
Oddly Normal is a comic written and Illustrated by Otis Frampton, and published by Image Comics. It is a re-aimagining of a collection released in 2006. While classified as a children’s comic, it’s not childish at all, or written too young to be enjoyed by adults. I picked it up the TPB after seeing some … [Read more…]
Skullkickers is the best buddy comedy set in a fantasy world I think you’ll ever read. I picked up “1000 Opas and a Dead Body” after several years of reading Jim’s other work, but for some reason I never got around to picking this one up. It’s a shame that I waited so long but … [Read more…]
Tokyo Ghost is a futurist, dystopian comic created by Rick Remender and Sean Murphy, and published by Image Comics. It is, in their own words, a love letter to Road Warrior, Judge Dredd, and 13 Assassins. The story opens on the Isles of Los Angeles in 2089, and follows the exploits of Led Dent and … [Read more…]
This is definitely a late to the party review, but in the context of my comic book hobby it’s an important one. See, I collected comics when I was younger, and had a fairly modest, but decent collection that I kept long after I stopped buying them. I’d become frustrated with Marvel’s constant story line … [Read more…]