Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short #4… As the pages closed last month [read our review here] we witnessed the voiceless Kingdom-Brown family – in the UK – regain the power of communication via the means of song, thanks to some smart thinking of Sally and Susan McDuff. With this Dirk […]
Comic Book Review – Joyride #2
Zeb Larson reviews Joyride #2… Now an ongoing series! When Uma and the rest of the crew discover treasure on the ship, they head for the nearest place they can spend it: a planet-sized mall! One of the themes of Rick & Morty could be summed up as “the universe is a crazy and chaotic […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One character details and artwork, rumoured Episode VIII title and scene description, and more
In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got some character details for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a couple of Star Wars: Episode VIII rumours and more… We’re kicking this off this week with some official news about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The film is just seven months away, and to get us […]
Interview – Alan Martin, co-creator of Tank Girl
Kirsty Capes chats with Tank Girl co-creator Alan Martin… Alan Martin, co-creator of Tank Girl and novelist, spoke to us about his new four part mini-series with artist Brett Parson, Two Girls One Tank (check out our review here), published by Titan Comics. Alan talks about the future of Tank Girl, her thirtieth birthday, the writing […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar penning Mycroft Holmes comic for Titan
Titan Comics has announced that it is teaming up with NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for a new comic book adventure entitled Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook, which follows the exploits of Sherlock Holmes’ older brother. An all-new adventure, The Apocalypse Handbook sees the diffident, brilliant Mycroft pulled into a globe-spanning adventure at the behest […]
Comic Book Review – Mars Attacks: Occupation #3
Emma Withington reviews Mars Attacks: Occupation #3… ‘When we last left off, the humans had succeeded in a last-ditch effort to prevent total martian victory. But, that only delayed the inevitable, and the martian empire eventually conquered earth, subjugating its people.’ After Ruby Johnson emerged victorious from the martian gladiator arena, Supreme Overseer Zar gave […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Manifest Destiny #3
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Manifest Destiny #3… The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Star Trek franchise continues in this special event mini-series! It’s Kirk and the crew vs. the Klingons in a battle unlike any you’ve seen before: aboard the Enterprise itself! Two weeks back we left the Enterprise in a dire state, boarded by a […]
Comic Book Review – Tank Girl: Two Girls One Tank #1
Kirsty Capes reviews Tank Girl: Two Girls One Tank #1… Fresh off the back of their latest calamitous chapter comes this shiny new Tank Girl tale from series creator, Alan Martin and artist extraordinaire, Brett Parson! Expect a healthy dose of delirium and plenty of ball-crunching action in this high-octane crosscountry skirmish that asks the question: is this […]
Comic Book Review – Black Road #2
Zeb Larson reviews Black Road #2… The Viking North is an occupied war zone and Magnus the Black is the fixer for Papal Rome. Something about this issue of Black Road didn’t grab me. The first issue had a certain austere bleakness that was appropriate, but it also had the power of the tension between […]
Comic Book Review – Penguins of Madagascar #2.3
Emma Withington reviews Penguins of Madagascar #2.3… The North Wind (the super-spy animal organization) have gone missing and it’s up to the Penguins to find them. But will their search bring danger into the Penguins’ lives? In the penultimate issue of this four part miniseries, the Penguins: The Elite-est of the Elite saga continues. The Penguins are […]