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Review: The Walking Dead Governor’s Special & The Walking Dead #107

| February 17, 2013
Review: The Walking Dead Governor’s Special & The Walking Dead #107

Jeremy Monken reviews the double-dose of THE WALKING DEAD that hit comic shops this week!

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Review: Ladies & Gentlemen #1

| February 7, 2013
Review: Ladies & Gentlemen #1

Appearances can be deceiving…

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Review: The Calamitous Black Devils #1

| January 31, 2013
Review: The Calamitous Black Devils #1

The trouble with flashbacks, and other problems!

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Review: Melodies of the Heart

| January 25, 2013
Review: Melodies of the Heart

A webcomic with pacing and consistency issues.

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Review: Onion Puss #1

| January 10, 2013
Review: Onion Puss #1

More zany adventures from the Zoo Laffs stable.

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Review: LP

| January 3, 2013
Review: LP

We start 2013 with an appreciation of the art of the comic oneshot.

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The COZ Top Ten of 2012!

| December 27, 2012
The COZ Top Ten of 2012!

For the last COZ of 2012, we look back at some of the year’s best creator-owned comics.

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Review: Rapid City #1

| December 20, 2012
Review: Rapid City #1

The main character is suffering an identity crisis in this superhero story, but so is the comic itself.

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Review: Gutter Magic #1

| December 13, 2012
Review: Gutter Magic #1

A while back I reviewed Gutter Magic #0, a collection of short stories written by Rich Douek and drawn by a variety of artists.   The book introduced an intriguing mythology, an alternate history of post-war America reshaped by the presence of magic.   It was a fascinating idea, filled with quirks and characters that […]

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Review: Seven Days in Berlin

| December 6, 2012
Review: Seven Days in Berlin

The creator of the charming “Nine Lines of Metro” is back with a new travelogue.

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Review: Orc Girl

| November 29, 2012
Review: Orc Girl

One of my favourite stories from the comic world in 2012 has been the ascension of Paul Allor.   I first met Paul at New York Comic Con 2011 – where I myself was a nervous Scot attending his first major con as a professional selling my wares – when he didn’t have a table […]

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Review: Southern Dog #1

| November 22, 2012
Review: Southern Dog #1

This latest offering from 215 Ink balances a werewolf story with political commentary.

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