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Review: Heart #1

| November 10, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: Heart #1

Comics meet MMA in this new Image miniseries… but will fans of both be content?

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Review: Echoes

| November 3, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: Echoes

In honor of Halloween week, John reviews one of the scariest – and best – comics of the year.

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Review: American Dark Age #1

| October 27, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: American Dark Age #1

This week gives us an eye-catching debut title from Megabrain Comics.

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Review: Dream Reavers #1

| October 20, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: Dream Reavers #1

People who know me know that Grant Morrison is my comics hero, and so I don’t make comparisons to his seminal work The Invisibles lightly.   But reading the first issue of Dream Reavers, the 4-issue miniseries from writer Raphael Moran and artist Marc Borstel, I got a definite Invisibles vibe.   Like that series, […]

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Review: Zi #1

| October 13, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: Zi #1

The story of how this comic got made was interesting to follow, but is the final product at the end of it all as compelling?

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Review: The School of the Damned #1

| October 6, 2011 | 2 Comments
Review: The School of the Damned #1

This week, John Lees reviews an intriguing new series that draws influence from 1930s horror cinema.

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Review: Fall

| September 22, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: Fall

Fall is an upcoming comic that you really should get your comic book retailer to order. Check the review to find out why.

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Review: Old Folks’ Home

| September 15, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: Old Folks’ Home

Old Folks’ Home is the third instalment of Year of Fear, a collection of horror tales from Glasgow-based small press outfit Laser Age Comics.   But despite the horror billing, the genre of this story is very much pitch-black comedy.   The setup sees a middle-aged business exec return home from work to find his […]

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Review: The Vessel of Terror

| September 8, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: The Vessel of Terror

Magnus Aspli and Dave Acosta bring us a graphic novel that will scare your pants off.

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Review: The Price

| September 1, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: The Price

Glenn Arseneau and Allen Byrns give us an unusual, at times difficult oneshot that is worth a closer look.

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Review: Zombie Outlaw #1

| August 25, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: Zombie Outlaw #1

This week, we take a look at a self-published zombie comic. It’s got books and boobs, but does it have brains?

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Review: Aki Alliance

| August 18, 2011 | 0 Comments
Review: Aki Alliance

John Lees reviews a free 200-page graphic novel that’s free called Aki Alliance, which you can read online for free. Did I mention it’s free?

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