Posts tagged Author Daniel Craddock
"DUST TO DUST" – Not Sure If It’s Dead Or Alive (REVIEW)

Making their debut with Image Comics, as writers with this limited series, Phil Bram and JG Jones (who previously only had artist credits with series like Marvel Boy and Wanted) tell the tale of New Hope, a town struggling in the darkest days of the Great Depression which is beset by a serial killer and isolating dust storms.

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GROUPIES – ComiXology’s Sacrifice To Rock And Roll (REVEIW)

Lisa Storm and her friends Amina, Vera, Gaia and Morgaine are obsessed with looks and love, and when they meet the members of Moon Show at the Fox Club, they feel an instant connection and attraction. However, there is something sinister in the shadows and corners, it may even have something to do with their meteoric success.

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"ALICE’S LULLABY" – Was It Worth The Wait? (REVIEW)

Nine years after the first game’s release, the promise from Ape Law was finally fulfilled with Alice’s Lullaby, and initially I felt only a sigh of relief. However, after playing this long-awaited sequel, I found it was more or less what I'd hoped for. Some questions are answered, further questions are raised, and all of it is wrapped in a surreal nightmare of phantasmagorical visuals.

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CORMAC MCCARTHY’S THE ROAD – A Graphic Novel Adaptation That Rivals The Film. (REVIEW)

The original novel received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction and was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The film adaptation, directed by John Hillcoat and starring Viggo Mortensen, was released in 2009. 15 years later we now get what will probably the last adaptation, with the graphic novel by internationally renowned cartoonist Manu Larcenet.

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Image Comics Presents THE FEEDING: A Spooky Appetizer For A Hungry Halloween.

Eisner and GLAAD Award-nominated writer David M. Booher (Rain) and fan-favourite artist Drew Zucker (The House), the team behind hit fantasy comic book series Canto, are teaming up again for the new horror one-shot comic book The Feeding from Syzygy Publishing and Image Comics. Debuting this October, the oversized comic is a throwback to self-contained horror and sci-fi stories in the vein of Tales from the Crypt, Creepshow, and The Twilight Zone.

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THE GOLEM OF VENICE BEACH BOOKS 1 & 2: Stands Strong With Only Minor Cracks

The main story follows the final descendant, Jake, his uncle Steph, and Adam (the golem). They live in Venice Beach, California, populated by aggressive cops, murderous drug gangs and all manner of the disenfranchised and destitute. Jake scraps by, running a beachside sunglass stand, but when a mysterious tattooed lady takes a liking to him, what little he has is turned on its head. Even with a golem dedicated to his protection, it won’t be enough to save Jake from the Mexican cartel, who have convinced their members that they have a mystical power of their own.

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THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO: The Classic Tale Revitalised By Mike Mignola And Lemony Snicket (REVIEW)

Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events) publishing a copy of Pinocchio. Mignola would be providing the art, while Snicket would provide the commentary.  Furthermore, this would not be the Pinocchio many of us have grown up with. This would be the original story, written by Carlo Collodi, published in 1883.

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STANDSTILL – This August A Violent Sociopath Stops Time.

This August, Image Comics brings together artist Andrew Robinson (Batman: Black and White) and up-and-coming writer Lee Loughridge (colourist on Deadly Class, The Good Asian) for an all-new, revenge-drenched tale in Standstill. This eight-issue miniseries will include an extra-length issue containing 60 double-page spreads of jaw-dropping artwork.

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HELLBOY'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY – Commemorated With New Dark Horse Screen Prints

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Mike Mignola’s legendary Hellboy Universe, and Dark Horse Direct is celebrating all year with a series of screen print reproductions showcasing the art and story of the world’s greatest paranormal investigator. The first screen prints will reproduce Mignola’s Seed of Destruction #1 and the 1994 Wake the Devil promotional comic ad.

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GAME REVIEW - WITHERING ROOMS: A Dark Souls-Shaped Rabbit Hole

Withering Rooms is an intriguing and ambitious side-scrolling Souls-like from the new developer Moonless Formless. You play as Nightingale Williams, a young patient in the Victorian asylum, Mostyn House. Trapped in a perpetual dream world version of the asylum, you must navigate around the various denizens of undead, witches and fellow dreamers.

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STARSEED: The Bone Orchard Mythos Takes Terror Into Outer Space

When an exploration team heading for Mars goes missing, a seven-person rescue team is sent to find them. What they find in the darkness will go far beyond scientific comprehension. Perfect for horror/science fiction fans, it is described as a mashup of Alien, The Event Horizon, and Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation.

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GEIGER HARDCOVER: Deluxe Edition Coming Next Month

Image Comics and Ghost Machine appear to have exceptional timing. In the wake of the success of the Fallout live-action series looks like the perfect time for them to release the deluxe hardcover edition of the first volume of their nuclear apocalypse tale, Gieger.  Coming out in early June, this deluxe edition not only collects issues #1-6, it also includes never-before-collected selections from Geiger 80-Page Giant #1, and over 30 pages of bonus material.

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