Posts by Daniel Craddock
MID-MARCH COMIC ROUNDUP – Something For Every Taste

A variety of news on the horizon, with not just continuation and collections, but a whole new platform for the digital comic market itself. With new installments of Palomino, the first collection of The Horizon Experiement comics, and the Image Comics joining the upcoming new digital comics platform, Sweet Shop.

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END OF FEBRUARY ROUND UP: Looking Forward to Blood, Sex, and Toxic Jesus.

Comics from Iron Circus Comics, AHOY, and EC Comics coming out in May and June. The Unsinkable Ship of Fools Graphic Novel; The Toxic Avenger Pinup Special/The Toxie Team-Up #1; and Blood Type #1. Featuring the talents of Jonas Goonface, Mark Russell, Richard Pace, Corinna Bechko, and Andrea Sorrentino.

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"THE ORDER OF THE CIRCLE" – Urban Dark Fantasy By The Book (REVIEW)

Dead Sky Publishing is bringing out the new Urban Fantasy, The Order of the Circle, which will be the debut graphic novel by Levi Cory. Based in 1950s London, The Order of the Circle is the story of a lone woman, Dorothy Schafer, who is hellbent on vengeance against the titular Order.

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"THE DENIM DEVIL" Is Fashionably Freaky (REVIEW)

From the independent label, November Street Press comes a darkly quirky and gruesomely funny tale of murder, aspiration, and the insanity that blurs the lines between them. Created by Zach Carter and Jared Yanez, this 5-issue series is about a wannabe serial slasher, the titular Denim Devil, who has yet to even successfully injure anyone other than himself. Instead, he is a local laughing stock and public embarrassment to the town of Vanglerton. The town itself is effectively owned by the Vangler family, who cling to power despite their crumbling denim manufacturing empire.

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PAUSE #1 – Gives You Time To Think (REVIEW)

The latest title for “John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction” is the six-issue miniseries Pause. Written by Matthew K. Manning (DC Vs. Vampires World War V) and illustrated by Conor Boyle (Mega City 2099: Thin Blue Line), it tells the story of Henry Jacobs as he navigates the world when it suddenly becomes frozen in time.

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"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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GHOSTBOX #1 – Is Certainly A Spirited Attempt (REVIEW)

Chloe and Jan Peace are sisters at odds with each other. Jan is successful, organised and responsible, while Chloe is impulsive and burns the candle at both ends to such a degree she’s consistently unreliable and can’t keep a job. With Chloe facing eviction, she feels like her luck is finally turning when the sisters inherit a small cottage in Cornwall. Hoping to make a quick, but lucrative sale, they instead find themselves in possession of a magical music box inhabited by spirits and hunted by the monsters that want its power.

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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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