As we hurtle down the slope towards this year’s San Diego Comic Con, the Comixology sales are starting to pile up and DC have a pretty great Volume 1 Sale on right now. If you’re seeing this while it’s on, pick them up. If you’re not, then go find your nearest store and order them …
Two quick points before we start. First off, Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti are two of that rare breed of comic creators whose work is always, without exception, worth reading. For years now the pair have been turning in top flight, endlessly varied creator owned material and some of the best work for hire comics …
New Comics Day! The weekly injection of new pop cultural experimentation and fun into the zeitgeist’s bloodstream! Or something! Either way here are some of the comics I’ve read, reviewed and enjoyed in the last week over at Travelling Man’s blog. A-Force and Secret Wars prove that this Summer’s big Marvel crossover is genuinely fun and different. We …
I do a lot of work for Travelling Man, mostly comic criticism. It’s really fun too. I love talking about comics and I love the narrative elegance with which even an average book is executed. There are some amazing books being published right now and it’s an honor, and a pleasure to jump up and …
I love comics. I love them because, and often despite, of the fact that I worked as a comic retailer for seven years and still work as a comics journalist. In that time I’ve seen every side of the industry, from the boundless enthusiasm and talent of the small press to the very best and …