The Strange Talent Of Luther Strode
Another Image book that garnered a lot of buzz is The Strange Talent Of Luther Strode. Luther Strode is just your average geek until he sends for an exercise course from the back of an old comic book. What he…
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Rio By Doug Wildey Graphitti Designs Edition
IDW solicited a complete Doug Wildey Rio collection recently and that shook a few cobwebs loose about a hardcover from years back. Hot on the trail I was browsing a comic shop for old hardcovers and came across Rio by Doug Wildey, a…
Cold War Vol 1: The Damocles Contract
John Byrne has been doing some great work recently with The Next Men relaunch so I didn’t hesitate to pick up Cold War Volume 1: The Damocles Contract. Acclaimed creator John Byrne releases his latest creation, MI-6 agent Michael Swann. In Swann’s opening adventure,…
City Of Glass The Graphic Novel
I spotted this in a recent previews and after snagging a copy found out City Of Glass The Graphic Novel is a reissue of a 2004 publication that was itself a new printing of a 1994 work. Whew! Quinn writes mysteries. The…
Friends With Boys
A graphic novel offered serially online and now in print by Faith Erin Hicks, a wonderfully talented Canadian cartoonist. A coming-of-age tale with a spooky twist! Maggie McKay hardly knows what to do with herself. After an idyllic childhood of…
The Shark King
After being enthralled with Night Fisher I was anxious to read R. Kikuo Johnson’s next comic endeavour The Shark King. From the islands of Hawaii comes the electrifying tale of Nanaue, who has to balance his yearning for Dad’s guidance with his desire…
Luz Sees The Light
As I roamed the aisles of March’s Toronto Comicon I came across Claudia Dávila promoting her recent work Luz Sees The Light, a graphic novel with a strong environmental message for young people. Change is in the air. Power outages are…
Corto Maltese: The Ballad Of The Salt Sea
A work long out of print for the English market and mostly forgotten by North American comic readers, Corto Maltese: The Ballad Of The Salt Sea is now back in print. Treasure hunter, sailor, and adventurer, Corto Maltese remains one of the…
The Dynamite Art Of Alex Ross
Comic art coffee table books are hard to gauge without a good thumbing, so I looked forward to an opportunity to get my hands on The Dynamite Art Of Alex Ross and flip through to determine its worth. Alex Ross’ ultra-realistic, painted…