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Black Science #1

Posted on December 2, 2013 by joeblogscomics

I’ve got a new review up at Pipedream Comics. Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera and Dean White have a new comic from Image, Black Science. It’s wicked. http://pipedreamcomics.co.uk/pipedream-pull-list-black-science-1-image-comics/

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Why I love Digital Comics

Posted on November 27, 2013 by joeblogscomics

In a break with tradition, I recently shared a few thoughts with Pipedream Comics about my experiment with reading comics on my tablet. While I prefer to read a big chunky graphic novel that I can hold and then place … Continue reading →

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Five Ghosts Volume 1: The Haunting of Fabian Gray

Posted on November 16, 2013 by joeblogscomics

Written by Frank J. Barbiere and drawn by Chris Mooneyham Published by Image Comics On hearing that this comic was about an adventurer ‘possessed’ by five literary ghosts, I had an inkling I’d be hooked.* Fabian Gray can access the … Continue reading →

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Young Avengers: Style > Substance

Posted on October 16, 2013 by joeblogscomics

Written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Jamie McKelvie Published by Marvel Comics This could be the coolest comic ever made, not the best (although it is very, very good) but the coolest. It’s that cool kid at school who’s going … Continue reading →

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Thor: The God of Thunder, Volume 1: The God Butcher

Posted on August 27, 2013 by joeblogscomics

Written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Esad Ribic There are times in your comic reading life when nothing but cape comics will do. When the stresses of the real world make you crave tales that bear no resemblance your … Continue reading →

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Saga: Volume Two

Posted on August 5, 2013 by joeblogscomics

Written by Brian K. Vaughan and drawn by Fiona Staples Published by Image Comics Comics is such a hyped up, bull-shit drenched industry where every book that’s released is heralded as being the next big thing. Once in a very … Continue reading →

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The Victories

Posted on June 25, 2013 by joeblogscomics

Written and Drawn by Michael Avon Oeming Published by Dark Horse Comics Sick of the same old re-fried tales of super-heroics in your comic books? Michael Avon Oeming’s Victories is different from what you are used to. No stranger to creator-owned … Continue reading →

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Punk Rock Jesus

Posted on June 17, 2013 by joeblogscomics

Written and drawn by Sean Murphy Published by Vertigo/DC Comics It’s surprising the idea hasn’t been used before: a reality TV show where a corporation creates a clone from DNA contained in the shroud of Turin. A teenage girl (virgin … Continue reading →

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The Massive

Posted on June 4, 2013 by joeblogscomics

Written by Brian Wood with art by Kristian Donaldson and Gary Brown and colours by Dave Stewart Published by Dark Horse Comics The Massive is the tale of a group of eco-activists called the Ninth Wave and their struggles as … Continue reading →

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Godzilla: The Half-Century War

Posted on June 3, 2013 by joeblogscomics

Story and Art by James Stokoe Published by IDW During thirty years of indifference to Godzilla I had managed to avoid nearly all contact with the legendary beast. Barring the odd glimpse across the channels of his 90’s American movie, I … Continue reading →

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