On the Scene: Thought Bubble!
The wonderful thing about Thought Bubble, an annual festival in Leeds that encompasses the academic Comics Forum and a two day comics convention covering all sequential art from Bunny to Batman, is...
View ArticleThe Strange Case of Grant Morrison and Alan Moore, As Told By Grant Morrison
by Laura Sneddon--Over the last few weeks, my good friend Pádraig Ó Méalóid has been writing a series of articles about Alan Moore and Superfolks, which became an edgeways look at the long running...
View ArticleThe Dandy Returns!
Tweet by Laura Sneddon The Dandy, a UK comic for children, is one of the oldest comics in the world, first appearing way back in 1937. Along with its sister publication at DC Thomson, The Beano, these...
View ArticleReview: Young Avengers #1
TweetPeople who know me are generally surprised when they find out I’m a huge fan of Phonogram, the ode to the power of music from Kieron Gillen and James McKelvie. Britpop does not seem to coexist...
View ArticleReview: The Pulp Fiction of The Spider – Terror of the Zombie Queen
TweetIntroducing the best crime-fighting comic on the shelves right now: The Spider. No, not that Spider, but this one from Dynamite Entertainment that you quite possibly haven’t been reading. But fear...
View ArticleInterview: The Odyssey of Neal Adams
TweetInterviewing Neal Adams over at the New Statesman in the run up to this month’s London Super Comic Con, we chatted about his legendary role in providing greater creator rights for all within the...
View ArticleReview: Completely Happy!
TweetThe concluding issue of Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson’s Happy! has finally made its way to the shelves, and has seemingly divided critics right down the middle. It’s perhaps no surprise to...
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Review: Batman Incorporated #8 – The Boy Wonder Returns
Tweet(Spoilers!) Well, we can’t say that we didn’t know it was coming. From early on in the run, Grant Morrison has said in interviews and at convention appearances that his six year Batman run would...
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Mini Marvels: Hawkeye #8 – My Bad Penny
TweetHey bro. Bro! You reading Hawkguy bro? Missin’ out bro. So I’m not exactly a new Marvel reader. I’ve read decades of old titles and kept up with Daredevil til a few years back. I’m a returning...
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Advance Review: Viva Lost Vegas #1 (spoiler-free!)
TweetReuniting the team behind the Eisner award winning Return of the Dapper Men, Lost Vegas is a fun mix of science fiction space play and hustler inspired shenanigans Oh, and it is very, very...
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Interview: Will Brooker on My So-Called Secret Identity, A New Kind of...
TweetRave reviews from across the press, prominent features in the mainstream media, and plaudits from huge names within the industry; this new comic is off to a flying start. Those familiar with my...
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Review: The Adventures of Superhero Girl
TweetSometimes a book comes out that I’m so ridiculously excited about I get paranoid that I’m going to be disappointed in some way. And then it arrives and turns out to be even better than I hoped...
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Mini Marvels: Fearless Defenders, Cheesecake for Women!
TweetMarvel continue to tempt me with their extraordinary cover designs that are leaving many other publishers in the shade. Coming to Fearless Defenders blind of recent continuity, I had high hopes...
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Review: Action Comics, the Grant Morrison Edition
TweetGrant Morrison’s run on Action Comics has been met with both high praise and no small measure of bewilderment. But this is a legendary run – you just need to think five dimensionally. When...
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Fully Dressed Redesigns of Superheroines
TweetA project by Michael Lee Lunsford – of Supernnormal Step webcomic fame – that sees some of our favourite women superheroes dressed in non-revealing costumes has been causing a splash on the...
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Kickstarter Alert: Elysia, A Gorgeous Project
TweetAn exciting new original graphic novel from Serena Obhrai and Jennie Gyllblad following the epic adventures of a not so ordinary girl. One of the huge benefits to co-organising the Women in Comics...
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Preview: Judge Dredd, Suicide Watch
TweetIn Dredd’s long and illustrious career we’ve seen many a female Judge stepping up to the plate, from Anderson to McGruder, but the iconic British strip has never been written by a woman. Until...
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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Liberator
TweetI’ve already pegged this as potentially the debut of the year, and with Liberator #1 now available for pre-order, we get a sneak peek at the new artistic team. Liberator #1 – Tim Seeley When Black...
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Convention Watch: Doj-Con at Dundee
TweetIn non-Saga related news, the number of conventions in the UK continues to rise with smaller events around the country becoming even bigger and better than ever before. Doj-Con (previously...
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Snowpiercer: The Most Overlooked Comics Film of 2013?
TweetWhile much of the comics and film press has been focusing on various men of metal (iron, steel and adamantium respectively) alongside promising sequels and the lovely Thor, one comic film is being...
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