Category Archives: Comics

Amphigorey (Graphic Novel Quest)

Posted on March 8, 2022 by fakedtales

By Edward Gorey We got a couple of the small Edward Gorey books in at Dave’s Comics when I was working there. I immediately enjoyed the Gashleycrumb Tinies and when Amphigorey came in, I picked it up right away. The … Continue reading →

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Alias Ultimate Collection Vol 1 (Graphic Novel Quest)

Posted on March 5, 2022 by fakedtales

Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Michael Gaydos, Colours by Matt Hollingsworth and Letters by Richard Starkings Marvel Comics went hard when they decided to launch their ‘Max’ line of Comics Codeless ‘mature readers’ comics. They also tapped Brian … Continue reading →

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Akiko Volumes 1-7 & Flights of Fancy and Amelia Cole (Graphic Novel Quest)

Posted on February 13, 2022 by fakedtales

Akiko Volumes 1-7 & Flights of Fancy By Mark Crilley The Plot Akiko is a human girl who one day gets an invite to the planet Smoo, a slightly squished-looking planet. She’s sent to save the young Prince Froptoppit due … Continue reading →

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100 Bullets Volumes 1-13 (Graphic Novel Quest)

Posted on February 10, 2022 by fakedtales

Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Eduardo Risso, Colours by Patricia Mulvihill, Letters by Clem Robins and Covers by Dave Johnson I didn’t get into Vertigo when it first came out as a line within Detective Comics Comics. Instead, I … Continue reading →

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52 Volumes 1-4 (Graphic Novel Quest)

Posted on February 7, 2022 by fakedtales

Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka & Mark Waid Layouts by Keith Giffen Art by Joe Bennet, Chris Batista, Eddy Barrows, Todd Nanci, Rudy Jose, Jack Jadson, Derick Robertson, Ken Lashley, Phil Jimenez, Dan Jorgensen, Justiano, Mike McKone, … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel Quest 2022

Posted on January 27, 2022 by fakedtales

Last year I played every board game in my collection. It was a lot, especially as I didn’t take the task seriously in the first half of the year and then way too seriously later on. It hit the stamina … Continue reading →

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Explosion High is now on Kickstarter!

Posted on April 24, 2021 by fakedtales

I’ve been busy yelling all over social media about Explosion High being on Kickstarter that I’ve forgotten to make a post on my own blog about it. To be honest, this poor blog’s been so neglected that I only remembered … Continue reading →

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Cadavers: World Gone to Hell is out!

Posted on June 20, 2019 by fakedtales

This may be old news for the Kickstarter backers who have had it for a little while and convention-goers who were able to get copies, but now Cadavers: World Gone to Hell is open for anyone to purchase from their site! … Continue reading →

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Cadavers: World Gone to Hell

Posted on August 26, 2018 by fakedtales

As we speak, there is a Kickstarter project for a comics anthology I’ve contributed to. The anthology is Cadavers: World Gone to Hell and it looks like it’s going to be stunning. The creator of the Cadavers comics is Matt … Continue reading →

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Comic Reviews 16 October 2013

Posted on October 22, 2013 by fakedtales

BRIEF COMIC REVIEWS A + X #13 The first of a six-part A+X story starts in this issue. The skrulls, the universe’s punching bag since Secret Invasion, have a secret group of superpowered zealot skrulls who are posing a potential … Continue reading →

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