Category Archives: Comics

Some Good and Bad Things About X-Men Revolution

I’ve been meaning to write about my X-Men marathon, and how better than to begin with an era which was short and most people don’t remember. The daily X-Men marathon has been a daily readthrough of every X-Men comic (within … Continue reading

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Explosion High #2 is on Kickstarter Right Now!

Hey everyone! It’s been a little while since we saw the kids of Explosion High and now they’re back! For folks who didn’t read issue one or need a reminder, Explosion High’s a comic about a school for superheroes which … Continue reading

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Amphigorey (Graphic Novel Quest)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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!

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!

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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