05th Aug2015

‘Doctor Who: The 10th Doctor – Vol 2.’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Robbie Morrison | Art by Daniel Indro, Eleonora Carlini | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Hardback, 128pp Every time I read a Dr. Who comic book it just reminds me what a perfect character he is for the comic book form. If anything, the unlimited budget and special effects of the comic […]

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04th Aug2015

‘Scarlett Couture #4’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written and Drawn by Des Taylor | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp So here we are, the final issue of what has been both a strong addition to the Titan Comics stable, and an interesting first attempt at writing and drawing comic books by Des Taylor. Before starting this I had two […]

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04th Aug2015

‘Surface Tension #3’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written and Drawn by Jay Gunn | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Surface Tension has been a bit of an up and down ride so far, very promising first issue followed by, for me, a slightly lacklustre second issue. I still like its premise and concept, just want a little more ‘bang […]

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31st Jul2015

‘The Blacklist #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Nicole Philips | Art by Beni Lobel | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp I approached The Blacklist #1 with some nervousness, being both not a watcher of the television series on which it is based (though I hear good things, and who doesn’t love James Spader?) and not in general […]

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24th Jul2015

Graphic Novel Review: ‘The 6 Voyages of Lone Sloane Vol. 1’

by Dean Fuller

Written and Drawn by Phillipe Druillet | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Hardback, 72pp Before reading this edition of ‘6 Voyages..’  I had been aware of Philippe Druillet as a personality, but not any of his work. He has been very influential in European art circles since the 1970’s, (the hero of this volume […]

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22nd Jul2015

Graphic Novel Review: ‘Ring of Roses’

by Dean Fuller

Written by Das Petrou | Art by John Watkiss | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Hardback, 144pp Well this one has been around the block a bit before being dusted down and dressed up with shiny new colouring by the ever inventive lot at Titan Comics (the original books were black and white). They […]

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17th Jul2015

‘Rivers of London #1: Body Work’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel | Art by Lee Sullivan | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp You can approach this issue, and this series, in two ways. One, like me, as a novice to the world of Peter Grant, already the star of a series of novels by Ben Aaronovitch. Or […]

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10th Jul2015

’21st Century Tank Girl #2′ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Alan Martin | Art by Jamie Hewlitt, Jim Mahfood, Philip Bond, Brett Parson, Jonathan Edwards, Craig Knowles, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell | Published by Titan Comics Not sure if this is an easy review to write, because it is essentially more of the same as last issue, or a hard review to write as I […]

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06th Jul2015

‘Scarlett Couture #3’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written and Drawn by Des Taylor | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Behind yet another gorgeous cover, Des Taylor enters the home stretch of his 4 issue miniseries. We get more of the same, which for me is perfectly fine. ‘Give them what they want’ seems to be Des Taylor’s theme running […]

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01st Jul2015

‘Surface Tension #2’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written and Drawn by Jay Gunn | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Issue 1 of this series proved to be a pleasant surprise, steering clear of many of the clichés and pitfalls similar series have suffered from. New boy Jay Gunn proved very adept at plotting, scripting and illustrating last month’s issue […]

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30th Jun2015

‘Doctor Who: The 12th Doctor #8 – The Fractures Pt. 3’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Robbie Morrison | Art by Brian Williamson | Published by Titan Comics Before getting into the actual review, can I say how refreshing it is that Titan Comics are making this series accessible, by having the first page devoted to a quick reminder of who the main players are, and a ‘Previously’ recap […]

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17th Jun2015

Graphic Novel Review: ‘The King in Yellow’

by Paul Metcalf

When it comes to horror especially in fiction I always find myself looking to H.P Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe at times because I like the way they take the normal things in life and pull the extraordinary into them, be it by the extraordinary or the morbid. When watching True Detective they introduced us […]

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15th Jun2015

’21st Century Tank Girl #1′ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Alan Martin | Art by Jamie Hewlitt, Jim Mahfood, Philip Bond, Brett Parson, Jonathan Edwards, Craig Knowles, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell | Published by Titan Comics Tank Girl to me is a character very evocative of a certain time in history, the late 1980’s/ early 1990’s, when she became something of a counter-culture icon. she seemed to […]

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15th Jun2015

‘Adventure Time: Candy Capers – Mathematical Edition’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Written by Ananth Panagariya, Yuko Ota | Artwork by Ian McGinty | Published by Titan Comics I’ve long maintained that of the many and various comics based on licensed properties, the Adventure Time publications are perhaps among those that best capture the spirit of the title on which they’re based. As well as its Adventure […]

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12th Jun2015

‘Scarlett Couture #2’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written and Drawn by Des Taylor | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp After reading issue 1 of Des Taylor’s new title, Scarlett Couture, my opinion had been that while his artwork had been outstanding, his shortcomings as a new kid on the block writer had been a little bit obvious. So, picking […]

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26th May2015

‘Surface Tension #1’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written and Drawn by Jay Gunn | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 36pp Surface Tension is another entry in Titan Comics comic output, and fits into their portfolio in that all the books they have been publishing have been different in tone, in style, in genre. You also get here 36 pages of […]

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22nd May2015

‘Blood & Gourd: Issue 1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Jenz K. Lund, D.H. Shultis | Art by Dave Acosta | Pencils by Juan Albarran | Published by Dead Peasant Humour and horror do not always make the best bedfellows, and it takes some skill to combine those two themes into something that works, be it up on the big screen or within […]

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15th May2015

‘White Trash’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Gordon Rennie | Art by Martin Edmond | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Hardback, 128pp White Trash was originally published way back in 1991 in Blast! Magazine, and you can probably guess the level of cult status it has by the fact that both Tundra and Heavy Metal have had a bash […]

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11th May2015

‘Doctor Who: The 12th Doctor – Vol.1 Terrorformer’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Robbie Morrison | Art by Dave Taylor | Published by Titan Comics | Format: , pp Dr Who comics have been around for quite some time, with Who comic strips going back as far as the 1960’s. I have happy memories of reading Dr Who Weekly from Marvel in the early 1980’s, and […]

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07th May2015

‘The Light & Darkness War’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Tom Veitch | Art by Cam Kennedy | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Hardcover, 208pp The Light & Darkness War was first published by Epic Comics, as a six issue mini-series, way back in 1988 and has been given a nice new lick of paint and general spruce up by Titan Comics. […]

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01st May2015

‘Anathema Book 1: The Evil That Men Do’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Rachel Deering | Art by Christopher Mooneyham, Wesley St. Clare | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 96pp A little bit of research showed that this title has had quite the history in its short life. Creator Rachel Deering has used Kickstarter to try and raise funds to get the title self […]

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29th Apr2015

‘The Evil Within’ Graphic Novel Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Ian Edginton | Art by Alex Sanchez, Ed Anderson | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Hardback, 112pp Officially a prequel to the wildly popular, or at the least very well marketed, computer game The Evil Within, this graphic novel from Titan Books seeks to add a little more depth to that particular world. Is […]

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