05th Jul2017

‘Jimmy’s Bastards #1’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Russell Braun | Published by Aftershock Comics Garth Ennis doing a mature spoof of the James Bond character makes a lot of sense. His sense of humor lends itself to that type of idea, and the more Garth Ennis comics we get the better the world of comics. Jimmy’s Bastards […]

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09th May2017

Catching Up with the Classics: ‘Preacher Vol.1: Gone to Texas’

by Dan Clark

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Steve Dillion | Published by Vertigo Synopsis: Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan Preacher Jesse Custer becomes completely disillusioned with the beliefs that he had dedicated his entire life to. Now possessing the power of “the word,” an ability to make people do whatever he […]

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05th Oct2016

‘Johnny Red #8’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Keith Burns | Published by Titan Comics Parting is such sweet sorrow. The final issue of which has been one of the best books of the last year, from any company bar none. Ennis and Burns have not only dusted down an old, semi-forgotten character and strip but […]

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22nd Sep2016

‘World of Tanks: Roll Out #1’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Carlos Ezquerra | Published by Dark Horse Comics There is no question that Garth Ennis knows how to write a great WWII comic. His current series Dreaming Eagles, which tells the story of African America pilots during WWII, is one of my current favorite books. So considering his […]

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25th May2016

‘Johnny Red #7’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Keith Burns | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Last issue was the big game changer in the book when we moved beyond the guys on the floor, that is the exploits of Johnny and Falcon Squadron, and into the politics of what has been going […]

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18th Apr2016

‘Johnny Red #6’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Keith Burns | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Johnny Red has been one of the stand out series for me this year, and one I genuinely look forward to reading every month. Ennis has taken the war comic format, and all the nostalgia that goes with […]

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10th Mar2016

‘Johnny Red #5’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Keith Burns | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Johnny Red has been, without doubt, one of my favourite non-superhero books of the last year, and possibly my favourite non-DC/Marvel book. Although I’m a Garth Ennis fan of many years, I’m not a big war book aficionado […]

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09th Feb2016

‘Johnny Red #4’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Keith Burns | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Johnny Red has been a lot of things since Issue 1 came out. A loving homage to those old war comics, told with modern eyes, probably the best non-superhero title out there right now, and genuinely surprising […]

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12th Jan2016

‘Johnny Red #3’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Keith Burns | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp It is perhaps a measure of the overall quality of the comic book market of the last several years that I keep waiting for this series to disappoint me at some point. Issue 1 was great, but […]

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22nd Dec2015

‘Johnny Red #2’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Keith Burns | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp I thought the first issue of this series was one of the best issue 1’s of the year in any category,  never mind that it was one of the best non-superhero comics in some time. Garth Ennis […]

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06th Nov2015

‘Johnny Red #1’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Garth Ennis | Art by Keith Burns | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Those comic book readers of a certain vintage , cough cough, probably remember well the mid-late 1970’s when sometimes the only comics you could find to keep you going until the next imported batch of Marvel and […]

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28th Mar2013

‘Stitched: Volume One’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Story by Garth Ennis | Script & Art by Mike Wolfer | Published by Avatar Press | Distributed by Titan Books | Format: Paperback, 176pp Garth Ennis, creator of one of my favourite comics of all time, The Boys, and the gloriously OTT ultra-violent horror comic Crossed, is back once again with another slice of […]