Happy 30th Birthday, Spawn

Spawn, a comic book title created by Todd McFarlane and published by Image Comics since 1992, features an American superhero character with an interesting pedigree.

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The Dancing Plague (review)

Creator: Gareth Brookes Self Made Man, 2021 Before we get to the subject matter of this surprisingly confronting comic, The Dancing Plague, we must first

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Happy 80th Birthday, Two-Face

Two-Face is not a very original character. A criminal, half-scarred, with psychotic tendencies? Another madman in the queue of Batman’s long line of adversaries, and

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Vale George Perez (1954-2022)

On 20 May 2022 George Perez passed away. Mr Perez had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. For many longstanding readers of American comic books, Perez

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Shark of War #5 (review)

Writer and Artist: Ben Lacy Biting Comics, 2022 Rather sadly, in 2019, a friendly and inquisitive Beluga whale was found swimming off the coast of

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Vale Neal Adams (1942-2022)

Ground-breaking American comic book artist Neal Adams died this week, aged 80. Mr Adams had a distinctive style which was unlike any of his contemporaries.

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X-Men: Red #1 (review)

Writer: Al Ewing Artists: Stefano Caselli and Federico Blee Marvel Comics. June, 2022 At the outset: an apology. This critique mentions the names of characters

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The Rite #1 (review)

Writer: Aaron J. McGrath Artist: Hernan Gonzalez Colourist: Damian Felitte Letter: Nicholas Lepka December, 2021 The Rite #1 is an independent horror title released in

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