World Comic Book Review

25th April 2024

Ack #1-3 (review)

Ack #1-3 Independently published, 2013-2018 Writers: Maxwell Yezpitelok, Felipe Choque The superhero genre can rarely be accused of not taking itself seriously enough. A man in a cape posturing under a flag, perched on a gargoyle, or flying amidst the clouds on some random but altruistic patrol are images ingrained into the global consciousness. The … Read more

Damage #1 (Review)

Damage #1 DC Comics, April 2018 Writer: Robert Venditti This comic is, put simply, about a character which is a blatant copy of the Hulk. We are tempted to leave our review at that. But we should elaborate. Damage #1 is published by American comic book publishing company DC Comics. It is written by Robert … Read more

The Arrival (Review)

The Arrival Lothian Books / Hodder Children’s Books, 2006 Writer: Shaun Tan Shaun Tan is an Australian comic book creator based in the same slightly obscure city as your reviewer, although we have never met or dealt with him in any capacity. Mr Tan however has a formidable reputation, although not within the traditional comic … Read more

SuperTokyoLand (Review)

SuperTokyoLand Top Shelf Productions, 2015 (English translation) Writer: Benjamin Reiss When bathing in that deepest of self-absorbed writing indulgence, the autobiography, there is a natural tendency for the unsophisticated towards apology, justification, or penitence. SuperTokyoLand is an autobiographical adventure of a French cartoonist’s extended stay in Japan, but has none of these things. As an … Read more