World Comic Book Review

24th April 2024

JOHN FLOOD 1-6 v. PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN 23-24— (comparative review) “I don’t wanna be a soldier mama”

Writer: Justin Jordan // Paul Jenkins Artists: Jorge Coelho, Tamra Bonvillain // Mark Buckingham et al. Boom! Studios 2015 // Marvel 2000 STAY AWAKE ALWAYS and see how it feels. Three days, even with good drugs to stay alert, details swirl and one starts to dream. This is the reality of JOHN FLOOD, subject of … Read more

Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere v. Darkest Rout #1 (comparative review)

Darkest Rout Writer: Antwone Barnes Artist: Kip Henderson Independently published, 2023 Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere Writer: Mike Carey Artist: Glenn Fabry DC Comics / Vertigo, 2006 (collected work) This comparative review measures up a freshly-minted independent title, backed by Kickstarter, with a comic-book interpretation of a Neil Gaiman novel, published by American comic book giant DC … Read more

King of Spies v. Desolation Jones (comparative review)

Writer (King of Spies): Mark Miller Artist (King of Spies): Matteo Scalera Image Comics / (Netflix / Millarworld), 2021-2022 Writer (Desolation Jones): Warren Ellis Artist (Desolation Jones): J. H. Williams III and José Villarrubia Wildstorm, 2005-2007 Writer and former spy Ian Fleming’s famous fictional character, James Bond, has been haunting our cinemas and televisions for … Read more

Revisiting Free Comic Book Day in 2019: Spooksville / Street Fighter (a comparative review) —“Come say boo to my face buddy”

Writers: Pat Shand, Mike Wolfer/Ken Siu-Chong Artists: Eric Shanower/Omar Dogan American Mythology/Udon, 2019 A GHOST NUDGED MY ARM while rifling stacks on Free Comic Book Day in 2019, couldn’t help it, I came home with Casper’s “Spooksville,” a reissue of CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST, whom I formerly knew well from the age of diapers and … Read more