Creator: Sid Quade Self-published, July 2023 Giles Gridley and his sister Alexandra are of the Kaftar people, who live in a desert city reminiscent of Timbuktu. The story begins with Giles rummaging around his house, looking for things to take with him as he prepares for exile on the orders of the city’s leader, Chieftain … Read more
Writer: David Wilburn Artist: Rafael Romeo Magat Broken Face Comics, November 2023 For a waypoint of the genre of science, cyberpunk was brief, inherently doomed to obsolescence but its very nature. Near-visions of the future are quickly overtaken by reality. But cyberpunk has benefited from a relatively recent 1980s nostalgia revival, in pop culture fuelled … Read more
Writer/creator: Travis Corwin Illustrator: Phillip Ginn November 2023 There could be a new sub-genre of science fiction called Pandemic Dystopia. We have reviewed a number of titles over the past few years which are either about or have been triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is another one, entitled Finale, an independent publication by Travis … Read more
Creator: Kamila Krol Strangers Publishing 2023 STALKING THE FOREST, shhh, stay still, and you might spy fairies there gamboling in a glade, laughing and lounging on leaves, chattering in a chorus. Breathe low. Listen. And behave. This is where we enter RUSALKA – WHISPERS OF THE FOREST, a new work by creator Kamila Krol, deep … Read more