Writer: Vesper Aeon Artist: Anna Foubert Independently published, 2022 We were recently contacted to review this science fiction comic, Black Mariah, and we were glad to do so. The story begins in a faraway space station called Storm Forge, described as the research and development headquarters of an arms manufacturer called Qualix Corporation. Qualix was … Read more
Creator: Howard Chaykin First Comics, 1983-1988 The calendar has now slipped over to 2023, which gives us an immediate and overly enthusiastic excuse to look back to 1983 as an anniversary year. By any measure, 1983 was a remarkably creative year for American comic books. For those of us old enough to remember, 1983 saw … Read more
Creators: Tommaso Todesca, Alex Franquelli, Giulio Tomassy Markosia Enterprises Ltd; Illustrated edition (20 April 2020) ** We, Homo Sapiens, represent the evolutionary zenith of the genus Homo: we have created scientific and technological miracles in less than 300,000 years. Before us, however, another Homo species lived on Earth for almost 2 million years. That species … Read more
Authors: Kaja and Phil Faglio Illustrator: Phil Faglio Colors: Cheyenne Wright Airship, 2015 A LOCOMOTIVE HEADLAMP flickers in the distance and grows stronger. A warm, welcome feeling arises as the train arrives where you stand bundled up alone in a falling snow that sheathes the landscape. All the roads have disappeared. This opening scene in … Read more