Comic Review: Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice TPB (IDW)
Alan Spinney IDW’s English translation of Italian Hugo Pratt’s Corto Maltese Fable Of Venice is a real eyeopener. It’s a 64-page trade paperback, with color covers and black and white interiors.
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Comic Review: The Shadow/Batman #1 (Dynamite/DC Comics)
Full disclosure: I have only a passing knowledge of Batman and Robin’s 2017 activities or identities. Having said this, I am reviewing the first issue of a comic book published…
Comic Reviews: Slots #1 (Image)
Enter Stanley, a drifter, a grifter, a con artist, and charmer. He’s broke and back in Vegas, to do a favor that could land him some cash, or a broken…
Comic Review: Doc Macabre Treasury Edition (IDW)
The IDW Treasury Edition of Dr. Macabre is sure to send a chill up your spine. And what better month to release it than October!
Comic Review: Harley & Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica #1 (Archie Comics/DC Comics)
The title of this $3.99 Archie/DC comic really says it all; Harley and Ivy meet Betty and Veronica. Well, actually they don’t meet them. Not yet, but soon.
Comic Review: The Green Hornet 66′ Meets The Spirit #4 (Dynamite)
From the dynamic Ty Templeton cover (descending octopus tentacles are grasping The Spirit, Green Hornet and Kato in mid-air) to the swiftly moving story inside, this issue is a pleasure…
Comic Review: Annual (Image Comics)
It’s a strange thing, Image “Annual”. It sells for $10 and is a bit disjointed. Well, it has lots of limbs, all connected with the name Joe Casey, and hobbles…
Comic Review: Kamandi Challenge #9 (DC Comics)
By now, most of comic fandom’s current inhabitants, young and old, know who Jack (King) Kirby was and that 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. And so they…
Comic Review: Weird Love #20 (IDW)
Weird Love issue 20 continues the fragrant flow of reprinted romance stories from the 50’s and 60’s. Purple prose, mauve dresses, ruby red roses and all.