Graphic novels. Collected editions. Omnibuses. Trades. These are really all just words for “a kickass way to read comics”. So, with this column we’re going to look at all of those kickass bound pages that are hitting comic shops, bookstores and online outlets this week! (Note that in some instances, the release dates to comic…
MacLean’s HEAD LOPPER AND THE CRIMSON TOWER Coming in March
Critically acclaimed cartoonist Andrew MacLean (ApocalyptiGirl) will launch a new story arc in his ongoing swords-and-sorcery-but-mostly-swords quarterly series HEAD LOPPER this March. In HEAD LOPPER #5, a daring new adventure awaits, looming like the Crimson Tower, home of Ulrich the Twice Damned, sworn enemy of Zhaania Kota Ka. With old friends and new, our heroes…
Review: HEAD LOPPER #1
HEAD LOPPER #1 Written by Andrew MacLean Art by Andrew MacLean and Mike Spicer Published by Image Comics Release Date: September 9, 2015 Meet Norgal. He’s your average gigantic viking-clad gentleman. Carries around a blue witch head. Likes long walks on the beach. Enjoys severing heads of extremely large beasts. You know, the usual. Head Lopper #1,…
TRADE WAITING: Week of May 20, 2015
Greetings and salutations comic fans! It’s another Monday and that means another look at some of the hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this week’s “Trade Waiting” – your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released to stores this Wednesday and why you should watch out for…
Advance Review: APOCALYPTIGIRL: AN ARIA FOR THE END TIMES
APOCALYPTIGIRL: AN ARIA FOR THE END TIMES Written by Andrew MacLean Art by Andrew MacLean Published by Dark Horse Comics Release Date: May 20, 2015 The logline is what got me in the door. We mock these ‘it’s x meets y’ methods of pitching but sometimes, they’re exactly what you need to hear. According to…