Archive for the 'Mystery' Category

Dawn | Lucifer’s Halo

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Rereading this series brings back a great deal of memories. Dawn was one of my oldest looks into the independent publishing world of comics in the mid 1990s. The landscape at the time was rife with pure and unreadable garbage. From that desolate land there were a couple of shining beacons for the faithful that [...]

Batman: Hush

Friday, September 1st, 2006

Tell me Batman, you let one Robin die. Want to go for two?
Batman: Hush is a dark and captivating tale by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee. Batman: Hush takes you from the darkest corners of the Dark Knight’s mind to the deepest depths of his soul as he faces his toughest [...]

Blacksad -Somewhere Within the Shadows

Saturday, March 4th, 2006

Blacksad is probably one of , if not the very best anthropomorphic graphic novels currently on the stands, if ever published. I know this might sound like hyperbole, but in this case it would be a fact. Not trying to pigeon hole it or anything I’ll even go a little further and say that it’s [...]

100 Bullets | First Shot, Last Call

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

Listen closely because I’m about to introduce you to one of the greatest graphic novel series to ever be published. This isn’t hyperbole, this is fact. If you’re looking for a series that keeps you thinking and questioning what just happened after you’ve put the book down then this is the book for you. See [...]

The Losers | Ante Up

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

Before I get into the review of this book I just wanted to make an observation regarding the nature of graphic novels and the creators behind them. It’s such a small tight nit community that it’s completely normal for the readers to interact with the creators online as soon as they’ve read and devoured the [...]

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