Category Archives: Political

The Nightly News

Posted on 24 March, 2008 by Khaled Abou Alfa

The first proper content on this site in a while and a slight shift in the way I will be reviewing graphic novels you can now download the enhanced Splash Panel podcast. Hopefully these will come out as a minimum … Continue reading →

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DMZ | Volume 1 | On the Ground

Posted on 13 February, 2007 by Khaled Abou Alfa

I’ve got to say that this book took me over 6 months to get around to reading. This wasn’t because I was excited about reading it, this wasn’t because I had better things to read (as you’ll understand from the … Continue reading →

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I’ve spoken about the purely sublime series Kabuki when I reviewed Circle of Blood. Now you can start reading this series on a daily basis for free. That’s a pretty good deal if you ask me for one of the … Continue reading →

Posted on 21 August, 2006 by Khaled Abou Alfa | Leave a comment

Ex Machina | The First Hunderd Days

Posted on 19 April, 2006 by Khaled Abou Alfa

We’re in a golden age for good comic book series. I’m talking about classic series that are very well written and amazingly illustrated. Ex Machina continues that trait as Tony Harris gets down and dirty and gets stuck into a … Continue reading →

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Channel Zero

Posted on 8 January, 2006 by Khaled Abou Alfa

There’s something seriously cool about this book. Maybe it’s the Warren Ellis introduction that really sells the book exceptionally well. Maybe it’s the fantastic graphic design of the entire package. The truth however is probably a combination of all these … Continue reading →

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V for Vendetta

Posted on 18 December, 2005 by Khaled Abou Alfa

Little can be said that hasn’t already been said about the genius that is Alan Moore. The reason why the man occupies such an amazing place in the minds of people who have read graphic novels can be attributed to … Continue reading →

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The Losers | Ante Up

Posted on 4 December, 2005 by Khaled Abou Alfa

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 … Continue reading →

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