Review: Sundowners #2

I want to be kind to Sundowners when reviewing it because I think it’s trying to do something original, but I’m torn because at the moment I still don’t know what the hell is going on. A comic book about a superhero support group at first glance, Tim Seeley and Jim Terry seem intent on taking this book way beyond that into stranger worlds where H.P. Lovecraft and Grant Morrison hold séances.

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Review: The Massive #27

I’m loathe to use this metaphor in a book like The Massive because it’s just such low-hanging fruit, but issue 27 feels like the calm before the final storm in the series. We’ve just had the biggest reveal of the series, and Brian Wood and Garry Brown let us live in the moment for an issue, gathering where we stand now, and what we know is coming for the Ninth Wavers.

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Review: Bee and Puppycat #4

I first found out about Bee and Puppycat when a woman I was dating sent me a link to the initial animated short Natasha Allegri had created for a Kickstarter campaign. The show I saw completely charmed me with its two leading characters, and the absurd turns their story took, culminating in Puppycat taking Bee on an extra dimensional trip to score them a few bucks.

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Review: Lumberjanes #6

I can barely contain my excitement; the new issue of Lumberjanes is out! Stop what you are doing, dig through the couch cushions for some extra cash and head immediately to your nearest comic book store to buy the new issue! And finally, last but not least feast your eyes on the wonderment of Lumberjanes. Simple, right?

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Review: Robyn Hood #2

Well Robyn is back in her new ongoing series and with issue one taking us all on a new ride, I was all set for two to do the same. See Pat Shand is bringing us the same badass Robyn, but with a twist. I have to say I like this new side. The differences lie in her setting.

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Review: Butterfly #1

Butterflies are a lot like mustaches. I don’t mean in their, I dunno, biological makeup? I’m speaking more of their shared iconographical appropriation. See, mustaches used to be either robust or hilarious; verdant badges worn proudly by the brave, until a bunch of shit-stain hipsters stole them...without actually being able to properly grow one. The same is true of butterflies. Sorta.

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Review: Roche Limit #1

According to the Internet, a “Roche limit” is the distance at which a manmade or natural satellite, held together by its own gravitational pull (rather than simply being a solid mass), will be pulled apart by the gravity of a larger or more tidally-charged celestial body, like a planet.

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Review: The Empty Man #4

Unlike some, I am not typically what you might call a “horror guy.” Don’t get me wrong, I like a good scare, but modern horror - be it in film, comic books or otherwise - seems to be complacent in eliciting its fright through gratuitous gore, rather than the psychological stuff that cranks my tractor. It is the implied - that which lurks at the periphery of the story - which, for me, terrifies the most and leaves a lasting impression. In terms of gore, less is more.

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Review: Elfquest: The Final Quest #5

It feels so long since the last issue of Elfquest has graced the shelves of comic book stores everywhere. But don’t worry, Wendy and Richard Pini have heard our fandom cries and have soothed our need with issue 5. Last month left us hanging when Teir fell off a cliff and Ember was still in the clutches of the evil human, Djun.

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