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A Rag, A Bone, A Hank of Hair
We have starting points. Sometimes we have restarting points. Sometimes we are reborn. Continue reading “A Rag, A Bone, A Hank of Hair”
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Tales for Dark Times
Blue Collars issues 1 and 2 by Tom Smith and Clare Thompson Joe Kavanagh is a sponsored worker. A global financial collapse has resulted in an explosion of personal debt. The only way to pay back that debt is via The Sponsorship Act. Sponsors can purchase individual debt in return for the labour of the indebted. It is often said that the best science fiction … Continue reading Tales for Dark Times
Another Planet
50 Signal Volume One: The First Day by Nick Gonzo This is the tale of an astronaut and his love and companion, his space ship. This is no ordinary ship, this is a living sentience that has been with the astronaut since birth. Bonded together they have a mission. No, not a five year one to boldly go…but to Investigate, Document and Salvage. Their mission … Continue reading Another Planet
Killtopianism
Killtopia 2 – Dave Cook and Craig Paton, Card Shark Comics Killtopia 2 returns us to the heart of the action as our heroes take on everything that the city has to throw at them in the search for Crash, the robot who can cure the Rot, the nanotech-borne disease that is ravaging the humans of the city. Once again we travel through the malls, … Continue reading Killtopianism
God Times dot exe
Internet Crusader by George Wylesol It is the early days of the internet. The days of slow, dial-up modems. Of Mosaic and Netscape Navigator, of IRC and message boards. Of Geocities, flashing text and rotating gifs. An evil cult determines to spread chaos around the globe with a simple computer virus which spreads faster than a cold sore in a glam metal tour bus. The … Continue reading God Times dot exe
Iron Butterfly
The Legend of La Mariposa by James Lawrence La Mariposa is a luchadora, a legendary one at that. What, you may ask, is a luchadora? A female luchador obviously – a luchador being a masked Mexican wrestler. The flashy antics and crazy storylines of WWE owe a lot to the Mexican version of the sport – lucha libre. Mexican wrestlers are closer to superheroes, wearing … Continue reading Iron Butterfly
Captain Betsy
Cover of the Week – Captain Britain 13 – January 1986 The news from San Diego is that Excalibur is back. Well it has come back a couple of times before with mixed results so I will suspend my judgement on that announcement. One new feature is that Captain Britain will be Betsy Braddock – Brian’s sister and better known as Psylocke from the X-Men. … Continue reading Captain Betsy
Surfing with Poseidon
In Waves by A J Dungo First of all I need to make a confession. I have never surfed in my life. The freezing North Sea might produce some good waves but only the very bold with very good wetsuits brave the surf here. Hypothermia would be the probable result of any attempts on my part to catch some green room action in the Firth … Continue reading Surfing with Poseidon
Rare as an Earthling
Space Captain by Michael Park and Chris Baldie Something, I don’t know what, caused every living human to disappear. Human colonies across the galaxy were suddenly abandoned. All communication with Earth ceased in an instant. Humanity just…vanished. Except for you. With the success of the final Kickstarter for this series at the end of 2018 the epic saga of the final human – Space Captain … Continue reading Rare as an Earthling
Comics and Chips
Glasgow Comic Con 29th June 2019 Europe roasts, Catalonia is ablaze and across the shires of England the yeomanry fire up the barbeque and empty corner shop beer fridges in council estate and village green alike. In the lands to the North optimistic Scots set forth with joy in their eyes, clad only in t-shirts, the more daring in shorts. They have a destination on … Continue reading Comics and Chips
Fear of Heights
A look back at Vertigo This week DC announced the end of the Vertigo line. Vertigo was a clear attempt by DC to create a line of comics which were not aimed at children but at young adults and older. Vertigo came along at just the right time for me. From The Daredevils and Warrior it was an easy leap to follow British Invasion creators … Continue reading Fear of Heights
