Virginia Woolf’s Orlando adapted by Jules Scheele The world seems gripped by a struggle: the forces of conservatism versus the forces of progress. Anti-movement versus movement. Perhaps we can take comfort in the fact that movement never stops, no matter whether we wish it to or not. Not the movement of mountains and tectonic plates, and certainly not the movement of human societies. Change, existence, … Continue reading Against Stillness
Mort by Travis Brown, Nate Walkington and Marina Leon It’s late at night, a dame walks into the office. Jet black hair, a red dress that’s to die for and a set of pearly whites that really catch the eye – in fact they might be the last thing you see before you breathe your last breath. She is perilous, a real vamp, definitely not … Continue reading Cold Case
Otherkin by Marco Vito Oddo and Victor Costa A mysterious individual arrives in London. A librarian has a boring evening shift turn into a chaotic life or death struggle. A sadistic killer stalks them both – and behind the killer lurks a bigger conspiracy and a mysterious entity named The Wizard. Welcome to the world of Otherkin. The occult lingering at the edges of our … Continue reading Sigils and Sorcerers
So Buttons 15 by Jonathan Baylis It was a pleasure as always to receive the latest So Buttons from Jonathan Baylis – an Eisner nominated autobiographical anthology. This issue, subtitled “Who is my Daddy and what does he do?” centers around father-son relations. The Barry Windsor-Smith Machine Man tribute cover by C.M. Campbell is amazing and sets an appropriately nostalgic but fantastic tone. The opening … Continue reading In the Neighbourhood
Armaveni, by Nadine Takvorian A couple of weeks ago I was in Istanbul. This ancient city is full of the layers of history. Greek, Roman and Turkish. It is home to many nationalities and amongst them can still be found Armenians. Hidden behind high walls you can still find Armenian churches, Armenian craftsmen still work around the Grand Bazaar. If you go to the right … Continue reading Tales of Exile and Survival
Jon McNaught event for his book Hors Scène (Off Stage) at La Belle Adventure, Edinburgh The heavy rain marked the slow end of summer, but a cosy crowd filled one venue in Leith Walk to celebrate comics. La Belle Adventure in Edinburgh’s Leith Walk specialises in bringing the thriving French comics scene to British readers. The shop is filled with a curated selection of the … Continue reading The Lion, the Rain and the Bookshop
The Sequential Scotland comic convention is a new addition to the shifting lineup of cons here in the exotic lands north of the wall. There is a sharper divide between the autograph/funkopop/labubu type cons and those which feature actual comics these days. This comic-con 2.0 world means there are more great events like Sequential where you can find small press and emerging comic talents. Or … Continue reading Sequential Scotland
Airbag #3 More Stories by Brian Canini At first I took Airbag to be an autobiographical collection. It starts out with that staple of autobio comics, the school yard tale from childhood – or playing ground tale if you are British. But instead we have stories told from the perspective of a cast of characters including cartoon mice. The broad theme of this issue is … Continue reading Two Wolves and a Couple of Mice
So Buttons 14 Nostalgia. A perfume that Alan Moore teased us with in Watchmen. A dangerous force that points us towards an unobtainable past that never existed. An essential part of being human that keeps love alive and people in our lives long after they are gone. The latest issue of Jonathan Baylis’ So Buttons is really a book of two parts. One part deals … Continue reading You & Me Remembering
Underground Kingdom Comix Fantasy Matt Greaves, Samuel Hickson, Josh Hicks, Jonny Brokenbrow, Harry Dean Willmott, Matt Simmons and Ethan Llewellyn Having already covered the genres of crime and horror, the Underground Kingdom clan have turned their attention to Fantasy. The genre that has filled bookshops, charity shops and landfill sites ever since those Lord of the Rings movies came out and George R. R. Martin … Continue reading Carpal Tunnels and Trolls
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