My first impression of my second year at London Super Comic Con was that the programming seemed, for a lack of a better word, very dudely. A lot of time was given to Avatar Press and Max Brooks, and not much time to more obviously inclusive publishers or creators. Even the brief moderated portion of…
Preacher Casts Ruth Negga as Tulip
We have our first piece of official Preacher casting news from AMC: Ruth Negga has been cast as female lead character Tulip! Negga’s previous geek TV credits include Misfits and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. She also played Shirley Bassey in the BBC’s 2011 TV biopic of the veteran singer/goddess, which isn’t exactly a geek culture production…
I’m Loving: Lord Snooty and His Pals
My God, Dudley D. Watkins was a genius. It’s not a word I use lightly. While there are a lot of comics creators out there with staggering levels of talent whose work can make you see the world in a whole new way, they’re not all geniuses as such. But every line that Watkins drew,…
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 24 Reviewed
Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 24 John Wagner/Various (w), Various (a) Rebellion March 2, 2015 For many Judge Dredd fans, 1995 was a bad year, mostly because of The Movie That Must Not Be Named. I choose to look on the bright side. The Movie That Must Not Be Named is hilarious viewing if…
Review: 2000AD, Prog 1919
2000AD, Prog 1919 Writers: Various, Artists: Various Rebellion Happy 38th birthday, 2000AD! That’s right: the galaxy’s greatest source of thrill-power has now entered its 38th year. At 52 weeks per year, plus biweekly Megazines from 1990 onwards…that’s a lot of comics. You may need to sit down for a moment to process it–I know I do….
What Jonathan Jones Gets Wrong About Comics
…Pretty much everything. On the Guardian‘s Art and Design blog, art critic Jonathan Jones slammed the art of “the comic-book universe” for being “banal” and “lack[ing]…ambition and verve.” A reasonable criticism, if he’d given evidence to back it up. After all, many comics fans suffered through the epidemic of Greg Land SameFace Syndrome that swept…
Review: 2000AD, Prog 1917
2000AD, Prog 1917 Writers: Various Artists: Various Rebellion Two stories come to an end in this week’s prog: one just in time, and one too soon. The former is “Ulysses Sweet, Maniac for Hire: Psycho-Therapist” (writer: Guy Adams; artists: Paul Marshall and Chris Blythe), which relied too heavily on flippant discussions of violence that were…
Suck My Neck: Date Night With WWAC
Character: Cassidy, from Preacher Date activities: Dinner and a gig Decisions: Terrible Dinner is burgers at a greasy diner (the best place in New York, he says, and he’s lived long enough to know). He gets a double, rarer than rare—I can see the blood dripping down his chin. With someone like him, dinner is…
Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection
Attention UK and Ireland Dreddheads: do you want even more Judge Dredd in your life? Preferably in a nice hardcover format that looks really cool on your bookcase? Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection is here to help. Published by 2000AD and Hachette (not Rebellion, the usual publisher), the Mega Collection is a series of collected…
Multifarious: Art of the Body
Multifarious is back in the New Year, and for this one, we decided to go with a theme: art and the female body.
Image Expo Announces Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s “Monstress”
This year’s Image Expo announcements seem to have something for everyone: adventure, ridiculous exploits, grimness, comings-of-age, magic, and more. For me, the most exciting is the announcement of Monstress, a new series written by Marjorie Liu and drawn by Sana Takeda.
Review: 2000AD, Prog 1912
2000AD, Prog 1912 Various (W & A) Rebellion It’s the first prog of 2015! A new year with new thrills…well, sort of.