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Category Archives: Comics
Review: The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire (1965-’82) by Mike Butterworth & Don Lawrence
The Trigan Empire series is one of the most cherished, celebrated series in the history of British comics. Written in the 1960s to ‘80s, it achieved fame mainly in Britain and mainland European countries. The Netherlands in particular embraced the … Continue reading
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Tagged Comics, Don Lawrence, Mike Butterworth, review, SF, The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire, The Trigan Empire
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Review: Guy Delisle – Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China (2003)
3/5 If there is one thing that changed for China over the past few decades, then it is their immense and rapid urbanisation. There are whole cities with millions if not tens of millions of people that many Westerners have … Continue reading
Comic Reviews: Lady Mechanika, Rat Queens, Wayward & More
Why am I reading all these comics??? Well, I bought a bundle of about 60 comics for a very good deal, including some famous ones like the whole Saga, Monstress and Paper Girls runs, but it also had an assortment … Continue reading
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Tagged Comics, Glitterbomb, graphic novel, Lady Mechanika, Rat Queens, review, Wayward
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Review: Guy Delisle – Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea (2004)
I’ve read this graphic novel many times. It’s quite short – you can read the whole thing in three hours – and it is such a tragicomic travel story that it never fails to entertain me. Guy Delisle, a Canadian … Continue reading
Review: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (1994-’96), by Don Rosa
10/10 It is really hard for me to be objective in any way about these comics. As a young boy I read and reread them to the point that they are burned into the brain. Every single panel is immediately … Continue reading
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Tagged Comics, Don Rosa, graphic novel, review, The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
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Review: I Hate Fairyland (2015-’18) by Skottie Young
This comic is based on the idea that if Dorothy had been forced to stay in the fairyland of the Wizard of Oz, then after 27 years those characters would really have gotten on her nerves. I can’t blame her, … Continue reading
Review: Maus (1991) by Art Spiegelman
It is not easy to pin down Art Spiegelman’s Maus (1980-91) in a neat category. It is a comic book or graphic novel, but it is also nonfiction – and can be categorised as biography or memoir too. What it … Continue reading
Review: The World of Edena (1983), by Moebius
The World of Edena (Le Monde d’Edena) is one of French artist Jean “Moebius” Giraud’s most essential works. Along with The Incal and Arzach and the Blueberry comic series, the Edena Cycle and all its supplementary material that Moebius created … Continue reading
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Tagged comic, graphic novel, Moebius, review, The Incal, The World of Edena
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Review: Before the Incal, by Jodorowsky & Janjetov
8.5/10 Before the Incal (1988-’95) is a prequel to Jodorowsky & Moebius’s famous and stunning graphic novel The Incal, and as always the case with prequels, they are made with the expectation that you already know what happened in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alejandro Jodorowsky, Before the Incal, comic, graphic novel, science fiction, SF, The Incal, Zoran Janjetov
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