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LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! HALF PAST DANGER!
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }I was going to wait until the trade was out to do a review but certain events changed those plans for me. First of all, I really enjoyed the first issue and want people to...
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SUBTERRANEAN CITY (ROBERT CURLEY) DUES (Or How I Came To Love Irish Comics)
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm;As a kid my exposure to comics mainly involved being scared by copies of Dan Dare Annuals belonging to my uncles and copies of 2000 AD that I picked up at a fair in my home...
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AN' FOR EVERY HUNG-UP PERSON IN THE WHOLE WIDE UNIVERSE. MY REVIEW OF THEM.
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }Having read Tommie Kelly's The Holy Numbers (review to follow soon – it will be a bit more in-depth as it covers the whole story), I was interested in seeing what else he...
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WITH POD ON OUR SIDE: WHERE MONSTERS DWELL
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; To me, Hell is other people on public transport and being that I commute to work this necessitates me taking matters in hand. Rather than resorting to physical violence, I...
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IRELAND'S FIRST SUPERHERO? THE CELTIC WARRIOR
Growing up in Ireland, you can't help but hear about Finn MacCumhail and the Fianna or the adventures of Cú Chulainn. In fact, if I remember correctly, I was taught those stories in primary school and,...
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FIVE COMICS I AM READING (MARVEL) NOW
X-men: Legacy (Vol. 2)Remember Charles Xavier's son? The chap with the funny hair who caused the Age of Apocalypse? Well they gave him his own series. Living up to the title, David Haller aka Legion...
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THAT'S ME IN THE CORNER: ENJOYING BATWING
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; Anybody that follows me on Twitter knows of my love for all things Palmiotti and Gray. From discovering their work on Jonah Hex to their creator owned books to their...
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KICKING IT WITH PAPER FILMS: WHY YOU SHOULD BACK FORAGER
I missed out on the first Paperfilms Kickstarter project, Queen Crab (art by Artiz Eiguren and a cover by Sas Christian), because I was unsure about the whole Kickstarter idea but, when I managed to...
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REVIEW: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS
I never thought I would be reviewing a book (I tend to stick to comics) but this one has two things going for it: 1) it is a book about comics and 2) it is a book about the my favourite superhero,...
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LOSING THE X-FACTOR: DROPPING MARVEL NOW
So they've announced the return of X-Factor as part of the All-New Marvel Now books. The Ugly American Report covered the price hike of the new series to $3.99 and the excellent Ryan Lee's feelings on...
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SPIDER-WOMAN: YOU HIRE MANARA, YOU GET MANARA
So the latest internet outrage is about Milo Manara’s cover for Spider-woman issue one due out in November (written by Dennis Hopless with art by Greg Land). I’ve seen blogs and websites criticising...
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