Comic Reviews

Marvel Platinum Edition: The Definitive X-Men Redux – Various Writers & Artists (Marvel / Panini)

The latest entry into the Marvel Platinum Collection, where only the best of the best stories are collected, this time focuses on the so called children of the atom-The X-Men. With the emergence of The…


X-Men Phoenix: Endsong – Greg Pak, Greg Land, Chris Claremont & John Byrne (Marvel)

One of the most intriguing Marvel characters ever created, finally gets the send-off they deserve. Collecting the five issues of X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong series, Greg Pak flexes his writing muscles for one last time…



Savage Sword of Conan: The Cult of Koga Thun – Gerry Duggan, Ron Garney, Richard Isanove, Travis Lanham & Alex Ross (Marvel)

“Know, oh prince that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis…” It doesn’t matter how many times I read those lines, without fail, they always send a shiver of uncoiled excitement through my being….


Disney Masters Volume 8 – Donald Duck: Duck Avenger Strikes Again– Romano Scarpa & Carl Banks (Fantagraphics)

I’ve always found it slightly surreal, and more than a little infuriating, that Romano Scarpa has never, outside of Italy at least, been regarded with the reverence or idolised in the same way as his…



Joel Meadows presents Masters Of Comics at The Society of Illustrators…

Tripwire\’s editor-in-chief Joel Meadows has spent the last three decades covering the best in comics and genre, and Masters Of Comics is a book that takes a look at the studios and work practices of the world\’s finest comic…


Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Spider-Man Redux – Various (Marvel/Panini)

 It’s a bittersweet experience reviewing collections such as this if, like me, you owned the originals of the early issues featured and long ago sold them for beer, food, rent, or to the devil in…


Eisner Award-Winning Creators Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes Reunite for An All New HELLBOY & THE B.P.R.D Story

This December, the Eisner Award-winning creative team of HELLBOY: KRAMPUSNACHT is reuniting for an all-new one-shot, HELLBOY & THE B.P.R.D.: THE SEVEN WIVES CLUB.  Written by legendary HELLBOY  creator Mike Mignola and illustrated by acclaimed artist Adam Hughes, this ghostly…



GHOUL The Band… Now, GHOUL The Comic Book!

Calling all GHOULunatics! They\’ve splattered the stage, now they\’re going to splatter the page… GHOUL is starring in their own comic book and it\’s being launched with a crowd funding campaign on Kickstarter! GHOUL: Born To Kill is a…