Articles by Chris Andrews


Star Wars: The Sith And The Skywalker – Charles Soule, Madibek Musabekov, Rachelle Rosenberg (Marvel Comics)

What’s the greatest movie in the ‘Star Wars’ franchise so far? If you said ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ then firstly congratulations on having superb taste, but secondly run down to your local comic book supplier…


Body Count – Merciless (Century Media Records)

Continuing their upward trajectory in recent years with some career defining releases, Body Count, the L.A metal rap group headed up by the legendary Ice-T continue to cave heads in with new album ‘Merciless’. Their…


Blacking Out – Chip Mosher, Peter Krause. Gulia Brusco, Ed Dukeshire, Tom Muller (Dark Horse )

A gritty, sleazy offering from Dark Horse as writer Chip Mosher’s anti-hero washed-up ex-cop – Conrad is hell bent on revenge and solving a cold case, all while battling his own demons. Set against the…




Maskerade – Kevin Smith, Andy Mcelfresh,John Sprengelmeyer, Giulia Brusco, Andrew Thomas (Dark Horse Comics)

Kevin Smith, like Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Alan Moore, I could go on… is a part of that illustrious group of people whose name will forever invoke images of superheroes and comic books. His passion…



Nefarious Artists: The Evolution and Art of the Punk Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave, Hardcore Punk and Alternative Rock Compilation Record 1976 – 1989 – Welly Artcore (Earth Island Books)

After the tour diary-style shenanigans of Directions To The Outskirts Of Town, Welly the creative force behind Artcore,, has turned his focus to the most unsung of subgenres and perhaps one of the most underrated…




BLUE BOOK #3 1947 – JAMES TYNION IV/KLAUS JANSEN/MICHAEL AVON OEMING (DARK HORSE)

Continuing what has, without a shadow of doubt, been my favourite comic book series of the last 12 months, Dark Horse drop the latest in the Blue Book Series which is taken from the famous…