End of another year

Well it is the end of another year and I haven’t managed to spend any time maintaining this blog. So, in what is rapidly becoming an annual tradition, I am posting an image from Goodreads of all the comic books that I have read this year. Highlights this year were… Continue reading

All quiet on the western front …

So it’s gone a bit quiet here again. No good reason just been busy at work and haven’t been reading any comics lately. Not that I don’t have a lot to read. Aside from my big stack of unread books at home I have also been taking advantage of the… Continue reading

The Private Eye #1 (2013)

“Look, once upon a time people stored all their deepest, darkest secrets in something called ‘The Cloud’, remember? Well one day the cloud burst.” This is a new venture from Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin that is creator owned and only available online at a price that you choose…. Continue reading

Alabaster: Wolves #1-5 (2012)

“First thing you learn about birds, they ain’t got no manners.” The series was written by horror/fantasy author Caitlin R. Kiernan and is set in the world of some of her novels. Caitlin’s work is familiar to me not through her prose work but the various Sandman spin-offs she has… Continue reading

The Shadow #1-6 (2012)

“They call me the Buffalo.” “They call me sir.” The latest comic book incarnation  of The Shadow comes from Dynamite. The first story, The Fire of Creation, was written by Garth Ennis with art by Aaron Campbell. Ennis has had a string of hit series for both the major publishers… Continue reading

The Joker’s Last Laugh #1-6 (2001)

“Didn’t figure you for the prayin’ type, boss.” “Why? Because I kill people and do really rotten things to puppies and kittens?” My first digital comics read on my new tablet is this six part series from DC. The series writers were Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty. There were numerous… Continue reading