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

John Constantine, Hellblazer: The Devil’s Trench Coat (2012)

“Welcome to Hell, John …” With this latest collection (#283-291), the regular creative team since #250 – Peter Milligan, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini – are just one issue away from matching the previous longest run on the series. This was the peerless run in the early 1990s by Garth… Continue reading

Vertigo Resurrected (December 2010)

  Quote: You’re all looking for something to blame when you should be looking out the window.   This comic is an collection of short stories from various Vertigo titles including Strange Adventures, Weird War Tales and Flinch. However, the reason I picked it up is that it features a… Continue reading

Vertigo Resurrected: Hellblazer (February 2011)

  Quote: “… if I go home without you, your lovely wife’s gonna cut my bollocks off …” “Thank Christ. How do we get out then?” “Out? How the bloody hell do I know?”   This comic is one of a series from Vertigo collecting material that has never otherwise… Continue reading

John Constantine: Hellblazer – Bloody Carnations (2011)

  Quote: “I … I think you two know each other.” “Nah,I’ve never seen this old geezer before.” “Nice company you’re keeping, Epiphany.”   This book collects issues 267 to 275 of the ongoing Hellblazer series. It was written by Peter Milligan, who has been the series writer since issue… Continue reading

Jennifer Blood: A Woman’s Work is Never Done (2012)

  Quote: “Clippity-clop, clippity-clop! Mommy, how will I get into his base …?” “Oh well, grenades through the windows and then kick the door in shooting. Or just sneak up with a flamethrower if you want.”   This book collects the first six issues of Jennifer Blood from Dynamite. It… Continue reading

Punisher: The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci (2009)

  Quote: “Funny thing is I should be in bed with a supermodel now.” “Shouldn’t we all?”   This book collects issues 1 – 6 of Punisher: War Zone. It was created by the fantastic team of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon – responsible for arguably the best run on… Continue reading

Judge Dredd: Babes in Arms (1995)

This books collects a number of short stories that were all drawn by Greg Staples – a regular contributor to 2000AD having worked on such characters as Judge Dredd, Sláine and Sinister Dexter. His style reminds me of Simon Bisley which is appropriate as he was first introduced to 2000AD’s… Continue reading

The Boys Volume 1: The Name of the Game (2007)

[  Currently: Listening to Dio ] This book collects the first six issues of the on-going series written by Garth Ennis – who has written such series as The Punisher, The Authority: Kev and Chronicles of Wormwood amongst many others. He has been a long time favourite writer of mine most… Continue reading