Comicsphere: Dragon’s Claws

From the moment I saw that first advert for Dragon’s Teeth, as this series was originally to be called I was hooked on the idea. Back when marvel actually had an interest in a unique British market Dragon’s Claws was a stand out title. There was some great stuff that came out of that small [...]

16 Flaws Launched

So, the first two parts of this massive project I am undertaking is up for your enjoyment — I hope you’ll all support me and leave me loads of comments to let me know what you think. I have something like a hundred and sixty characters to introduce you to and each story will be [...]

Comicsphere: Batman Black And White

Batman and reinvention go together like a horse and carriage or whatever other pair of inseparable ideas you wish to use, hmm, maybe Batman and Robin. I said something similar earlier with works about the character that were operating under the same kind of mission statement: to reimagine the world of Gotham’s Dark Knight.
Anyway this [...]

Comicsphere: Red/Tokyo Storm Warning by Warren Ellis

This set of two works collected back-to-back presents two very different types of work which can be read in one sitting and work the palate to a nice effect.
They are both lean just because of the dictates of the format that they were originally produced in and the number of pages that allows the writer [...]

Turn The Page: 6 Sick Hipsters by Rayo Casablanca

This was the perfect book for someone like me to read — damn, I got every reference in it. Is that something to be worried about? Well, it would be if I were one of the main characters in the book because that is what seemingly marks you out for death at the hands of [...]

Comicsphere: Batman, Gotham By Gaslight

Brought to you by messrs. Brian Augustyn, Michael Mignola, P. Craig Russell, David Hornung.
In places where I have been hanging out in a virtual capacity there has been much discussion of the design of book covers and how this affects the sales but more importantly the perception of the work contained therein. It should be [...]

That Quote …

… you know — the one about the magpie. Well, in case anyone is wondering it is about John Webster, the playwright and has stuck with me since I studied Elizabethan Tragedies at university 10 years ago. It is odd how these things stick in your head and you put your own spin on them [...]

What Starts In the Skull Stays In The Skull

This place is going to be a magpie nest for storing whatever I find of interest and whatever occurs to me — it shall be somewhat random and that shall be the source of it’s lopsided beauty.