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Sheba: Volume One

Jun 05, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Sheba: Volume One SHEBA: VOLUME ONE Published By: Sick Mind Press Written By: Walter S. Crane IV Art By: Walter S. Crane IV   For those familiar with SHEBA, which I was not prior to this book, this volume collects the first seven issues of the series. There is also a “volume two” collection and there is a preview for that at the end of this bo [...]
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Bosnian Flat Dog

Jun 03, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ 1 Comment
Bosnian Flat Dog Cover of Bosnian Flat Dog BOSNIAN FLAT DOG Published By: fantagraphics books Written By: Max Anderson and Lars Sjunnesson Art By: Max Anderson and Lars Sjunnesson   Wow. I’m not even sure where to begin this review. This one really got to me. BOSNIAN FLAT DOG is not easy reading, to be sure. This is a strange hybrid of political/ [...]
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Smoke and Guns

May 27, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Smoke and Guns SMOKE AND GUNS Published By: Ait Planet Lar Written By: Kristen Baldock Art By: Fabio Moon   From what I can tell SMOKE AND GUNS is a stand-alone graphic novel. It does not seem to be compiled from any number of previously released issues. This is also the first graphic novel for writer Kristen Baldock and the first book that Fabio Moon [...]
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Shot Callerz

May 27, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Shot Callerz SHOT CALLERZ Published By: ONI Press Written By: Gary Phillips Art By: Brett Weldele   SHOT CALLERZ, from what I can tell, is a one-off collection of four comic issues which came out in 2002/2003. It does not seem like there is a volume 2 to this so I am assuming this is all that the series has to offer. What it does have to offer is fai [...]
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Per Skin Par Soul: fsc vol. 4

May 23, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Per Skin Par Soul: fsc vol. 4 PER SKIN PAR SOUL: FSC VOL. 4 Published By: Neko Press Story and Art By: FSC   Well, I opened this up and realized I am completely out of my comfort zone. This is basically Americanized Manga. In other words, you don’t read this backwards and it is in English. As with most material like this, I can’t make heads or tails of it [...]
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Charmed #3

May 23, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Charmed #3 CHARMED #3: INNOCENTS LOST Published By: Zenescope Written By: Paul Ruditis Art By: Dave Hoover   This is now my fourth issue of CHARMED (including #0) and I’m sad to say I’ve just about given up on it. I don’t mean to be resoundingly negative regarding the series, as I do feel that fans of the TV show may find more to [...]
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Charmed Number 2

May 18, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Charmed Number 2 CHARMED #2: NO REST FOR THE WICCA Published By: Zenescope Written By: Paul Ruditis Art By: Dave Hoover   Issue #2 of CHARMED picks up right about where the first issue left off. Apparently the lives of the “charmed ones” have been demon free for a year and a half (perhaps after the show ended?). We see glimpses of what appear [...]
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Charmed Number 1

May 17, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Charmed Number 1 CHARMED #1: CHARMED LIVES Published By: Zenescope Written By: Paul Ruditis Art By: Dave Hoover Wow, I haven’t been this torn on a book in a long time. In all honesty, I’m not quite sure what this is but I’m intrigued by it. First off, I can’t tell if this is supposed to take place after the events in the show or alongs [...]
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Charmed #0

May 17, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ 2 Comments
Charmed #0 CHARMED #0: BOOK OF SHADOWS Published By: Zenescope Written By: Paul Ruditis Art By: Derek Baron, Dan Haberkorn, Carol Wood, Dave Hoover and David Seidman   This is the first issue in the series of comics based off of the TV show CHARMED, which is something I have zero experience with. I was always aware of CHARMED but never made any att [...]
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Grimm Fairy Tales #55

Apr 26, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Grimm Fairy Tales #55 GRIMM FAIRY TALES: THE GOBLIN QUEEN Published By: Zenescope Story: Joe Brusha Art: Dafu Yu and Studio Cirque GRIMM FAIRY TALES has been an up and down series for me so far. On the one hand, I really enjoy how dark the series can be yet at the same time retain a certain sense of humor that sets it apart from most other similar series on store [...]
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The Spider & Domino Lady

Apr 02, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ 1 Comment
The Spider & Domino Lady THE SPIDER & DOMINO LADY: “THE LADY AND THE SPIDER” Published by: Moonstone Story: Nancy Holder and Joe Gentile Art: E.M. Gist I knew nothing of either of these characters prior to opening up this book, I also had no idea what to expect of it. To say it is not traditional in its approach as a comic book would be underselling i [...]
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Escape from Wonderland: Cover Gallery

Apr 02, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ 1 Comment
Escape from Wonderland: Cover Gallery GRIMM FAIRY TALES PRESENTS: ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND COVER GALLERY Published by: Zenescope Art: Various Well, this is strange. I’m all for cover galleries as they’re great to browse through, especially if you’re a fan of variants. Reviewing one though, rather awkward. I’m fairly unfamiliar with the Wonderland series of b [...]
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Grimm Fairy Tales: April Fools Editio...

Apr 02, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Grimm Fairy Tales: April Fools Edition #2 GRIMM FAIRY TALES: APRIL FOOLS EDITION #2 Published by: Zenescope Story: Ralph Tedesco, Joe Brusha, David Seidman Art: Tommy Castillo, Julio Cesar So, April Fools day 2011 has come to a close (fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your point of view). I put up a review of the first April Fools related issue of GRIMM FAIRY TALES yesterday [...]
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Grimm Fairy Tales: April Fools Editio...

Apr 01, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Grimm Fairy Tales: April Fools Edition GRIMM FAIRY TALES: APRIL FOOLS EDITION Published by: Zenescope Story: David Seidman, Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco, Raven Gregory Art: Chris Moreno Well, this was a fun surprise. When I first opened the cover I just expected this to be a slightly more humor filled entry into GRIMM FAIRY TALES. What I didn’t expect is that the “fooling [...]
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Wonderland: 2010 Annual

Apr 01, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ 1 Comment
Wonderland: 2010 Annual GRIMM FAIRY TALES PRESENTS WONDERLAND: 2010 ANNUAL Published by: Zenescope Story: Raven Gregory, Dan Wickline, Mark L Miller, Linda Ly Art: Alfred Trujillo, Tess Fowler, Dafu Yu, Thiago Santos I’ve reviewed a few issues of GRIMM FAIRY TALES so far, but this is my first foray into their world of WONDERLAND. As such, this is certainly an [...]
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Grimm Fairy Tales: Halloween Special ...

Mar 30, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Grimm Fairy Tales: Halloween Special #2 GRIMM FAIRY TALES: 2010 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL Published by: Zenescope Story: Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco and Raven Gregory Art: Allison Rodrigues, Gledson Barreto and Marcio Abreu Ah, another Halloween Special from GRIMM FAIRY TALES. I really dug the first Halloween Special I previously read/reviewed and was hoping for more of the same here. Like t [...]
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Grimm Fairy Tales: Halloween Special ...

Mar 30, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Grimm Fairy Tales: Halloween Special #1 Grimm Fairy Tales: “The Monkeys Paw” Published by: Zenescope Story: Raven Gregory Art: Anthony Spay, Jean-Paul Deshong, Claudio Sepulveda and Rick Ross My first experience with Grimm Fairy Tales was recent and was in the form of the Annual 2008 issue. This Halloween Special marks my second time reading this series and I can defini [...]
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Buckaroo Banzai #1 (Big Size)

Mar 27, 2011 ~ Written by Justin ~ Leave a Comment
Buckaroo Banzai #1 (Big Size) BUCKAROO BANZAI: “WILD ASSES OF THE KUSH” Published By: Moonstone Story: Mac Rauch Art: Paul Hanley I was pleasantly impressed with the BUCKAROO BANZAI: ORIGINS book that I recently reviewed. As such, I was really looking forward to this one as it’d be about the adult Buckaroo that is so prominently featured in the film. Or [...]
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