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Web of Evil comic series by Quality Comics – A Blast from the Past!

Book, Comics, GNLM, ReviewsSeptember 18, 20240Comments

Review by Marouska Montebello When discussing Golden Age comics, horror is seldom the first genre that comes to mind. While DC and Marvel undeniably played pivotal roles in popularizing comic book literature, it's important to recognize that a variety of other publishing houses also sought to carve out their own distinctive identities within the industry.…

Ghost Rider Vol. 1: Unchained review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsNovember 28, 20220Comments

Ghost Rider, Vol. 1: Unchained TPB by Benjamin Percy (Goodreads Author) , Cory Smith and Brent Peeples (Illustrations) What a start! I haven't read a Ghost Rider book THIS GOOD in YEARS! NOTHING about it is bad; the book flows absolutely well, the artwork by Cory Smith and Brent Peeples horrifical stunning, the writing...*chef's kiss*. It takes Johnny…

Ghost Rider, Vol. 1: The King Of Hell review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsNovember 22, 20220Comments

Ghost Rider, Vol. 1: The King Of Hell Ed Brisson, (Writer) Aaron Kuder (Artist) , Juan Frigeri (Artist) , Jason Keith (Color Arist) , Craig Yeung (Artist) , John Lucas (Artist) , Luciano Vecchio (Artist) The curse of the Ghost Rider lives on! And I don't mean flame head actually…

𝟲𝟬 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗞 -First screening in Malta of 𝘿𝙄𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙇𝙄𝙆 (2021) by Manetti Bros

Comics, Events, Movies, NewsSeptember 14, 20220Comments

First screening in Malta of 𝘿𝙄𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙇𝙄𝙆 (2021) by Manetti Bros. in the presence of the comic-book artist 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝗡𝘂𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶 (Astorina) 23 September 2022, 18:30, Valletta Campus Theatre, Valletta The Department of Italian and the M.A. in Film Studies of the University of Malta together with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura La Valletta are proud to announce the…

The Flash Vol. 16: Wally West Returns review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsSeptember 6, 20220Comments

The Flash Vol. 16: Wally West Returns TPB Kevin Shinick Jeremy Adams Andy Lanning Ron Marz Clayton Henry (Illustrator) Sami Basri (Illustrator) Will Conrad (Illustrator) Marco Santucci (Illustrator) Brandon Peterson (Illustrator) David Lafuente (Illustrator) Kevin Macguire (Illustrator) Jack Herbert (Illustrator) Howard Porter (Illustrator) Berat Pekmezci (Illustrator) Bryan Hitch (Illustrator) Max Raynor (Illustrator) Scott Kolins (Illustrator) Tom Derenick (Illustrator) Fernando Pasarín (Illustrator) Oclair Albert (Illustrator) Marcelo Maiolo (Colorist) Hi-Fi (Colorist) Arif Prianto (Colorist) Michael Atiyeh (Colorist) Luis Guerrero (Colorist) Steve Wands (Letterer) Troy Peteri (Letterer) AndWorld Design (Letterer) I must admit I was cynical entering this new era of the Flash written by Jeremy Adams; what Joshua Williamson…

Dark Nights: Death Metal: Speed Metal review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsAugust 15, 20220Comments

Dark Nights: Death Metal: Speed Metal by Joshua Williamson (Writer), Howard Porter (Cover Art) , Hi-Fi (Cover Art) , Eddy Barrows (Penciller) , Eber Ferreira (Inker) , Adriano Lucas (Colorist) Unlike it's parent title, Dark Knights: Death Metal; Speed Metal (which is quite a mouthful) is a swift and beautiful read that does not…

Dark Nights: Death Metal review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsAugust 15, 20220Comments

Dark Nights: Death Metal by Scott Snyder (Author), Greg Capullo (Illustrator) Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Dark Knights: Death Metal is very much the sequel of its predecessor in all of its senses; it carries…

The Flash Vol. 15: Finish Line TPB review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsAugust 7, 20220Comments

The Flash Vol. 15: Finish TPB by Joshua Williamson (Author) and Christian Duce (Illustrator) What makes Barry Allen "The Flash"? The whole run of Joshua Williamson's Flash rebirth has been a bid to answer this question; is Barry solely defined by the…

The Flash, Vol. 12: Death and the Speed Force TPB review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsAugust 1, 20220Comments

The Flash, Vol. 12: Death and the Speed Force TPB by Joshua Williamson This is an odd one; it is not uncommon that the overinflux of crossover events get in the way of stories planned by their respective writers, but it is, sadly, part of the price paid when writing for a cohesive universe. Which…

Far Sector TPB review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJuly 24, 20220Comments

Far Sector TPB by N.K. Jemisin (Author), Jamal Campbell(Illustrator) A bit of a short break from the Flash reread. Long story, I promise I will explain later. That silliness aside, let's get into my other favorite corner of the DC Universe. I was very intrigued…

The Flash, Vol. 14: The Flash Age TPB review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJuly 19, 20220Comments

The Flash, Vol. 14: The Flash Age TPB by Joshua Williamson(Author), Howard Porter (Illustrator), Rafa Sandoval (Illustrator), Jordi Tarragona (Illustrator), Christian Duce (Illustrator), Stephen Segovia (Illustrator), Brandon Peterson (Illustrator), Carlo Pagulayan (Illustrator), Jason Paz (Illustrator), Hi-Fi (Color Artist), Arif Prianto (Color Artist), Steve Wands…

The Flash, Vol. 13: Rogues Reign review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJuly 10, 20220Comments

The Flash, Vol. 13: Rogues Reign TPB by Joshua Williamson (Goodreads Author) Rafa Sandoval (Illustrator) , Christian Duce (Illustrator) , Jordi Tarragona (Illustrator) , Arif Prianto (Color Artist) , Hi-Fi (Color Artist) , Luis Guerrero (Color Artist) , Steve Wands (Letterer) I must say I have mixed feelings about this volume. On the one…