Alan Moore and Kevin O"Neill are back with another episode in the life of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. This time we go back in time for the beginning of the last century. This seems to be the first part of a trilogy but at first I could not comprehend where Alan Moore"s mind (to…
I am a Star Wars fan but to tell you the truth I rarely read any of the Star Wars comics or novels, to avoid diminishing the magic of the films. I have been hearing good reviews of the novels and the comic adaptations of the Timothy Zhan's books for some time now so when…
There is no denying that I bought this comic for its brilliant art as this is what makes it a must have. Comic artist Mario Alberti is one of the talented Italian artists who are invading the American comic scene. Watch out, the Italians are taking over! His art style is characterized by panels with…
SPOILER ALERT! This book which claims to be the first graphic novel to be released and published in Malta rips off some of your favorite childhood films and comics - but that's part of its charm! The story was created and drawn by Fabio Agius, written by Chris Le Galle and coloured by Mark Ellul.…
Letio is the main character, accompanied by three other amusing characters that embark on an adventurous journey to rescue the princess of the magical kingdom of Krystalia. As some of you might know I rarely read Manga but was surprised how much I enjoyed reading this local publication with all its Manga expressions. Bernard Micallef…
I have been following Jae Lee"s art career for some time. When he started his Hellshock comic in the 90"s with Image comics, I thought that this was another superhero comic from that infamous era, but I was wrong. Although the artwork was captivating, I did not bother to read it at the time. I…
When I initially leafed through the pages of this voluminous collection, I found out that it included other artists apart from the realistic artwork from the main artist David Aja, The other various artists helped the story to get the right setting and mood for each different character and flashbacks through out the comics. Then…
Jeph Loeb has done some interesting work during his run as a comic book writer, but he did receive some negative critique toward his work on this series. I do not concur with this negative critique as I found out the introduction of the Red Hulk quite easy going, interestingly bombastic and funny at times.…
The Luna brothers are amazing storytellers and I recommend all their previous publications. Their simple stories are usually centered around female characters within an extraordinary. The 4 volumes of The Sword are as usual one whole complete straightforward and easy to read, story that is quite flowing. This time, the main character is wheelchair bound…
From what I have heard, Marvel had some difficulty to bring back Thor in the Marvel Universe but then they hired Mr. Straczynski for the job. This was a great move as he brought Thor, Asgard and most of the Asgardian gods back in a cool way. So we have the noble Thor back in…
Recently I enjoyed myself watching the animated DVD, Batman: Under the Red Hood, based on the story presented in these 2 volumes. This prompted me to buy the original source material as I wondered if this was up to the film standards. As usual the comic book material is much richer and detailed on the…
The reason that this graphic novel has been rated for mature readers is due to the depicted harsh violent images and adult situations. These detailed images posed by Danish artist Peter Snejbjerg are not without a reason. John Arcudi"s story explores the human situation in a real world when one is given superhuman abilities. Without…