The Hawthorn sisters aren’t the only ones with questions—the cops have some of their own. Was Jasmine doing some “freelance work” outside the flower shop? Is that what got her killed? Where was Violet last night? And will Poppy ever let Derek know what’s really going on? Continue reading Deadliest Bouquet #2 Review
Vanish #1 Review – Vanish #1 weaves a tale of magic, super-heroes and a decaying city. It’s dark urban fantasy where the heroes and villains aren’t who you think. The story’s main character is Oliver Harrison, also known as “The Chosen One”, who realizes his destiny in this first issue. Imagine a much darker version of Harry Potter who grows up to be The Punisher, and that will give you an inkling of the story that’s inside. Continue reading Vanish #1 Review
Mysterious magical power arises from a world nearly destroyed by war. A young woman fights for her ideas of revolution and to build a new society from the debris. Realizing that she can’t do it alone, she has to prove her worth to the Eclipse Rebels to join them against the dreadful Eden Army.A story of discovering what is right and what love means in a military-occupied and socially oppressed United Kingdom. Continue reading The Least We Can Do #1 Review
Golden Rage #2 Review – Golden Rage #2 continues the story of Jay, Lottie, Rosie and Caroline, exiled to an island with other post-menopausal women and having to struggle and fight to survive. Imagine “Battle Royale” or a bloodier, more brutal version of “Hunger Games”, but with women aged 41 and over. They can never leave the island and have to survive the best they can. The island is split into different factions and tribes. The Red Hat faction is the most savage, and as the story continues, Jay, who has just arrived at the island and been “adopted” by Lottie, Rose and Caroline, must face the possibility of the Red Hats coming for her at any moment. Continue reading Golden Rage #2 Review
The Dead Lucky #2 Review: The debut of San Francisco’s newest electric superhero rubs plenty the wrong way, and Bibi struggles to find common ground in her relationships with both the living and the dead. As the Salvation Gang beefs up their army, Morrow takes a quieter approach to unmasking the vigilante. Continue reading The Dead Lucky #2 Review
Starhenge Book One: The Dragon and the Boar #3 Review: MERLIN and UTHER go to battle in HIBERNIA before stealing the giant stones off of Mount Kilaraus with the help of CERNUNNOS. AMBER and DARYL visit STONEHENGE and later face an unexpected horror… Continue reading Starhenge Book One: The Dragon and the Boar #3 Review
Twig #5 Review: The conclusion of the dark fantasy adventure series from Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, MIDDLEWEST) and artist KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD, UNEARTH) brings Twig and Splat to the end of their quest. But will they acquire the final piece of the recipe they need to save their world? Or will they die trying? Continue reading Twig #5 Review
Above Snakes #2 Review – How can we top the wild first issue? In the second chapter of this Deadwood meets NEIL GAIMAN affair, Dirt ends up being seduced by the vengeful Lil’ Annie while dealing with memories of his murdered wife Dorothea. Continue reading Above Snakes #2 Review
20th Century Men #1 Review – 20th Century Men #1’s main backdrop is Afghanistan in the late 1980’s, where Russia dominates the country with the help of an armored Russian “hero”. Meanwhile, an Afghan woman is harboring secrets as her country continues falling apart, and a crazed President in the USA, who used to be a superhero, has his own agenda for Russia and Afghanistan. It’s a first issue that combines several genres and ultimately collapses under the weight of too many ideas, but shows glimpses of future greatness. Continue reading 20th Century Men #1 Review
Starhenge Book One: The Dragon and the Boar #2 Review: MERLIN persuades KING AURELIUS to allow him to start the construction of STONEHENGE. Meanwhile AMBER and DARYL reunite under less than ideal circumstances in Brighton, as future MOR-DREADNAUGHTS prepare to hunt them! Continue reading Starhenge Book One: The Dragon and the Boar #2 Review
The Deadliest Bouquet #1 Review – Jasmine Hawthorn trained her children well in the art of espionage. But in 1998, when her complicated past finally catches up with her, it’s up to her three estranged daughters, Rose, Poppy, and Violet, to solve their mom’s murder—if they can avoid killing each other in the process. Continue reading The Deadliest Bouquet #1 Review
Love Everlasting #1 Review – Tina Turner once sang “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”. With Love Everlasting #1, everything!
Yep, and like love, this book will try your patience. It’s a bizarre combination of “Groundhog Day” and every sappy romantic 1950’s film you’ve ever seen. And I’m not talking good sappy romantic films like “Roman Holiday” or “Born Yesterday”, I’m talking the really schmaltzy stuff that make you roll your eyes and fidget, praying for the film to mercifully end. But what’s the dark menace buried within this seemingly innocuous love story?
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Twig #4 Review – Following their encounter with the Horned Beast, adventurers Twig and Splat must figure out how to travel to the location of the final item! But with basically everything trying to kill them along the way, will they live long enough to get to the Moon Continue reading Twig #4 Review
Metal Society #4 Review – The pressure is on. As news of WOL’s upgrade goes live, humans protest and riot in the streets, resulting in a violent late-night robot attack on the human settlement. But while both fighters realize that this divisive fight is tearing their society apart, the stakes are too high, and there is no turning back. Continue reading Metal Society #4 Review
The Closet #3 Review – The cross-country move continues to torment both father and son, who just wanted to leave past hauntings behind them. Might they still find escape on the West Coast? Continue reading The Closet #3 Review
The Dead Lucky #1 Review – San Francisco is changing. Tech consortium Morrow is building the city of the future with “peacekeeper” robots looming on every corner—and wherever Morrow isn’t, the Salvation gang is. Bibiana Lopez-Yang is changing too. She came back from Afghanistan with PTSD and the ability to control electrical currents. Continue reading The Dead Lucky #1 Review
I Hate This Place #3 Review: At their wits’ end, Gabby and Trudy have called on the help of famous ghost hunter Dante Howitzer. But can he actually help with the mysterious and terrifying phenomena occupying this land? Or will he find out exactly why the woods are off limits? Continue reading I Hate This Place #3 Review
Rogue Sun #6 Review: When the monster that killed his father comes for him, it’s going to take everything Dylan’s learned just to survive. Can he succeed where his father failed? Or will Cataclysm claim the life of another Rogue Sun? Continue reading Rogue Sun #6 Review
Rogues’ Gallery #1 Review: The Purge meets Scream in a home invasion thriller that follows disenfranchised TV superhero actress Maisie Wade as she is terrorized by an unhinged group of intruders cosplaying her day job’s archvillains. If Maisie is going to survive the night, she’ll need to be the hero she has come to despise. Continue reading Rogues’ Gallery #1 Review
Above Snakes #1 Review: A man seeking vengeance for his murdered wife with nothing but a talking vulture to prod him on. ABOVE SNAKES is a fast and furious explosion of Western tropes and American vengeance that explores where our rage can take us. Continue reading Above Snakes #1 Review
