February 6, 2025 12:35 am

Cramp (review)

Creator: Fredrik Rysjedal Independently published, 2024 The scarification of the childhood psyche by overly cautious parents seems to be a universal phenomen. “Watching too much television will give you square eyes.” “An apple a day will keep the doctor away” (actually an advertising jingle by American apple growers, unable to supply their fruit to cider makers during Prohibition). “Don’t pull that face: if the wind changes, you’ll be stuck like that.” Ïf you eat an apple core, the seeds will grow in your stomach. And the most famous of all, particularly in Anglophone countries, “Don’t swim too soon after eating or you’ll get cramps and sink.” This title, written and drawn by Fredrik Rysjedal, looks at a variation of that them in Norway. Cramp is a funny exploration of the haunting of the protagonist by his mother’s admonition that one should never swim alone in a fjord, because if you

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ISADORA’S FEET (review)

Written, drawn, and lettered by Karima Lacroix Self-published, December 2024. Isadora’s Feet is a short graphic novel set in Montreal, Canada, and follows Laleh, as she throws everything into her dream of becoming a ballerina. The book contains mesmerising art, a compelling plot, meaningful themes, a protagonist that you can truly root for, and left me feeling truly joyful and positive about life, no matter how challenging it can be sometimes. I read a massive amount of comics, but sadly I don’t get much time to write reviews. However, once in a while a book comes along that makes it an imperative that I pull my finger out and put my thoughts onto paper. And Isadora’s Feet is just that book. I’ve admired Karima Lacroix’s illustrations for a while now, so I was excited when this book was announced, pretty much out of nowhere, which was one hell of a

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Buck Rogers 2425 (Review)

Creator: Robert Beaucage Array Comics, January 2025 In 1928, the anthology magazine Amazing Stories published a sci fi novel titled Armageddon 2419 A.D., written by

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The New Gods #1 (review)

Writer: Ram V Artist: Evan Cagle DC Comics, December 2024 Here is DC Comics’ promotional copy for this new title: An old god has died,

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Kyra Chronicles #2 (Review)

Creator: Antonio Rubbini 2024 Created by Antonio Rubbini, Kyra Chronicles is an action comic book series set in a fictional version of Brooklyn, New York.

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