World Comic Book Review

18th March 2024

Kid Cudi Presents: Moon Man #1 (review)

Writers: Scott Mescudi and Kyle Higgins Artist: Marco Locati Image Comics, January 2024 Ramon Townsend is ready for a quiet life. Whatever went wrong on that failed moon mission, whatever happened in the missing minutes the cameras didn’t capture, all he really wants is to settle down back home. But those missing minutes hold an … Read more

Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere v. Darkest Rout #1 (comparative review)

Darkest Rout Writer: Antwone Barnes Artist: Kip Henderson Independently published, 2023 Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere Writer: Mike Carey Artist: Glenn Fabry DC Comics / Vertigo, 2006 (collected work) This comparative review measures up a freshly-minted independent title, backed by Kickstarter, with a comic-book interpretation of a Neil Gaiman novel, published by American comic book giant DC … Read more

Black Cloak Volume One (review)

Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Meredith McClaren Image Comics, September 2023 Kelly Thompson is a veteran writer of American superhero comic books, and who with artist Meredith McClaren has created a new series, Black Cloak, published by Image Comics. Reading Black Cloak, with its intermingled genres of fantasy, crime, science fiction, and royal intrigue, reminds us … Read more