World Comic Book Review

20th April 2024

The World Ends in Fire #1-4 (Review)

Writer – DC Horn Artist – Brendan Albetski Xancon Entertainment, 2023 We have previously written about the masterful title Kill 6 Billion Demons (see https://worldcomicbookreview.com/2019/07/12/kill-six-billions-demons-volume-1-review/). Part of that title’s appeal is the awesome chaos of literal titans and demons in a quest for ultimate power. The World Ends in Fire could be part of that … Read more

Big Game (collected edition) (review)

Writer: Mark Millar Artist: Pepe Larraz Image Comics, December 2023 The promotional copy for this collected edition of Big Game, written by Mark Miller and with art by Pepe Larraz, reads as follows: Collecting the smash hit crossover event of 2023 where over twenty Millarworld franchises are brought together for the first time and chaos … Read more

Gridley #1 (review) – The Exile

Creator: Sid Quade Self-published, July 2023 Giles Gridley and his sister Alexandra are of the Kaftar people, who live in a desert city reminiscent of Timbuktu. The story begins with Giles rummaging around his house, looking for things to take with him as he prepares for exile on the orders of the city’s leader, Chieftain … Read more

James Bond: Agent of Spectre (review)

Writer: Christos Cage Artist: Luca Casalanguida Dynamite Comics, October 2021 Bond stories tend to be formulaic. This one, entitled James Bond: Agent of Spectre, is not. This is the promotional copy: There’s a civil war brewing within SPECTRE. An upstart American member of the international criminal organization is attempting a coup, threatening to depose Ernst … Read more