World Comic Book Review

25th April 2024

Happy Twentieth Birthday, Apollo and Midnighter

The year 2018 marks the seventieth anniversary of the creation of Superman, a globally famous superhero character owned by American publisher DC Comics. It would be a remarkable milestone of longevity for any creative work. The character has been continuously published since 1938, has spawned, amongst other things, countless motion pictures, cartoons, action figures, t-shirts, … Read more

Monetising Aquaman

aquaman

The motion picture Aquaman is due for released by Warner Bros on 21 December 2018. The character has come a long way from being an utterly improbable movie, used in the television series, Entourage: DC Comics appear to be banking on the success of the movie, and are aiming to monetise the Aquaman brand. Below … Read more

Ghost Island #1 and 2 (Review)

Ghost Island

Ghost Island #1 and 2 Afterlight Comics, 2017-2018 Writer: Joseph Oliveira Do not be deterred by the cliched title. Ghost Island, a horror comic book written by Joseph Oliveira, is a figurative and literally excursion into caged horror. More specifically, the plot involves a nascent theme park set on an isolated island, and which features … Read more