World Comic Book Review

19th March 2024

VENUS RISES: PARALLELS (review)—“Corporate rule in space sucks”

Creator: J.G. Birdsall Art: Bora Orcal et al. Independent, 2019: collected edition 2024 THE MODERN PREMISE of segregation, where the rich escape the wretched crust of humanity into gated communities, resort hotels, tropical islands, jet streams above the clouds, and whole planets in the nearby galaxy, plays out in VENUS RISES: PARELLELS by creator J.G. … Read more

Brooklyn Tattoo (review) – “Live to print, print to live”

Creator: Adam Suerte with contributions by Mark Bodē, Sophie Crumb, Myke Maldonado, Jason Mitchell Urban Folk Art Studios 2022 BODY AS CANVAS goes along with walls as canvas, paper, t‑shirts, anything that takes ink. I was pleased to find artist creator Adam Suerte in BROOKLYN TATTOO, a 150-page bio-graphic of his life as a tattoo … Read more

The Devil That Wears My Face #4 (Review)

Writer: David Pepose Artist: Alex Cormack Mad Cave, January 2024 We reviewed the first issue of publisher Mad Cave’s historical thriller comic The Devil That Wears My Face last October 2023 and found it engaging enough to recommend, especially to people who enjoy well-written horror stories tackling demonic possessions. See https://worldcomicbookreview.com/2023/10/12/the-devil-that-wears-my-face-1-review/ for that review. The … Read more