Henry the Cantankerous Hamster #1 Rising Sun Comics, October 2015 Writer: Ryan Salazar If the basis of absurdity is surprise, then the muddling of anthropomorphic characters with stoner swearing should startle an adult audience into laughter. “Henry the Cantankerous Hamster” #1 was published in October 2015, and so would normally trigger our refusal to review … Read more
20 Storeys Down #1 Villainous Intent Ltd, 2016 Writer: Marc Olvent It is not often that we see a story where the protagonist is a place rather than a person. In “20 Storeys Down”, an independent publication written by Marc Olvent, despite the action being centred around a man saving the passengers on a Tube … Read more
Wolverton, Thief of Impossible Objects Burnt Biscuit Books, 2017-2018 Writers: Michael Stark and Terrell T. Gerrett This charming comic book, the subject of a fully-funded Kickstarter campaign, is concerned with a thief who goes by the sobriquet “The Black Cat”. His real name is Jack Wolverton, a thief and adventurer who “specialises in the arcane, … Read more
Demons #1-2 Breakthrough Comics / Insane Comics 2016 Writer: Tyler Carpenter As we have previously discussed, DC Comics’ horror and fantasy imprint, Vertigo Comics, seems to have substantially lost its way (with the exception of Gail Simone’s “Clean Room”, which we have previously discussed). In so far as Vertigo Comics needs new blood, here is … Read more