World Comic Book Review

29th March 2024

Valérian and Laureline: From French Comic Book to Hollywood Motion Picture

Valérian and Laureline Daugard, 1967-2010 Writer: Pierre Christin French director Luc Besson is soon to release a motion picture called “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets“, starring actors Cara Delevingne and Dane DeHaan. The source material for the film is a very famous French comic book series, “Valérian and Laureline” which has been … Read more

Aldous Spark: Meddler in History and Other Unsavoury Affairs #1 (review)

Aldous Spark: Meddler in History and Other Unsavoury Affairs #1 Grenade Fight Inc., 2017 Writers: Andrew Maxwell and Peter Miriani This steampunk comic book aims for a particular target. Aldous Spark is a member of a Victorian era society of do-gooders. In order to achieve his purposes, Aldous deploys an array of steampunk devices including … Read more

Helena Crash #1 (Review)

Helena Crash #1
IDW Publishing, March 2017
Writer: Fabian Rangel Jr.

“Helena Crash” is a new comic book series from American comic book publisher IDW Publishing. The title character is a rough-and-tumble female courier that delivers any kind of contraband to clients, if the price is right. The story is set in a fictional future where coffee is scarce and illegal, on account of the environment worsening to the point that coffea trees have become difficult to grow.

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Judge Dredd: Deviations (Review)

Judge Dredd: Deviations IDW Publishing, March 2017 Writer: John McCrea “Deviations” is a line of comic book single publications from American publisher IDW Publishing, in which well-established character properties are placed in “alternative reality” scenarios. IDW Publishing’s writers craft stories that address what would have happened if events were changed in established storylines, basically having … Read more