World Comic Book Review

19th April 2024

DC Comics cancels 1940s Monster Society of Evil Collection because of racist content

American publisher DC Comics have been understandably keen to promote the comic book adventures of the superhero Captain Marvel (now known as Shazam) given the imminent release of the Shazam motion picture. Captain Marvel / Shazam has a pedigree dating back to 1940. DC Comics has announced the release of a hardcover would have collected … Read more

The Resurrected #2 (Review)

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The Resurrected #2 Carnouche Productions, 2018 Writer: Christian Carnouche We have reviewed The Resurrected #1 in January year. The writer, Christian Carnouche, was kind enough to invite us to review the second issue of this entertaining, fast-paced title. Here is our critique. Harmonisation v Diversity The Resurrected is an action story based in a high … Read more

Ian Fleming’s James Bond: Casino Royale (Review)

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Ian Fleming’s James Bond: Casino Royale Dynamite Entertainment, 2018 Writer: Van Jensen So many of our reviews of espionage comics are of Dynamite Entertainment’s James Bond adaptions. Here is another one, this time a faithful adaption of Ian Fleming’s very first James Bond novel, Casino Royale. The writer, Van Jensen, is more of a director, … Read more