World Comic Book Review

19th April 2024

Die! Die! Die! #1 (Review)

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Die! Die! Die! #1 Image Comics, July 2018 Writer: Robert Kirkman In the age of a Trump presidency, it was perhaps inevitable that the Deep State would get its own comic book. What a shame it was this one. Die! Die! Die! #1 has silly promotional copy which gives readers a taste of what to … Read more

Everything I know about intellectual property law I learned from superhero comics

Too busy to go to law school? No problem: here, your favourite comic book characters give you a primer on what intellectual property law, that oddball bag of rights that underpins everything from advertising to comic books to aerospace innovations, is all about. 1. Trademarks (Marvel Superheroes’ Secret Wars #7 (1984-5)) Spider-Man is correct: a … Read more

Worse Things Happen At Sea v No Place Like Space (Comparative Review)

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Worse Things Happen At Sea v No Place Like Space No-Brow Press, 2017 / Helio Press, 2017 Writer (and artist) of “Worse Things Happen At Sea: Kellie Strøm Writer (and artist) of “No Place Like Space”: Ashley Ronning When is a comic a comic? Independent publisher No Brow Press has a series of illustrated books … Read more

Doom Patrol #11 (Review)

Doom Patrol #11 DC Comics, June 2018 Writer: Gerard Way In his first, excellent title The Umbrella Academy, writer Gerard Way pays homage to Scottish writer Grant Morrison by naming a fictional park and site of a showdown after Mr Morrison. This title seems to be an extension of that adoration of Mr Morrison’s quirky … Read more