World Comic Book Review

28th March 2024

Monetising Aquaman

aquaman

The motion picture Aquaman is due for released by Warner Bros on 21 December 2018. The character has come a long way from being an utterly improbable movie, used in the television series, Entourage: DC Comics appear to be banking on the success of the movie, and are aiming to monetise the Aquaman brand. Below … Read more

Ghost Island #1 and 2 (Review)

Ghost Island

Ghost Island #1 and 2 Afterlight Comics, 2017-2018 Writer: Joseph Oliveira Do not be deterred by the cliched title. Ghost Island, a horror comic book written by Joseph Oliveira, is a figurative and literally excursion into caged horror. More specifically, the plot involves a nascent theme park set on an isolated island, and which features … Read more

Sonny Liew, the Attack Dog, and Singapore’s historical comic book controversy

Comic book writers should spare a thought for colleagues in countries where politics intersects with creation. In this article, we look at a controversy which has arisen in Singapore pitting a comic book creator against its government. Singapore is a democracy with rule-of-law institutions inherited from its time as part of the British Empire. Singapore … Read more