Darkling #1

From out of the shadows? Sadly, the real-life history of our heroine is even more shady than her fictional background.

Power Girl Special and Power Girl #1 & 2

Power failure. This is… ordinary. Beige, rather than Paige. It’s flat and plain, and a flat and plain Power Girl is, as any fool knows, an abomination in the eyes of fandom.

I Do, I Don’t

A self-help book in Graphic Novel format, I Do, I Don’t admirably summarizes and contextualizes complex concepts for everyday use.

Captain Carter #1-5

Clever, insightful, and redolent with the almost-mythical values of a seemingly-simple time, Captain Carter combines the historic and the modern skilfully and pleasingly.

The Great British Bump-Off #1 & 2

Good glaze, stale interior, soggy bottom.

Max Sarin’s art is charming and nuanced a delight to look at, and perfectly suited to comedy. If only there’d actually been much comedy.

The ’Nuff Said! Interview: Russ Heath

At 2001’s Big Apple Convention in New York City, Ken Gale, with Alan Rosenberg and Jeffrey Lindenblatt, interviewed legendary comic book illustrator Russ Heath.

Mike Carey on Hellblazer

Amy Brander collars Hellblazer alumnus Mike Carey for his take on John Constantine’s past and future.

The Empty

Distinctive even among Image’s diverse lineup, The Empty meshes manga and European sensibilities in an intergenerational evolutionary saga.

Justin Jordan

In addition to sounding like he should be a fearless test pilot, Justin Jordan is one of the comic industry’s more prolific contemporary writers. The Frog Queen’s Amy Brander tracked him down to ask a few questions about his current and future works…

Stan Sakai on Usagi Yojimbo

Near-future plans for comics’ foremost Samurai bunnyrabbit.

Little Girl Blues

Another archival autobio strip from Lee Kennedy, with a glimpse of her tortured past, newly coloured by the artist…

World of Flimsy 12

We bid a fond farewell (for now) to Martin Hand’s World of Flimsy with a musical finale!

World of Flimsy Episode 11

It had to happen! Kute Kittehs invade, as World of Flimsy “sells out”! Gasp!

World of Flimsy Episode 10

A bit of a change of pace. Martin Hand’s misanthropic man-monster, the Flimsy, faces the terror of… the world outside! (Well, for a minute. Then he goes and has a lie down.)

Politically Unsound

The pitfalls of indecisive sexual politics… From Lee Kennedy’s Inner City Pagan, a vintage strip, revisited and coloured by the artist for the first time…

Jack Kirby’s Daughter Was 1960s Pop Starlet?

Sue Kirby was rhythm guitarist of all-female group She Trinity.

Trina Robbins, 1938-2024

The pioneering underground cartoonist was an advocate for historical and contemporary female comics creators.

Alan Austin’s Comics Unlimited fanzine returns for final tribute issue

UK Comics Dealer and Fanzine Publisher of the 1970’s & 1980s commemorated.

John M. Burns, 1938-2023

RIP John M. Burns.

Ian Gibson, 1946-2023

RIP Ian Gibson.

‘Kill the Umpire’, the 45-Years-Later Sequel: Warren, Dark Horse, and Creators’ Rights

To establish ownership of his copyright, author Ken Gale creates a sequel to his Creepy story from 1979.

‘In our midst … an immortal!’ Hercules in 1960s Marvel comics

In the 1960s Marvel introduced the Greek mythological hero Hercules, first in Thor, and then in the Avengers. But he never quite took off.

More Than Watchmen, Moore, and Miller: Some semi-forgotten superhero comics of the early 1980s

The early 1980s were a boom period for superhero comics. They have been overshadowed by the work of Alan Moore and Frank Miller later in the decade, but they deserve more attention.

Red Circle Sorcery—Archie Comics’ best-kept secret

Matching, and frequently surpassing, the quality of other 1970’s horror/mystery titles, Sorcery and Madhouse nevertheless remain virtually unknown to this day.

Fox on the run

‘Marney the Fox’—Cute fluffy tale of a cuddly animal roaming the countryside? Or Kafaesque reflection on the inhumanity of humans, spiralling into nihilism? Bit of both, really.

Serial Killers Need Love Too!

Ah, Valentine’s Day – the perfect occasion for getting off your face on hallucinogenics!

He’s a Moover and Shaker!

Cow Power!

The Fickle Finger of… Superwoman?

The Doctor is a lady?

Missed It By A Year…

Look to the future, now—oh, wait a minute…

Coo-ee, Mr Fister!

I say, steady on …