The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics

by Paul Gravett, Misc. ; Constable & Robinson

Martin Skidmore — 07-Jun-11

This huge collection is great value at £12.99 for nearly 500 pages, and it’s nearly all top quality material, from a range of periods.

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Tags: Alan Moore, Alex Raymond, Alex Toth, Bernie Krigstein, Carlos Sampayo, Charles Burns, Dashiell Hammett, Jack Cole, Jack Kirby, Johnny Craig, Jose Munoz, Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane, Paul Gravett, Paul Grist, Terry Beatty

Turn That Page!

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Martin Skidmore — 11-Dec-10

There is one unique thing about the experience of reading comic books that I’ve not seen discussed a great deal. Books have pages, the same as comics, but they don’t work the same way.

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Tags: Grant Morrison, Junji Ito, Paul Grist, Scott McCloud, Zot

The Weird World of Jack Staff 1-5

by Paul Grist ; Image Comics

Martin Skidmore — 16-Nov-10

It’s hard to see anyone not enjoying this. Jack Staff is a great British superhero, and the stories revolve around him and a number of other unusual characters around him.

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Tags: British, Paul Grist