Martin Skidmore - Review

Superior 1

I suppose after the fresh take on the basics of Batman that Nemesis offered us, we were always likely to get an alternative Superman too.

Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 16

An artistic generation was long past by 15 years into 2000AD’s history, but even when the art wasn’t great Dredd was generally good entertainment: the main trouble is here that most of it is by Garth Ennis, who was pretty dull at this stage of his career.

Superboy 1

I thought that with this new site starting, when I visited the comic shop this week I’d buy something kind of at random, and the first issue of Superboy by creators new to me seemed a suitable choice.

Strange Tales II 2

Marvel lets a bunch of indie/underground types (most notably Los Bros Hernandez) at their characters, with variable but mostly enjoyable results.

Steve Whitaker

This isn’t an easy thing to write, and it is a personal indulgence, but I felt I absolutely needed to include some sort of tribute to Steve, who died a couple of years ago.

Sadly, we really need this now…

Marvel have announced that a bunch of their titles appearing from Feb-Apr next year will have ‘.1’ appended to the issue number. These are official ‘jumping on’ points, where the stories for the next twelve issues will be set up.

the origins of Wonder Woman

One of the most extraordinary finds in the history of comics: a letter from H.G. Peter to William Moulton Marston featuring character sketches for the proposed Wonder Woman, and discussion of her costume

Nana, by Ai Yazawa

Ai Yazawa’s Nana is perhaps my favourite comic ever now. It’s about two young women, both called Nana, who move to Tokyo for a new life. I can’t think of another comic I have ever read that is so strong in every area: character, story, dialogue, drawing, layout.