Struggle

What is art? That is a question that has been pondered probably since art began. Is it an attempt to hold a mirror to creation and in some way assert understanding or control over it? Is it simply an act of creation in its own right? Or is it, as many maintain, our feeble attempt …

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Chimera #1 Review: Gift of a Curse

Superpowers can be treated as a gift or a curse, depending on which fictional character you ask. Ask the question from Charles Xavier or Max Eisenhardt, and they’ll tell you it’s a gift. Ask the Morlocks and it’s a curse. Chimera #1 is a story of a curse – a plague on a woman’s life. …

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Gorilla My Dreams Presents: Lucifer Bim-Bom Review: Clowning Around

Clowns are scary, and every time they become villains, there’s a primal feeling of fear coursing down my veins. Whether they’re in movies or comic books, there’s something visceral that makes clowns feel very unsettling. Gorilla My Dreams Presents: Lucifer Bim-Bom is a spin-off one-shot for Gorilla My Dreams that take on the story of …

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Toby and the Magic Pencil #2 Review: Distracted

In many stories, some heroes stumble into adventure. They are those people who push on headlong, consistently carving through their path. It seems Toby is the second type: the one where the adventure stumbles upon our hero. Toby and the Magic Pencil #2 is an enjoyable knockabout story that tries to do a lot of …

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Killeroo: Gangwars Book 1 – Hopping Mad with Vengeance

Kangaroos, the Outback, gang wars underbelly-style plus panels illustrating cricket bats and freaking ACDC jackets, all set in a dystopian backdrop entirely reminiscent of Mad Max – what could possibly scream Australia more than this comic book?  Book one of the six-part Gangwars series commences what is arguably the biggest, most iconic saga of Killeroo’s …

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Drama At Its Finest: Roundhouse Hooligans Issue 1

Dramatic comic book stories are harder to find now. In this age of superheroes, pure drama stories need to jump at you, and this is how Roundhouse Hooligans Issue 1 does. Roundhouse Hooligans takes readers to a mature story of pain, loss, and hope. It does not handhold readers through a tale, but rather brings …

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Toby and the Magic Pencil – Issue #2 REVIEW

Set immediately after the first issue, #2 finds Toby and his friends still on the run from his dejected dragon creation (aka ‘The Great Sid Sizzle’). Together they race in search of Toby’s brother Garth, the other half of the magic pencil, and any clues to help locate the brothers‘ missing mother.  Quick on the …

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