I’ve read a lot of adventures before, especially classics from well before my time. Lewis Carroll is a favourite, together with Neil Gaiman, L. Frank Baum, and Jonathan Swift. Whimsical adventures are interesting up to a certain degree. Toby and the Magic Pencil #1 try to evoke these tales’ whimsy, which is successful up to …
There are two things that I rarely experience as a comic book fan: hate the main character so much and love his number two so much. That’s how I feel with Leigh Chalker’s Battle for Bustle #3, one of the most brilliant stories I’ve read in a while. Whilst it doesn’t have the production value …
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 …
Wrath of the Cursed has been quite the journey, and like all good things, we must get to an end – and it’s about time. I’ve been on a six review journey so far, so it’s time to complete the saga. Wrath of the Cursed’s last three stories – The Lapwing, Fear The Cursed, and …
Prequels are usually super interesting if you’re interested in the lore. Case in point – The Hobbit, X-Men: First Class, The Dune prequels etc. It’s even better if you can find prequels that are a great read! Sneaky Goblins at College is a collection of stories concerning the main characters of Sneaky Goblins. On their …
Origin stories are common in comic books, and it’s rare to find a proper origin story from Australian titles. Many serials are not long enough to matter, whilst some go for action-packed stories that show off what the character is capable off. In Purgatory #4 is one of the rare origin stories that also tie …
Apart from the original short stories, it’s not too hard to find ancillary media that puts about fantasy stories and goblins. What’s hard is to find something of quality, or a story that doesn’t only use their lore in passing. Sneaky Goblins is one of those stories that a lore addict like me enjoys, and …
It’s another journey through the generations as today, we’re looking at another story within The Wrath of the Cursed collection. Now, we’re looking at The Brigands, a newer age take at the story of The Cursed. Whilst the story is going further away from the traditional setting, it goes closer to the ageless, timeless prologue/side …
It takes gusto to get a load of sliced white bread, write a comic about them, and be funny too. Yet, The Talking Bread #1 is as cute and comedic as it gets. It combines random humour to the misery of some creatures who never wanted to live. The Talking Bread is not a masterpiece …
If a noir-style superhero-spoof, starring a talking gorilla Private Investigator with rage issues, and the unfortunate (and supernatural) death of a mime sounds like your kind of thing, then Gorilla My Dreams is definitely your kind of thing. And if it’s not your kind of thing, then make it so. This one is worth a …
