Interview: James Stokoe

One of the more enigmatic creators of recent years is James Stokoe.  His comics are a psychedelic assault of bright, saturated colours and incredible detail which range in topic from alien cook-offs, through monster-fighter baseball players, to safe-cracking orcs who use chopped-up penises for currency.  When I ran into him in a rare public appearance at FanExpo Vancouver this year, I took the opportunity to sit down and talk with him...

Read More

Review: The Infinite Horizon by Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto

The Infinite Horizon – Gerry Duggan (w) Phil Noto (a) Image Comics, $17.99, ISBN: 978-1582409726 Like Odysseus, this has been a long time in arriving.  Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto’s Infinite Horizon began serialization back in 2007, completing its six-issue run five years later, and now appearing in a trade collection.  It’s an appropriately epic genesis for a project that firmly roots itself in heroic storytelling, taking Homer’s...

Read More

Weekly Reviews: Supercrooks #2, Rebel Blood #2

Supercrooks # 2 - Mark Millar (w) Leinil Yu (a) Icon/Marvel Comics, $2.99 The first issue of Supercrooks had a great tagline: “There are too many superheroes. Let’s go somewhere else.” That issue was pretty entertaining, if a little obvious. Everyone who follows the comics world knows what Mark Millar is doing at this point. Nearly all of his comics work is simultaneously being developed as motion pictures. The one exception...

Read More

Review: Popeye #1 by Roger Langridge and Bruce Ozella

Popeye #1 – Roger Langridge (w) Bruce Ozella (a) IDW, $3.99 Editor Craig Yoe’s affection for classic comics is well-documented by the slew of reprints that he’s put his name to over the years.  Most of them, however, have been slapdash affairs, marred by low production values, poor research and a lack of quality control.  So, it was an air of trepidation that greeted his announcement that he would be bringing back Popeye as an ongoing...

Read More

Comics: Iain Laurie's Horror Mountain

Coming soon: Iain Laurie's Horror Mountain A 22-page comic anthology, filled with surreal horror and uncomfortable humour from Graphic Eye's resident mad cartoonist.  This will be available from the Graphic Eye table at some upcoming conventions and small-press shows, and from our online store.  Watch this space for further details. ThI s is wHe r e hE taKe s us.. . ...

Read More

Weekly Reviews: Crossed Badlands #3, D.B. Cooper #2

Crossed: Badlands # 3 - Garth Ennis (w) Jacen Burrows (a) Avatar Press, $3.99 Crossed is a series set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by what could best be described as zombies, known as the Crossed.  These aren’t your daddy’s zombies, however, or anything resembling that crap Kirkman churns out. These creatures are intelligent, almost human, but they’ve had their filters removed. They are pure evil, possessed by the...

Read More

Weekly Reviews: Secret #1, Saga #2

Saga # 2 - Brian K. Vaughn (w) Fiona Staples (a) Image Comics, $2.99 The second issue of Saga is here, but it’s still impossible to tell what the book is about. Brian K. Vaughn’s two previous creator owned works, Y the Last Man and Ex Machina had clearly defined premises from the start, but that is not the case here. While the book tells a compelling story, and is introducing interesting characters, it’s impossible to tell what the book...

Read More

Feature: Taste-testing the Apocalypse, part 3

Elysian Fallout To celebrate the impending apocalypse (or just to have an excuse to make some special beers) Fantagraphics have made a strange alliance with fellow Seattleites, Elysian Brewery, to release a series of 12 speciality beers with label art by Charles Burns. The beers are being released at a rate of one per month, with this month's brew being “Fallout” (coincidentally the name of Russ Battaglia's legendary Seattle record/skate/comic...

Read More

Review: Warren Ellis - Captured Ghosts

Captured Ghosts – Patrick Meany (dir.)Respect Films, Sequart 2011, $15.00 Captured Ghosts is a magnificent film. It’s beautifully shot, and brimming with ideas. It’s more of an excuse to listen to Warren Ellis talk for ninety minutes than anything else, but that’s not a bad thing. Ellis is known for his blunt honesty, and here he doesn’t disappoint. It’s easy to see the pessimism in Ellis’ work, especially knowing he came out of Thatcher’s...

Read More

Interview: Ernie Colón

NBM have recently released Inner Sanctum, the latest work from comics legend Ernie Colón.  In it, he adapts several tales from an old radio show, bringing them into the ghastly realm of the visual with his grim black and white artwork.  It's a beautiful work and show that, even at age 80, Colón can still work his magic. When the opportunity arose, I spoke to Colón briefly over email to find out a little more about the work. --...

Read More