Throughout history animals have fought alongside military personal and have provided selfless acts to protect soldiers in war. It wasn’t until 2004, when the Animals in War Memorial in Hyde Park, London was unveiled that these animals were issued a public acknowledgement for their service. Ben Towle’s, Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat, continues what this…
Graphic Novel Review: Churchill A Graphic Biography
Winston Churchill is a figure well-known to people all over the world. He has been hailed as the man who saved the West, led Britain to victory in WWII, and there have been over 1000 (actually 1010) biographies written about him. Yet none of these biographies have illustratedthe life of Winston Churchill, rather they have…
Graphic Novel Review: Robyn Hood Outlaw
Robyn Locksley has never had it easy. As she was born in the realm of Myst, but was raised on earth where she was subject to death, humiliation, and sexual assault. While, in the middle of coping with these issues she was called back to her birth land of Myst where she became a…
Graphic Novel Review: Gretel
We all know the 1812 German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. The story about a brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch who cleverly escape by outwitting their captor. Zenescope, under writer Ben Meares and artist Allan Otero, reimagine Gretel’s origins and the consequence of the choices she has made over the past 300…
Graphic Novel Review: The Other Side
The Vietnam War is one of the most documented wars in history. This has been done through a variety of sources including live footage, documentaries, journals, books, films, television, and music. One of the newest mediums in capturing Vietnam is through comics/ graphic novels. The Other Side, written by Jason Aaron (Star Wars, Thor) and…
Graphic Novel Review : Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts
Horror comics have been around for decades, but Anthony Bourdain brings it to a whole new level in Hungry Ghosts as he makes playing with your food scary. Hungry Ghosts, published by Berger Books, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics, on October 2, 2018, is a collection of short inter-connecting horror stories that use…
Graphic Novel Review: Polar The Black Kaiser Volume 0
For over 10 years Victor Santos has produced Polar as a digital web comic, with no dialogue, that follows the world’s best super soldier, The Black Kaiser, turned assassin as he carries out his assignments for the highest bidder. Beginning in 2013 Dark Horse approached Victor Santos about collecting each season of the web comic…
The end to an era of The Walking Dead issue 193
For the better part of 16 years and over the course of 193 issues The Walking Dead has taken us from a small Kentucky town to the outskirts of Atlanta to Alexandria to Ohio. With each destination Rick, Carl, Michonne, Dwight, Eugene, Maggie, and Glenn made sacrifices to prosper in this apocalyptical world. After years…
Graphic Novel Review: Legend of Korra Turf Wars
In 2014 The Legend of Korra ended leaving many fans with a series of questions regarding Korra, Asami, the fate of Republic City, and what impact the Avatar will have on the aftermath of Kuvira’s attack. On July 26, 2017 Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Irene Koh, Nate Oiekos, and Vivian Ng all joined together…
What makes your Comics Valueable
Comic book investing can be extremely tricky as the industry is always evolving. In the last thirty years the comic world has seen significant changes from the rise of big cons to the introduction of new publishers. This poses a threat to the current incumbents in the industry, and to the ever-growing trend of how…
The Good, The Bad, The Verdict TWD Issue 192
The end to an era arrived when Sebastian shot and killed Rick. For weeks Rick had been slowly learning that the Commonwealth was not happy with Governor Milton and he had worked towards helping to improve the situation for its residents. In the process Rick sacrificed several friends which led him, along with Mercer, to…
Real reason for Marvel Issue 1000
It is no secret that in the last 10 years the comic book market has suffered significant declines in sales. This is due to a variety of factors including the price of comic books increasing, the lack of interest in story and characters, and the way comics are now being read. In the last two…
The Good, The Bad, and The Verdict: TWD 191
An era in The Walking Dead has just come to an end. Rick Grimes for the better part of The Walking Dead has always tried to implement diplomacy instead of being the aggressor as a first tactic. This has provided many successes and consequences for him and the people he leads. His last success has…
The Good, The Bad, The Verdict: TWD Issue 190
All the pieces are in place for the real civil war to begin in the Commonwealth. For the better part of 20 issues Rick has been attempting to solidify a working arrangement with Governor Milton as to where both his group and Governor Milton’s can thrive. Yet while in the Commonwealth Rick has become the…
The Good, The Bad, The Verdict: TWD Issue 189
In a snap of a finger part two of the revolution has started and ended in the Commonwealth as Governor Milton has been forced into hiding. While this is a victory for the citizens and the soldiers, who for years have been treated as second class citizens, they have no leadership to usher in a…
What your Con Ticket Goes To
Since the early 2000’s anime and comic cons have increased in size and frequency to meet the demands of fans all across the world. Fast forward to 2019, these same cons have increased their ticket prices by 5, 10, or sometimes 20 dollars every few years. Now with ticket price increases it is hard to…
The Good, The Bad, The Verdict: TWD issue 188
Things are about to go from bad to worse for the Commonwealth. Since communication and the arrival of the Four Communities flaws have been exposed in the Commonwealth’s governmental systems. In response to these flaws the citizens of the Commonwealth have seen an alternative and fairer lifestyle that they want, this has prompted them to…
The Good, The Bad, The Verdict TWD Issue 187
The fuse has been lit as a revolution is about to break out in the Commonwealth. Prior to Rick’s arrival the citizens of the Commonwealth felt mistreated by their government. Since Rick has arrived, due to a series of events, the citizens of the Commonwealth have been inching closer and closer to overthrowing their government…
The Good, The Bad, The Verdict: TWD Issue 186
The powder keg has just exploded as Dwight has made his final move in TWD issue 186. Since Dwight has arrived at the Commonwealth he realizes that the people are being suppressed by their government. He has taken several actions to test and start planning on how to free this group. His actions have led…
The Good, The Bad, The Verdict: TWD issue 185
When do you over throw a Government? Since Rick Grimes and his group have arrived they have seen all aspects of how the Commonwealth operates. While all in his group acknowledge the problems the Commonwealth has, they disagree on how those issues should be resolved. Rick has taken the position of not wanting to go…
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