Between us we get through several graphic novels a month. Some of them probably merit a post but don’t make the cut. That’s mainly because sticking to ‘the best of the best’ helps to showcase the entertainment (and skills) delivered by good graphic novels. Another reason is to avoid disappointing fans of graphic [...]
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We’re suitably impressed by the appearance of a Microsoft tablet with a full screen. (A split screen tablet may yet be on the way from Microsoft). We’re also far from surprised that the first full screen tablets will be expensive and lack certain features, (e.g. touch/ touch and pen is a key consideration [...] In the middle of the on-going search for free or next to free games I bumped into a link offering cheap copies of Torchlight. Such links are often best avoided but this was pointing straight to the Steam download service. Safe territory and source of a few classic bargains over the years.
We haven’t gone into hibernation. Just been busy putting together a few posts to send out over the holiday period. We’ll start posting them at the beginning of the Christmas week and thought we’d outline what’s on the way. A ‘Games For Free’ post is going to be first, as there are [...] Time to round up our Christmas list with a few suggestions suited to older teenagers or adults. We’re opting for entertainment over anything else and why not! Batman: The Killing Joke Batman: The Killing Joke The Killing Joke builds on the ‘Dark Batman, Dark Gotham’ restyling which saved the franchise following the [...] Just a quick mention for the Wolverine standalone Not Dead Yet. None of us would usually try or buy a Wolverine ’standalone’ collection packaged as a graphic novel. But a Warren Ellis storyline is always worth a glance and Leinil Francis Yu’s artwork drags you in. The action sequences work particularly well.
The Big Draw is a UK wide ‘arts workshop’ that runs in October every year. Libraries, museums, schools and many other organisations run hundreds of drawing and sketching events for kids and adults. The range of activities is remarkable and the Big Draw has become a huge success over the years. Future [...] Blankets by Craig Thompson Craig Thompson’s semi-autobiographical story about first love and growing up in a deeply religious community demonstrates a full range of graphic and storytelling skills. The brushed images are ‘to die for’ and consistently strong across hundreds of pages. The pace and content of the script is skillfully paced [...] 300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley The 300 is based more on the Hollywood movie of the same name than exact historical details of the battle at Thermopylae. Nevertheless, it presents a dramatic account of how Leonidas and his Spartans stood against King Xerxes’ massive Persian army. Miller’s composition and execution [...] Charley’s War by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun Charley’s War had a dramatic effect on publishers produced battle comics in the UK between the 1950s and the 1980s. The comic’s setting in World War 1 was an indication of what Mills and Colquhoun had in mind, as they turned away from the [...] |
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