Category Archives: Comic Books Galore

Comic Review: Brian Wood’s “Northlanders”

By Jon Magne | Published: December 5, 2008
What this is: Here’s the boring, technical mumbo jumbo: “Northlanders” is an ongoing, monthly comic series published under DC’s Vertigo imprint. It’s written by Brian Wood, and it’s all about vikings and other kinds of northlanders, like people living on the Orkneys and Ireland. It’s important to know that it isn’t exactly historical; it doesn’t [...]
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Comic Quickie: Goldfish by Brian M. Bendis

By Jon Magne | Published: November 29, 2008
I’m actually very, very busy doing lots of things that are, by every sane standard, a lot more important than blogging, so expect a lot o’ quickies in the near future. If I gloss over stuff you’d actually like to know, you can always pop a question in the comment section. It’s all right – [...]
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Let Me Show You My Ellis

By Jon Magne | Published: October 25, 2008
That does sound kind of dirty, doesn’t it? Well, that’s probably ’cause it is. Last year I read and reviewed a book called “Crooked Little Vein” by Warren Ellis. It was then, and remains to this very date the most twisted, lobotomisingly delightful piece of literature I’ve ever set my eyes on. It was, in other [...]
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Locke & Key: “Welcome to Lovecraft” by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez

By Jon Magne | Published: September 24, 2008
This was one of the first things I bought when I decided to get into comics and it’s also one of the best. Joe Hill, the prodigal son of Stephen King, became one of my favourite writers last year when I read his chilling début novel “Heart-Shaped Box” and his fantastic short-story collection “20th Century [...]
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Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra

By Jon Magne | Published: July 26, 2008
I love a lot of books and I love a lot of films and TV series, but even though I’ve read a lot of what’s generally considered the best comics around, I haven’t happened upon many examples in the genre that hold my required quality. A lot of the MARVEL stuff I’ve tried have [...]
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Comic Books Galore #4: Hitting the Jackpot

By Jon Magne | Published: April 27, 2008
Yes, I’m no longer putting the date in the title of these entries ’cause I can’t imagine what anyone gets out of em. I am, however, numbering them to see how many of these I end up posting. Who knows – maybe we’ll get into double figures! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Walking Dead | Vol. 1-3 | Robert Kirkman [...]
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Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbon & John Higgins

By Jon Magne | Published: April 15, 2008
Writing a review of ‘Watchmen’ is hard work for any poor bastard assigned with the task. No matter what angle you choose to approach this seminal work with, no matter how you dissect it and not matter how many fancy words you use to shroud your intent, you only end up saying the same god-damn [...]
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Comic Books Galore, 8/4-08

By Jon Magne | Published: April 8, 2008
What say you, dear readers; are you up for another round of me blathering on about the random comics I’ve been tearing through? If so, then grab a hold of that parachute and try not fall to your death while I present my latest conquests in a, hopefully, death-defyingly funny manner. Here we go: Pride of [...]
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Comic Books Galore: A Mostly Whedon Edition

By Jon Magne | Published: February 27, 2008
It’s not been that long since I posted my first “Comic Books Galore”, and I can honestly say that I didn’t think I’d be posting another one any time soon. Happily, though, I was given a golden opportunity to pick up some really cool comics by the living legend, Joss Whedon, and I’m couldn’t help [...]
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Comic Books Galore, 22/2-08

By Jon Magne | Published: February 22, 2008
You guys know me. I don’t read comic books, ’cause, well, I’m one o’ those literary types. I waved good bye to Donald Duck and McScrooge years ago and I can’t honestly say that I’ve missed them much. Since then I’ve been feeding my comic needs with the funnies and the occasional webcomic and that’s [...]
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