In the last week I have got a lot of comics. I promised that I'd write up everything I read, so I am going to do so, but as the pile looks like this...
...and is four and a half inches high I can't promise I'll be writing anything substantial. I also have a lot of comixology purchases to mention too...
On the plus side all this spending will give me lots of blog fodder!
So, to start, let's have a look at a few odd bits and pieces:
Spandex is about a group of gay superheroes living in Brighton. In this first issue they confront a 50 foot lesbian who is destroying Brighton Pier. For those of you not aware of Brighton, it's the gay capital of the UK and the pier seems ot get burnt down with alarming regularity. In fact I do believe they now have two piers.
The art isn't great, but something about the story shines through. It's a tongue in cheek, campy repsentation of gay culture, and I suspect that is why I liked it. I'm now quite gutted I didn't buy all seven issues at the con.
You can visit the website and buy copies here: http://spandexcomic.wordpress.com/
The two books at the bottom of the above picture are sketchbooks by Mahmud Asrar. From Fallout Weekly (on the right) this beuatiful picture is included, which I hadn't seen before:
From Blowing off Steam this Cloak and Dagger picture is included, which reminded me I must try his X-Men title:
If you like his art do try and find his sketchbooks. They are well worth the money.
I also got a copy of MarineMan, by Ian Churchill. It was written and drawn by him and is very different from his work on Supergirl. It's far more cartoony than his Supergirl - more of the classic superhero jaw on the hero and more curves on the women. I am intrigued by it and would like to check out more, mostly because the art interests me. It's such a big change from his Supergirl work. Looking on Churchill's blog (and from meeting him at LSCC - he was asking fans to sign a petition for shark protection) he does seem to be very passionate about the marine environment and conservation. For which I respect him even more.
On the plus side all this spending will give me lots of blog fodder!
So, to start, let's have a look at a few odd bits and pieces:
The art isn't great, but something about the story shines through. It's a tongue in cheek, campy repsentation of gay culture, and I suspect that is why I liked it. I'm now quite gutted I didn't buy all seven issues at the con.
You can visit the website and buy copies here: http://spandexcomic.wordpress.com/
The two books at the bottom of the above picture are sketchbooks by Mahmud Asrar. From Fallout Weekly (on the right) this beuatiful picture is included, which I hadn't seen before:
I also got a copy of MarineMan, by Ian Churchill. It was written and drawn by him and is very different from his work on Supergirl. It's far more cartoony than his Supergirl - more of the classic superhero jaw on the hero and more curves on the women. I am intrigued by it and would like to check out more, mostly because the art interests me. It's such a big change from his Supergirl work. Looking on Churchill's blog (and from meeting him at LSCC - he was asking fans to sign a petition for shark protection) he does seem to be very passionate about the marine environment and conservation. For which I respect him even more.
