By: John C. Mayberry I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again…I love, LOVE, reading good comic book crime stories! Recently I’ve had the sincere pleasure of reading a rather unique work of crime fiction from Comixology in the form of Nice Jewish Boys. A completely unexpected…
By: John C. Mayberry Ever wonder what The Lord of the Rings would have been like if it had a slightly comedic spin to it? Yeah, sounds pretty bizarre to me too. It’s not often where a mixture of genres works in this way, as I’m sure some of you…
By: John C. Mayberry Now I’m not sure what it is, but for some reason the mystery genre just seems more vivid and, quite frankly, perfect, in comic book form. With another story that absolutely bleeds noir and intrigue, Comixology once again has given us another gem in the…
By: John C. Mayberry Speaking as a comic book nerd who also enjoys a good sleuth story once in a while, I absolutely love it when a creative team takes the noir-esque feel of a detective story and applies it to comic full of memorable characters and stunning visuals. …
By: John C. Mayberry Of any horror-themed comics released, very few of them can hold a torch to the horror comics of yesterday. There’s just this impression of camp and creepiness they exuded that, to this day, cannot be matched…until maybe now. With the release of another Ahoy Comics…
By: John C. Mayberry Honestly, purely, truthfully, not enough great things that I can say about this limited series. After reading the first three issues of Con and On, I greatly anticipated getting the chance to read these final two issues to finish off such a great story. For those…
By: John C. Mayberry Okay, I think there’s no secret here on how much of a comic book nerd I am. If I were younger and had the actual energy to do so, I’d seriously move into a convention center, so I could be the very first in line…
With any story that can be conceived, there’s a great deal of thinking and brainstorming about what happens next to progress the tale being told. But I imagine that process may be either slightly easier or more difficult when it comes to writing stories depicting alt history. The countless ideas…
By: John C. Mayberry “It’s not his fault that being a single parent in America is kind of a nightmare” is the precise line that first drew my attention to Derek M. Ballard’s Cartoonshow. A maker of American family comics, Ballard gives us all something quite special with this series of…
By: John C. Mayberry Even when approaching the holidays, I still maintain horror is a great genre to enjoy all year long (whose respect must also be mandatory in my humble opinion). So, after hearing about the premise of Oni Press’ Let Me Out, the debut graphic novel by…