Small Press Reviews

Reviews of small press or self-published comics

Review – Retrograde Orbit (Thought Bubble 18)

September 20, 2018

Retrograde Orbit is the graphic novel debut from Kristyna Baczynski [...]

Review – Alex Automatic #3 (Thought Bubble 18)

September 19, 2018

The first two issues of Alex Automatic delivered a mind-bending genre [...]

Review – The Needleman (Thought Bubble 18)

September 18, 2018

I was always taught never to judge a book by its cover. But in the case of The Needleman, a brand new graphic novel from Martin Simpson and Soaring Penguin Press, that [...]

Review – The Incredible Bun (Thought Bubble 18)

September 18, 2018

At least year’s Thought Bubble, Madius Comics released an eleven-page preview of BUN, their new all-ages [...]

Review – Killtopia Vol. 1 (Thought Bubble 18)

September 18, 2018

Publisher: BHP Comics Writer: Dave Cook Artist: Craig Paton tl;dr If you buy one comic this year, buy this one. Yes, it’s that good. Still here? Good for you. The setup [...]

Review – Close (Thought Bubble 18)

September 17, 2018

Obsessed stalker Jared Close has just been released from prison after a six month [...]

Review – Bumstorm #4: Truant See, Truant Do (Thought Bubble 18)

September 16, 2018

In the latest issue of Robert Luckett’s BUMSTORM, our flatulent hero [...]

Review – The Show #1

August 9, 2018

Writer: Jed McPherson Artwork: Joseph Velasquez Colours: F.P. Soic [...]

Review – Wretched Things TP (Source Point Press)

July 11, 2018

Publisher: Source Point Press Writer: Devon Wong Artist: Ken Perry Colourist: John Hurt Release Date: September [...]

Ceej Says… Crossing Borders: Travels in Vietnam & Bali review

June 24, 2018

Written and Illustrated by Morag Kewell Morag “Moogs” Kewell has something of a track record when it comes to illustrated travelogues, with Big In Japan snagging the 2013 [...]

Review – Murder #1 (Collab Creations)

June 16, 2018

Publisher: Collab Creations Writers: Matthew and Brittany Loisel Artists: Emilano Correa and Micah [...]

Review – Frankenstein Texas (Zebra Comics)

June 2, 2018

Publisher: Zebra Comics Writer: Dan Whitehead Artwork: David Hitchcock, Matt Soffe (colours), Jim Campbell [...]

Review – Hollow Monsters #1

May 19, 2018

Writer/Artist: Monty Nero Hollow Monsters is a comic that I find very hard to pin down into any genre I’ve ever experienced before. On the face of it there’s an [...]