Geek Culture Reviews

Gang war looms as Dick Tracy faces a potential mole in the police force… Mad Cave Studio ’s reimagined Dick Tracy series has so far been a real hit. Alex Segura, Micheal Moreci , and the rest of the creative team have come together to create an  impeccable storytelling experience that’s wrapped up in a taught detective noir. Whether yYou’re a long-time fan, only watched the Warren Beattie movie, or you’re coming in blind, Dick Tracy has something for everyone. And if that isn’t a good thing, I don’t know what is. Last time out and we were introduced to a new player in the form of Pat Patton. With Patton. Segura and Moreci wasted no time in filling us in on the hard-boiled civilians reasons for being in “The City”, which all involves his need in finding out the cause of his brother disappearance. Of course, with “The City” everything is connected to the mob and Patton’s sibling was last seen working for Pruneface. This then leads to Patton into teaming up with Dick Tracy and Tess Tr...

Comixology Originals Announces The Girl Who Draws on Whales, the First YA Original Graphic Novel Written and Drawn by Ariela Kristantina… Timed to coincide with Comic-Con International San Diego , Comixology Originals has announced a riveting new original graphic novel, The Girl Who Draws on Whales , by Ariela Kristantina , the artist of the Eisner award-nominated original graphic novel Adora and the Distance . This epic YA adventure about a sister and brother struggling for survival who must use their art to save their world, marks the first-ever graphic novel that Kristantina has both written and illustrated. ‘ The Girl Who Draws on Whales is set in a post-apocalyptic world, several centuries after “The Great Flood.” Siblings Wangi and her younger brother Banyu live in a sea-village. Wangi has a special bond with the Great Whales that visit the sea-village and they allow her to draw on their backs. Sometimes they return with new drawings on them. Wangi believes that there are other s...

Get ready to return to the past of B in BRZRKR: The Lost Book of B… BOOM! Studios have given us a first look at the highly anticipated BRZRKR: THE LOST BOOK OF B #1 . Series creator Keanu Reeves , New York Times bestselling author Matt Kindt , legendary artist Ron Garney , and the iconic Bill Crabtree –the original team behind the record shattering BRZRKR –reunite for the first time since the series’ conclusion for the next chapter in the second volume of BRZRKR: Bloodline s with BRZRKR: THE LOST BOOK OF B . ‘ This epic new chapter in the bloody saga brings the immortal warrior to the 13th Century! B. serves as the ultimate weapon of the notorious warlord Ghengis Khan, and it seems that no enemy of his empire can withstand the Berserker’s onslaught of havoc and death. But as the war grows ever larger, B. must question where his loyalties should truly lie…’ BRZRKR: THE LOST BOOK OF B #1 features main cover art by Ron Garney with colors by Matt Kindt , also available as a foil variant ...

From the pages of The77 and Pandora comes PENNY PENTAGRAM ISSUE 1 - a 32 page US format comic in full colour! Fresh from the pages of The77 and Pandora anthologies, the mythological ass kicking teen, Penny Pentagram stars in her own comic. Written by David Thomas with art by Andrew Richmond , Penny has come a long way since their first appearance back in The77 Issue #1 . Since then Penny has had strips featured across The77’s sister publication Pandora , and appeared in both the publishers anthologies. The younger Penny has also seen their adventures within the publishers new all-ages anthology, LOLZ .  Heading to Kickstarter the folks over at 77 Publishing  are seeking crowdfunding to make this standalone Penny Pentagram  story a reality. And with a very achievable target of £1,977, the team are already at £1,052 with 27 days to go (correct figures at time of writing). “Penny's feeling the pinch and working in a chicken shop to make ends meet until they one day take a...

We take another trip into the Thrillverse with 2000 AD Prog #2391… It’s a good week to be a fan of 2000 AD. Not only does today see the release of the weekly Prog, but we’ve also got the Judge Dredd Megazine and the hotly anticipated Misty Special. Not only this but if you’re a collector of the Hachette 2000 AD Ultimate Collection, there’s a new graphic novel out too!  Now find the time to read them all!  Anyway, delving into Prog #2391 we have a gorgeous Rogue Trooper-inspired cover by Dan Cornwell . It’s also quite a poignant cover as Cornwell (alongside Geoffrey D. Wessel ) wraps us in Rogue Trooper: Southern Belle this week.  Southern Belle isn’t the only strip leaving us this week as we also say goodbye to the current Judge Dredd story; The Bam-Hunters . Fear not, as next week sees the return of John Wagner and Colin MacNeil with Machine Rule .  Joining Judge Dredd and Rogue this week we have; more deep space mystery with Brink: Consumed , strange going’s on...

Scarlett finds herself at the mercy of the Arashikage Clan as writer Kelly Thompson ups the superspy ante…  Scarlett #2 picks off straight where the previous issue left off. Taking place within the vast base of the Arashikage Clan, Scarlett finds herself held captive and stripped of her equipment. Kelly Thompson wastes no time in “fleshing” out the character as we see the lengths Scarlett is willing to go to make her mission a success. This bloody opening then segues into quite an action-packed issue as the spy battles her way through the clan’s warriors in her quest to find her friend Jinx.  Keeping things from getting out of control, Thompson lets the action simmer with flashback scenes that further explore the relationship between Scarlett and Jinx. This is juxtaposed with the present as Storm Shadow questions why Scarlett is at Arashikage. As a test to prove her worthiness Storm Shadow and the clan Hard Master send Scarlett on a mission - and it’s one they don’t intend f...

Tharg is back once again with his menagerie of thrills with the weekly 2000 AD Prog… Last time out, Michael Carroll and Jake Lynch brought the long-running sci-fi Proteus Vex to its conclusion. But fear not, while Vex and Midnight venture into the blue yonder, Carroll teams up with Joe Currie to bring new strip Silver to Prog #2390 . Alongside Silver we have more CalHab trouble in Judge Dredd: Bam-Hunters , Honor Vincent and Mike Walters bring us a Futureshocks instalment, there’s more sinister going on in Brink , and finally, Rogue tangles with trouble in Southern Bell e.  So with introductions out of the way, let’s dive in and see what delights Tharg has in store… Judge Dredd: The Bam-Hunters (Ken Niemand, Richard Elson, Annie Parkhouse) After the events of the last episode, Dredd’s all but forgotten his encounter with Bam-Hunter Hieronymus Skelly. While Dredd gets back to business patrolling the streets of Mega-City One, he can’t quite shake the feeling that something is...