Geek Culture Reviews

Magdalene and Dorian are back. But this time they're heading to Kickstarter... lolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli 's queer rom-com roadtrip is coming back for a second outing. Heading to Kickstarter on January 30th, A Thing Called Truth Vol. 2: Drive Home will see the next chapter in Magdalene and Dorian's story. However, this time it's a comple graphic novel!  'What happened with the medical advancement Dr. Magdalene "Mag" Träumer was working on before it was stripped away from her by her unscrupulous former employer? Will her estranged husband's search for her lead to complications with the law? Will Dorian Wildfang's Quixote-like quest to fulfill her brother's posthumous wishes come to pass?   BECAUSE QUEER STORIES DESERVE GOOD ENDINGS.' As normal with crowdfunding, the campaigns success relies on people pledging to see the project come to life. And to help temp you to part with your money, Zanfardino and Romboli have some...

Rob reviews A Thing Called Truth #4... The road trip continues as the mismatched duo, Doctor Magdalene Traumer and Dorian Wildfang continue.  Lolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli 's Road trip adventure has been a refreshing read over the last couple of months. The two protagonists are from totally different worlds, yet through their tragedies have come together in an upbeat journey through some classic film locations.  In issue #4, Mags and Dorian continue their journey through Europe whilst following the journal entries of Dorian's deceased brother Faust. Since their journey began we've seen the ice thaw between Mags and the carefree Dorian. It's been interesting to see the two develop their friendship - especially when considering the circumstances of how they met. While this road trip moves on, back home there's trouble brewing.  After not hearing from Mags, her estranged husband storms to her lab looking for an argument. Being blocked by...

Rob reviews 'A Thing Called Truth #2'... Lolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli' s A Thing Called Truth set off to a tremendous start. The opening issue did a superb job in introducing 'Dr Traumer', to then lead us through a drunken night that ended with her car being stolen - with herself on the backseat! Now as she struggles to comprehend what exactly has just happened, and why her (former) employers have locked her out of her life's work, we're over to Dorian Wildfang - accidental hostage-taker - and the complete opposite to Dr Mags. Much like our introduction to Mags, Lolanda Zanfardino dives straight into Dorian's life from a few days before their eventual meeting. And again, much like Mags, Dorian is an instantly loveable character. The opening pages introduce us to a confident young woman, who shares a kindred spirit with her brother Faust. There's a lot to read between the lines as we learn that the duo is caring for their sick mo...

Rob reviews A Thing Called Truth #1... Fresh from the brilliant Alice In Leatherland, Lolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli are back with A Thing Called Truth.  An LGBTQ+ road trip that's full of twists and turns, great characters, and some truly stunning art.  A Thing Called Truth starts in a spectacular fashion that involves a high-speed police chase, and a rapidly opening bridge. It's all Thelma and Louise, then suddenly everything changes and we're in the past. We then meet Dr Magdalene Traumer as she sits within her lab. We get a bit of exposition as the Doctor monologues her latest vlog. It soon transpires that she's close to developing a way to cut the costs of medical applications around the globe - which is quite a big deal. Anyway, it's taken her 7-years (2136 days to be exact) to get to this point, and it's cost her quite a lot of her personal life to get here.  This is all shown as Zanfardino and Romboli dive into Magdalene...