Geek Culture Reviews

“What’s that coming over the hill, it’s Falcon #2!” The brainchild of Alan Holloway and Ed Doyle is back for its second issue. That’s right, Falcon , the A3 tabloid-style comic anthology has had a successful funding campaign on Kickstarter which means Holloway and Doyle have yet another successful project on their respective chalkboards.   For those who don’t know, Falcon is inspired by comics such as The Eagle where each story takes place over 1/2 pages. Featuring a smorgasbord of digestible stories created by a vast array of writers and artists, the content of Falcon is just as unique as its page format. Normally when it comes to reviewing an anthology I’d dive into each strip and give a brief overview of its plot, art, and writing. Much like my review for Falcon #1 , I’m going to deliberately ignore this format. With Falcon #2 being a collection of single-page spreads this means that any in-depth review will probably end up spoiling the experience - which is something no on...

You all remember the Eagle right? When Alan Holloway and Ed Doyle initially announced they were planning Falcon I was a bit sceptical. While the A3 tabloid style comic book was a hit back in the mediums golden era, would it be a design that holds up in 2024? While the likes of Sentinel and The77 reign supreme in capturing the very essence of what made up the youth reading of their respective communities, can Falcon recreate the excitement that came with reading The Eagle back in day? And more importantly, was my initial scepticism proved to be wrong? While I’m far too young to remember the initial outings of The Eagle, working in a charity shop I’ve experienced gawping through the publications first three annuals (no they didn’t come home with me). Even with some of the writing being a little stuffy in places I could easily see why the publication was quite a hit back in the day. It even surprised me that my Dad used to read The Eagle too! (Apparently he was a big Dan Dare fan! Wh...