Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Coming Soon- PLEIATOC MONAIDIES
Monday, 31 March 2014
Coming Soon- Graveyard Shift
Graveyard Shift is a strip for this year's edition of Something Wicked, by David McCluskey and Sam Weller. Something Wicked will be on sale in November, but older issues are always available.
Saturday, 22 March 2014
In Review- A Dead Good Friend
Pages start at: This Link.
Originally intended as a sub for FQ, I was sent the link to this web-comic by James (the writer) for some feedback once he decided that it really wasn't an FQ strip (No robots or lasers etc) and I'm glad he did.
This is only a six page short set in the murky world of gangsters and concerned with betrayal and loyalty. This is obviously the work of a team that care about comics and want to produce solid work. There are some rough edges on show, but nothing that can't be worked on for later strips.
I think this was worth reading and recommend it to you all to take five minutes to see why.
Saturday, 15 March 2014
In Review- WOLF COUNTRY
Wolf Country #01 & #02 by Planet Jimbot
Words & Pics- Jim Alexander, Luke Cooper & Will Pickering.
To my shame I was sent a copy of #01 back in the middle of last year and didn’t mention it. Not because I didn’t like it, not at all, but I’m more of a ‘behind the screen’ guy- I like to work on the nuts & bolts of making comics so writing reviews is something I have to work on. However- Wolf Country is a title deserving of the effort.
Wolf Country has at its heart the conflict between Vampires & Werewolves. That is the set dressing for the team to tell their stories on and the sooner that is accepted the sooner the stories can be told. Anything else we need will be passed along as it is required.
In the first issue we meet a young man who is trying to define himself. He has been pushed by the world into a situation that many of his race would find desirable, but he himself is deeply troubled. Yet he stands up for himself and makes a decision to turn his back on the world in an effort to better understand himself. Is he successful? That is open to interpretation- and I really like that. We aren't being spoonfed- there is room to think.
The second issue sets a very different tone. We are given a wider view of the world we are visiting and the systems and beliefs by which it operates. More questions are asked than answered and we are given the beginnings of the ongoing tale and the answer to one of the big questions in life- Can you get a horse to jump out of an aircraft with a parachute on?
The storytelling throughout both issues is clear and uncluttered. The stories are all lettered by the ever reliable Jim Campbell and even though I preferred the more self contained first issue I am looking forward to reading issue three..
Another success from Planet Jimbot.
Words & Pics- Jim Alexander, Luke Cooper & Will Pickering.
To my shame I was sent a copy of #01 back in the middle of last year and didn’t mention it. Not because I didn’t like it, not at all, but I’m more of a ‘behind the screen’ guy- I like to work on the nuts & bolts of making comics so writing reviews is something I have to work on. However- Wolf Country is a title deserving of the effort.
Wolf Country has at its heart the conflict between Vampires & Werewolves. That is the set dressing for the team to tell their stories on and the sooner that is accepted the sooner the stories can be told. Anything else we need will be passed along as it is required.
In the first issue we meet a young man who is trying to define himself. He has been pushed by the world into a situation that many of his race would find desirable, but he himself is deeply troubled. Yet he stands up for himself and makes a decision to turn his back on the world in an effort to better understand himself. Is he successful? That is open to interpretation- and I really like that. We aren't being spoonfed- there is room to think.
The storytelling throughout both issues is clear and uncluttered. The stories are all lettered by the ever reliable Jim Campbell and even though I preferred the more self contained first issue I am looking forward to reading issue three..
Another success from Planet Jimbot.
Saturday, 1 February 2014
In Review- Good cop, Bad cop.
Jim Alexander is a busy lad. Which is probably a good thing. You see, 'this' particular piece of work more than anything else I've read of Jim's reeks of 'high concept'. And I really like it.
I have to admit from the off that I'd not seen hide nor hair of this before Jim sent me a copy for review, but I know after reading this that I'll be making sure i get the next stories as and when they rear their nasty little heads.
Okay, the facts. Written By Jim Alexander, drawn by Luke Cooper, Garry McLaughlin and Will Pickering. The cover above is by the stupidly talented Alex Ronald and the collection even has a foreword by John Wagner. The book is available for a mere £7.99 from Rough Cut! and in this reviewers humble opinion is worth every penny.
Jim is a solid writer, guiding us through the tales in the book and while some of the art may be not to my taste I cannot fault the quality of the storytelling on show.
Really recommended.
Sunday, 12 January 2014
Coming Soon: JUNK BOX
Coming soon to the pages of FutureQuake- JUNK BOX By Jimmy Furlong and Brian 'Clank' Bennett. Re-discover why FQP is the home of the finest small press creators.
Saturday, 4 January 2014
FQP Creators at Exhibition- UPDATE
Some of you may remember the post here regarding the appearance of Pavlos Pavlides at an exhibition in Greece. Well Pavlos has sent me these:
The pages look superb and if you want to read the strip in question- it is available as part of Something Wicked 09- on sale via the FQP webshop
The pages look superb and if you want to read the strip in question- it is available as part of Something Wicked 09- on sale via the FQP webshop
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