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H. R. Giger, Artist Behind Alien, Passes Away

May 13, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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H. R. Giger, the surrealist artist whose creations helped spawn the eponymous Alien films, has passed away aged 74 from injuries sustained in a fall. Giger, who was born Hans Rudolph in an Eastern Swiss town of Chur in 1940, became an artist from a relatively early age after having studied architecture and industrial design. […]

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Remembering A Legend: Dick Ayers

May 8, 2014 Seán Ó Cinnéide

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Legendary comic book artist and inker Dick Ayers passed away earlier this week not long after his 90th birthday. Chances are some of you are familiar with his work and sadly some of you won’t be, while his name might not be as recognized as Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, or Stan Lee, his contributions are […]

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Tiny Wooden Pieces – Irish Webcomic

April 30, 2014 Declan Doody

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“…a webcomic about boardgames. We update every Friday with a comic, and some words from the author and the artist. TWP comes from our love of comics, and of boardgames. We have both always loved comics, and have come to boardgaming more recently.“ Declan DoodyEditor-in-Chief, part-time super villain and hoarder of cats. If you can’t […]

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Calling all Writers!

April 29, 2014 Declan Doody

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Calling writers, opinionated gamers, loud mouth geeks and passionate critics! We’re looking for fantastic people to join the team and if you’d like to work along side us then just fill out the form here! Declan DoodyEditor-in-Chief, part-time super villain and hoarder of cats. If you can’t find me writing, I’m probably in the kitchen! […]

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Review: 2000 AD – Prog 1878

April 24, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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Finally, Jaegir gets her chance on the cover of 2000 AD’s Prog, and what a treat this week’s cover art is. Created by story artists Simon Coleby and Len O’Grady, the movie-like feel of the front of this issue is one of the most eye-catching of recent weeks and perfectly accentuates the point the story […]

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Review: 2000 AD – Prog 1877

April 16, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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I do love it when Judge Dredd is on the cover of 2000 AD‘s Progs. I mean, I know that he’s the flagship character and he makes regular appearances on the front of the weekly book, but my inner fanboy does a little dance every time. Provided by Ben Willsher, this piece is easily the […]

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Review – Daredevil #1.50

April 11, 2014 Seán Ó Cinnéide

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Boasting a beautiful cover from Paulo Rivera namedropping almost every DD creator you could think of, this issue marks the man without fear’s 50th anniversary

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Review – Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #1

April 11, 2014 Seán Ó Cinnéide

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Right of the bat this was going to be a different book. Different good though. The first issue of this long teased Iron Fist series is plotted, scripted, pencilled, inked and colored all by Kaare Andrews alone.

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Review: 2000 AD – Prog 1876

April 10, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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Man, look at this weeks cover by Alex Roland. You know, you just KNOW, that this week is going to be good with a cover like that. That’s the kind of cover art that would make me check this out if I hadn’t got a clue before now. So good. Anyway, Prog 1876, let’s get […]

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 'Turning Point' Teaser

April 8, 2014 Seán Ó Cinnéide

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At 6pm today the Amazing Spider-Man Facebook page posted a promotional poster marking a ‘Turning Point‘ for Spidey. Now, any self respecting comic book fan will tell you that poster is an homage to the cover of Amazing Spider-Man issue #121, also titled ‘Turning Point’, and more importantly it is the issue in which Spider-Man’s […]

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