Book Reviews

DUNGEON THE EARLY YEARS 2: INNOCENCE LOST (DUNGEON: THE EARLY YEARS) (PAPERBACK) Written by Lewis Trondheim Lewis Trondheim (Author), Joann Sfar (Author), Christophe Blain (Illustrator) Published by Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 96 Pages Price: $12.95 Dungeon – the Early years, Vol 2. Innocence Lost continues the long lasting Dungeon series cartoon epic. Well I …

THE LEGEND OF RED #1 (COMIC) Writer : Victor Carungi Artist: Antonio Brandao Colors and Gray Tones: Marc Lewis Letters: Brant Fowler Publisher: James Warren Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 32 pages Price: $2.50 A fast paced, well written first issue that had me hooked by the time I was on page 3. The Legend of Red begins with …

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN Written by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Author), Ebba Segerberg (Translator) Published by St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black /White – 480 pages Price: $15.95 Patience is a virtue I don’t have. For months now I have been hearing about how great this Swedish film “Let the right on in” is. Normally I don’t buy …

MALEFIC LUIS ROYO Written by Luis Royo Published by NBM Publishing, Inc. Publication Date: 2010 Format: Color – 96 pages Price: $32.99 Luis Royo is a rare talent that not “only” creates pretty pictures but creates worlds within pictures. The level of detail and commitment is evident in every work he creates. This book titled Malefic collects some of these …

LAST GAS PUMP ON THE LEFT #1 (COMIC) Published by Fenris Wulf Books Written & Artwork by Chaz Wolf Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color Price: $6.88 With a tItle like that you don’t know what’s gonna be coming at ya! Our latest read comes from the mind of Chaz Wolf, writer and illustrator in his debut issue of “Last Gas …

INTRACATIONS Written by John Dimes Published by Dark Hart Press Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black /White – 324 pages Price: $15.99 “Angels are antibodies. Prayer is telepathy. A phrase that was inextricably linked with the Androgyne’s kind and their creations. Their very existence was, arguably, to be symbolic of God’s enduring presence in the absence of his presence. As protectors …

JAKE’S WAKE Written by John Skipp & Cody Goodfellow Published by Leisure Books Publication Date: 2008 Format: color – 317 pages Price: $7.99 Resurrection from Hell… Jake Connaway was a pastor who promised his followers everlasting life. He is considered to be a televangelist who has a cult following. Everyone follows Jake’s word. Well Jake isn’t all that he appears …

NEMI (VOLUME 3) (HARDCOVER) Written by Lise Myhre Published by Titan Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 144 pages (Hardcover) Price: $14.95 Nemi VOL3 , is a collection of cartoon strips centered around the gothic character Nemi. Illustrated and written by Lise Myhre, you get the impression that perhaps Nemi is an extension of herself. Dark humor fills the …

ISIS Written by Douglas Clegg Published by: Vanguard Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black / White – 128 pages Price: $14.95 The Egyptian goddess Isis was known as the goddess of simplicity, protector of the dead and goddess of children from whom all beginnings arose. Later Egyptian myths told of the Nile River flooding annually as a result of the …

PLANETARY TRANSFORMATION: A PERSONAL GUIDE TO EMBRACING PLANETARY CHANGE We are approaching not only a new age but a paradigm shift of mass proportions. It might be the most active time in our history for new age writers to emerge and inform us of coming changes. And yet, within all of that is a weird mixture of enlightening vs darkness. …

NETHERWORLD Written by Chad Jones Art by Brazilian and RB Silva. Published Author Studio 407 Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color Price: $2.99 “Netherworld” has alien zombies. Most people will probably make up their mind about this comic after that statement alone, but let me continue. Netherworld is about two reluctant scientists, Emily Hark and Ernst Voss, drafted into a mission …

MAMA FISH Written by Rio Youers Published by Shroud Publishing Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black & White – 92 pages Price: $7.99 “You know, the technology is more advanced than it used to be. The world has turned into a machine, and its axis is made of binary codes and microprocessors and integrated circuits. Everybody is wired in these days. Everybody. Technology …

ACT THREE, SCENE FOUR published: 2010 publisher: Misanthrope Press price: $13.95 “The Blow landed on Finch’s chest but it didn’t slide through the flesh like Brandon had expected… Brandon lifted the heavy tool back up and inspected it. The head was heavy and solid, but the blade was dull to the extent that it was flattened. He c**ked his head …

OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT Written by Paul Kane Published by Thunderstorm Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White Price: $16.95 “Light can penetrate the dark, but the dark is powerless in light.” What a pleasant surprise this book ended up being. Initially, I was requested to review a PDF version, which has grown to be a huge red flag for …

PECKINPAH: AN ULTRAVIOLENT ROMANCE Written by Harlan D. Wilson Published by Shroud Publishing Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White – 116 pages Price: $7.99 Picture this: you spend an entire weekend of this year’s Context hearing repeated glowing praise of a certain book after a month or so of prior buildup. Over the preceding year, you’ve come to trust …