Review: Dodgy Pills

Originally posted on Irish Comic News (10/Apr/2016) Dodgy pills is the first volume of Black Lines from creator Olly Cunningham. The comic tells the story of two drug dealers in Dublin, Tommo and his father-in-law Jimmy, and what happens when they decide to test a batch of drugs from a new supplier. The comic is […]

Review: Shackleton – voyage of the James Caird

Originally posted on Irish Comic News (6/May/2016) Shackleton – the voyage of the James Caird Written by Gavin McCumiskey Illustrated by David Butler Lettering by Alice Coleman Published by Collins Press. The book tells the story of the Endurance, which became trapped in the Wendell Sea. Shackleton must then fight to save the twenty-seven that […]

Review: High Noon Rising #1

Originally posted on Irish Comic News (5/Aug/2016) Written and lettered by James Mulholland.Art by Rowel Roque.Colours by Ryan Burt.Logo designed by Micah Myers. The first issue of a five-part western mini-series. As this is the opening issue of the mini-series, the story is establishing the characters and the premise of the mini-series. Ben is a […]

Review: Day Job

Originally posted on Irish Comic News (12/Aug/2016) Script and Art by Rapha Lobosco This is one of the comics I was really looking forward to picking up at Dublin Comic Con after I saw the cover art above teased by Lobosco on social media. The design of the cover instantly appealed to me with the […]

Review: The Circle #1

Originally posted on Irish Comic News (12/Sept/2016) Written and illustrated by Jay Penn. The Circle was launched at Dublin Comic Con and was a comic that I missed while picking up various small-press titles. Fortunately for me, the creator was good enough to send me on a copy of issue one. It’s evident from Penn’s Patreon page […]