| 1. H. G. Wells' The War Of The Worlds | 
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By: Ian Edginton, D'Israeli
Publisher: Dark Horse
May 03, 2006
Generally speaking, I'm a thoroughgoing fan of graphic novels (as opposed to comic books or hardcover superhero anthologies), and anything by H.G. Wells would seem a natural for adaptation, but Edginton has kind of missed the boat. He skips over many of the more interesting parts of the story, and then brings in flying machines that suspiciously resemble those in the Hollywood film. The result is a... more
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| 2. Scarlet Traces: The Great Game | 
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By: Ian Edginton, D'Israeli
Publisher: Dark Horse
June 13, 2007
I thoroughly enjoyed Scarlet Traces but found this sequel to be half-hearted. The cover of the blue edition states: "The War of the Worlds battlefront moves to Mars..." Well, okay, after half the book is spent setting up a reason for someone to go to Mars and retelling Scarlet Traces, the main character indeed does goes to Mars. There's some generic fighting with familiar aliens and a hint of... more
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| 3. Lazarus Churchyard: The Final Cut |
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By: Warren Ellis
Publisher: Image Comics
January 01, 2001
Lazarus Churchyard was Warren Ellis' first major creation. In another writer's hands, the concept of a practically-immortal man who can reshape his body at will might have ended up in superhero territory. You know it's Ellis when the hero looks like a zombie Joey Ramone and lives in the desperate underbelly of a violent future Europe.
It's good: amazingly good, when you consider how... more
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| 4. Scarlet Traces | 
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By: Ian Edginton, D'Israeli
Publisher: Dark Horse
September 09, 2003
The idea of what happens after Britain wins The War of the Worlds is well conceived and executed. They obtain technivcal knowledge decades, perhaps centuries, ahead, but at a dreadful price. The basic plot is also good. However, the book is simply way too short for the story being told. Wham, bam, it's over. While the characters and plot are promising, their development is minimal. Still, I liked... more
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| 5. Torchwood: Rift War |
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By: Ian Edgington, Paul Grist
Publisher: Titan Books
June 09, 2009
The art isn't great, and completely changes style halfway through the book. The story is pretty good, though-and it's got all 5 of our main characters, despite what the cover indicates. It's a fun Torchwood romp, and the new aliens introduced add quite a bit to the TW universe... more
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| 6. Kill Your Boyfriend |
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By: Grant Morrison
Publisher: DC Comics
December 31, 1995
The previous reviewer of this title appears to have taken it much too seriously. Ignore such sticks-in-the-mud and enjoy Grant Morrison's anarchic humour and Philip Bond's fantastic artwork for the disposable pop fun that it is.
As with all Morrison's work there is subtext to be gleaned here - the boy can be seen to represent Dionysus and the girl is one of the Maenads, and the subtle... more
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| 7. Kingdom Of The Wicked |
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By: D'Israeli, Ian Edington
Publisher: Dark Horse
January 12, 2005
This is one of the most ingenious works of imagination and depth I've read in a long while. I highly recommend it to any fan of dark fantasy. ... more
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| 8. Judge Dredd Megazine # 214 | |
By: John Wagner, Pat Mills, Alan Grant, Paul Cornell, Tony Luke
Publisher: Rebellion,The Studio
2003
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| 9. XTNCT: CM ND HV G F Y THNK YR HRD NGH! (2000 Ad) | |
By: Paul Cornell
Publisher: Rebellion
December 07, 2006
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| 10. Palestine: The Special Edition |
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By: Joe Sacco
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
November 21, 2007
Apart from being a little dated (Sacco visited Israel in the early 1990s), if this book has a flaw, it is that it is partial to a fault, with not even a hint of the Israeli side of the struggle. Sacco does admit to this in his foreword - his intention was to write from only one side of the issue. Being a US-educated journalist, he felt he had never been educated about the Palestinians and thus set... more
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