Review: Richard Corben’s THE CONQUEROR WORM from Dark Horse
Rightly speaking, the title of this review should read, “Richard Corben’s Edgar Allen Poe’s THE CONQUEROR WORM”, but that seemed particularly wordy for an...
THE HOBBIT is just like rice pudding: good to the last drop
Over the years, I've developed a stable of sick foods for those days—whether self-incurred or sent by nature—when you just can't get out of...
The Beat Comic Reviews for 12/12/12: Batman Vs Vampires
Hey! It's one of those dates where American readers can't shout at me for getting the day and month the 'wrong' way round! Hurrah!...
Dark Horse Review: HELLBOY IN HELL and HOUSE OF FUN
December has been a big month for Dark Horse, with two much anticipated books finally hitting the shelves: Mike Mignola’s HELLBOY IN HELL #1...
Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon #1, with Leah Moore and John Reppion
We’re currently in the midst of a long-running Sherlock Holmes media explosion, from the Guy Ritchie films starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law,...
Creator Owned Heroes #7: A Penultimate Review
Earlier this week, Jimmy Palmiotti announced that the noble experiment CREATOR OWNED HEROES would conclude after its 8th issue. Over the course of the...
Monsters, Zines, and MonsterZines with Stephen Bissette
Weird tales and comics naturally go together. From the days of pulp stories with enthralling illustrations, through EC’s Wertham-harried evocation of the fantastic and...
A Ghost Tour of RED LIGHT PROPERTIES with Dan Goldman
RED LIGHT PROPERTIES, now available in its first five issues through Monkeybrain Comics on Comixology, is a genre mixer with a gritty dose of...
The Beat Comic Reviews for 28/11/12: My Little Pony and Hellblazer, together at last!
This week saw a number of big comic releases from Marvel and DC, but who cares when this was the week My Little Pony: Friendship...
Lego Batman Review: Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape!
As an early Christmas present for my cousins, who live far away in the south, ugh, I decided to give their mum a break and...
ADVANCE REVIEW: Chew #30
Chew, the multi-awarding comic arrives at the halfway point in the series and hits comic stands this Wednesday. The Beat gives you the advanced...
The Beat Comic Reviews for 21/11/12
I'm going to try a review column! Heidi sent me a message (tied to the leg of her errand boy, Piotr) asking if I'd give...
