A review by Nalini Haynes Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed is a full-color graphic novel with a substantial origin story. Diana is a teenager with all …
Comics/graphic novels
The Awesomes season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes The Awesomes is an animated superhero comedy created by Seth Meyers and Michael Shoemaker, both known for late night comedy …
Preacher Season 1
by Dr Gretchen Marie Stolte Dr Stolte is an anthropologist, art historian, bead artist, comic book ally & Nimi’ipuu/Nez Perce American Indian. She enjoys breaking …
Civil War II by Bendis, Cheung, Dell & Ponsor (FCBD 2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Civil War II is a ‘flimsy’, a slender paperback volume containing a teaser for one story starting in the Triskelion …
FCBD 2016 (Free Comic Book Day)
By Nalini Haynes What is FCBD? It’s Free Comic Book Day, one day in the year when comic book distributors hand out free comics like …
Master Keaton by Naoki Urasawa
A review by Nalini Haynes Master Keaton is an archeology professor without tenure teaching in a college. His wife is estranged but he has a …
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
A review by Nalini Haynes Alison Bechdel of The Bechdel Test is the comic book artist and author of Fun Home, a recently assigned comic …
Star Trek Green Lantern: The Spectrum War by Mike Johnson
A review by Nalini Haynes Warning: late in this review there are spoilers encased in bolded spoiler alert and end-of-spoiler headings. Captain Kirk (Chris Pine), …
Black Magick volume 1: Awakening by Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott
A review by Nalini Haynes It’s night. I guess the Awakening has already happened because everyone’s awake. A coven of witches circle a tree stump, …
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes It’s Free Comic Book Day so, after visiting my local comic book shop for some free comics and one not-quite-so-cheap …
Invincible: Family Matters by Kirkman, Walker and Crabtree
A review by Nalini Haynes Invincible is a comic book focusing on Mark Grayson, a teenager whose father is a superhero. In this volume, Family …
Homecooked Comics Festival 2016
Media release The 2016 Homecooked Comics Festival is celebrating Australian comics and creators over one weekend at Northcote Town Hall. The Saturday will be packed …
Jason Franks: Comics 101
In February 2016, the Australian Comics Arts Festival held its inaugural festival here in Canberra. The minion and I know several of the comic book people …
Homecooked Comics Festival 2015
MEDIA RELEASE The Homecooked Comics Festival is here for 2015 and it’s growing! Darebin City Council and Squishface Studio team up once again to celebrate …
The First Kingdom: The Birth Of Tundran
A review by Ross Joseph When originally given a collection of comics to review, I just knew I was in nerd heaven. Free comics to …