Chicago Reviews
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Rocket Girl #2- Pickle Press- Nik Havert & Jesus Antonio Hernandez Rodriguez- www.picklepress.net. Rocket Girl is the story of a normal gal who falls in love with a superhero, and decides to become a superhero herself to attract his attention. This issue, RocketGirl gets to test out her new Rocket Suit with Hi-larious, and moderately disasterous results. Plus, she ends up getting herself an Archvillian purely by accident. Clean, detailed art complements an incredibly entertaining story. Another winner from the crew at Pickle Press.
Vault of Cthulhu #0- Scott Beem, Nick Beery, Zac Atkinson- www.beerymethod.com or
www.9-v.org. This Zero issue introduces the world of Vault of Cthulhu, an intriguing mystery involving a sailing expedition gone horribly wrong. An interesting start, with solid art and really good production values (the entire issue's in color). There's character designs and sketches in the back.
Pop Art Funnies #7- MPH Comics- Martin Hirchack and Various- The lead story features the adventures of SuperCow. It's a fun little cartoon romp that feels very old school (and I mean that in a complimentary way). There's a number of back up strips by Hirchack and others that are quick and fun. A nice, relaxing read overall.
The Experts Guide: How to Kill Things that Go Bump in the Night #1 & 2- DernWerks- Darren Gendron, Robert Zailo, John Brolle- The Experts are a group of Occult Hunters who chase down and destroy monsters. Both issues are fast paced and do a good job of introducing the fairly sizable cast of characters. The art is solid. The book gets bonus points for having an Application to Join the Experts and a diagram of the Expert's Mobile HQ in the back.
Marled Up #1- Epic Press- Matthew Kapolczynski- A collection of various short strips with a variety of themes. There's some funny stuff, some creepy stuff, and some slice of life stuff. It all has a very underground feel to it. The art's really good.
Boomtown Scabs #1 & 2- Boomtown Press- John Styrk & Brett Pinson- www.boomtownpress.com. When the world's greatest superheroes become lost in space, their mascot (who bears a striking resemblance to a roadie for Metallica) rounds up a pack of second stringers to replace them. Hilarity ensues. This is a real fun book complemented by cartoony artwork that fits perfectly with the material.
Myriad #1-4- Approbation Comics- www.approbationcomics.com. Myriad is an anthology which features a variety of different stories.
Chi Sai- Bart A. Thompson and Various- A revenge epic about Sai wielding female vigilante who launches vicious attacks on a Corporation that's wronged her. A couple of interesting twists keep the story interesting.
The Adventures of the Molly Be Damned- Richard Nelson, Eli Ivory, and Brian Lafromboise- A pirate adventure. The story takes a little while to get going, but the later chapters are incredibly good. Gotta love fish monsters.
Lineage- Jay Jacobs & Chris Tsuda- A technological utopia is suddenly (and accidentally) invaded by a world of nature and magic. Chaos ensues. The story grounds itself nicely by focusing on two central characters, one from the sci-fi world, the other from the fantasy world.
Discount Stories- John Ward & Steve Doty- A series of stories set inside a Wal-Martesque store, told from the POV of various employees. Really good, really clever slice of life stories.
Frail- Chris O'Bryant, James Sandman, & Brain Laframboise- At first I thought this was some sort of romance comic. Then it spirals off into a sorta horror/revenge type of story. It's actually quite good, but I'm afraid to say too much for fear of spoiling the story.
Rocket Girl #2- Pickle Press- Nik Havert & Jesus Antonio Hernandez Rodriguez- www.picklepress.net. Rocket Girl is the story of a normal gal who falls in love with a superhero, and decides to become a superhero herself to attract his attention. This issue, RocketGirl gets to test out her new Rocket Suit with Hi-larious, and moderately disasterous results. Plus, she ends up getting herself an Archvillian purely by accident. Clean, detailed art complements an incredibly entertaining story. Another winner from the crew at Pickle Press.
Vault of Cthulhu #0- Scott Beem, Nick Beery, Zac Atkinson- www.beerymethod.com or
www.9-v.org. This Zero issue introduces the world of Vault of Cthulhu, an intriguing mystery involving a sailing expedition gone horribly wrong. An interesting start, with solid art and really good production values (the entire issue's in color). There's character designs and sketches in the back.
Pop Art Funnies #7- MPH Comics- Martin Hirchack and Various- The lead story features the adventures of SuperCow. It's a fun little cartoon romp that feels very old school (and I mean that in a complimentary way). There's a number of back up strips by Hirchack and others that are quick and fun. A nice, relaxing read overall.
The Experts Guide: How to Kill Things that Go Bump in the Night #1 & 2- DernWerks- Darren Gendron, Robert Zailo, John Brolle- The Experts are a group of Occult Hunters who chase down and destroy monsters. Both issues are fast paced and do a good job of introducing the fairly sizable cast of characters. The art is solid. The book gets bonus points for having an Application to Join the Experts and a diagram of the Expert's Mobile HQ in the back.
Marled Up #1- Epic Press- Matthew Kapolczynski- A collection of various short strips with a variety of themes. There's some funny stuff, some creepy stuff, and some slice of life stuff. It all has a very underground feel to it. The art's really good.
Boomtown Scabs #1 & 2- Boomtown Press- John Styrk & Brett Pinson- www.boomtownpress.com. When the world's greatest superheroes become lost in space, their mascot (who bears a striking resemblance to a roadie for Metallica) rounds up a pack of second stringers to replace them. Hilarity ensues. This is a real fun book complemented by cartoony artwork that fits perfectly with the material.
Myriad #1-4- Approbation Comics- www.approbationcomics.com. Myriad is an anthology which features a variety of different stories.
Chi Sai- Bart A. Thompson and Various- A revenge epic about Sai wielding female vigilante who launches vicious attacks on a Corporation that's wronged her. A couple of interesting twists keep the story interesting.
The Adventures of the Molly Be Damned- Richard Nelson, Eli Ivory, and Brian Lafromboise- A pirate adventure. The story takes a little while to get going, but the later chapters are incredibly good. Gotta love fish monsters.
Lineage- Jay Jacobs & Chris Tsuda- A technological utopia is suddenly (and accidentally) invaded by a world of nature and magic. Chaos ensues. The story grounds itself nicely by focusing on two central characters, one from the sci-fi world, the other from the fantasy world.
Discount Stories- John Ward & Steve Doty- A series of stories set inside a Wal-Martesque store, told from the POV of various employees. Really good, really clever slice of life stories.
Frail- Chris O'Bryant, James Sandman, & Brain Laframboise- At first I thought this was some sort of romance comic. Then it spirals off into a sorta horror/revenge type of story. It's actually quite good, but I'm afraid to say too much for fear of spoiling the story.
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