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AI Generated and assisted comic books
To anyone who intends to use AI for making their comics, so long and thanks for all those twisted fish
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Creator Spotlight - Issac Fox, Astral Ticket Comics
We recently sat down with Issac Fox from Astral Ticket Publications to talk about his creative journey as a writer of comics. His company Astral Ticket Publications specialises in Anime inspired fan service but with meaningful stories.
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Campaign Spotlight - Jonathan Saunders
Written, Penciled, Inked and Coloured by Jonathan Saunders, a first nations creator from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, ZERO POINT: ORIGINS is an superhero origin story spanning across several genres, but originates from the creator's love for all things comics and manga. Their campaign for ZERO POINT: ORIGINS is currently live on Kickstarter.
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Creator Spotlight - Lorry Jamison
In this edition of Creator spotlight, we talk with Lorry Jamison ( they/them ) a creator focused on writing fun queer characters on an adventure! Their current graphic novel "Party Animals" has already garnered rave reviews and we can't wait for their future works!
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Comic book review - Amelia Sky Issues #1-#3
Taking a cue from great storytellers like Robert Kirkman, George A. Romero and John Krasinski (more on this later), Amelia Sky has the bones of a post-apocalyptic which reinforces the argument I’ve always maintained: post-apocalyptic storytelling is as much horror as it is science fiction. In this comic book, arguably more so.
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Campaign Spotlight - Amelia Sky Issue #4
AMELIA SKY #1-4 is an ongoing sci-fi horror series about survival, self-discovery, and corporate corruption.
The amnesiac Amelia Sky wakes up in a post-apocalyptic, alien-invaded Earth with unexplained abilities—only to face the deadliest threat the world has ever seen: the Shriekers! 
But Amelia has the power to save humanity from extinction.
And she’s not alone.
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Comic book review - Overpowered Issue #1
An incredibly fun and outrageous take on the fantasy genre, Overpowered #1 is a YA tale of Dungeons and Dragons stylised misadventures that looks and feels like it belongs in the Adventure Time universe. 
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Comic book review - Tights Issue 3
In Tights Issue #3 Chris Waigand carries forward the story at the same relentless pace that set it up with in the first issues. He also introduces new characters and plot lines with a sure hand, which is a delight.
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Will Robson's Spooktacular picks on Comix
We requested the amazing Will Robson, Artist for Marvel, DC, Image and creator of the ONLY ongoing zombie anthology comic, OUTBREAKS! to come and pick his
top scary comics on our platform.
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Comic book review - Exodus - Z
The Zombies in this incredibly ironical, gory and funny take just can't have enough of the living, the dead and the beyond! Exodus -Z is funny and a bloody good time no pun intended.
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Comic book review - Incision
A mutated mercenary struggles with his identity in a world 20 years after an apocalyptic event called The Hijack. Will his metamorphosis get the better of him and turn him into someone else?

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Comic book review - GodQuest : Milestone
Spanning across generations and spanning across genres,  GodQuest : Milestone follows Cole Morgan aka Milestone, the most powerful being in the universe and being a pawn in a dangerous game and making choices that have world changing effect on a world's timeline.
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Comix News: Announcing Band of Bards + Library Pass
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Comic book review - Gatorman Kills
Set deep in the swamps of Florida, a slasher horror graphic novel that makes a perfect use of black-and-white and the grays to create an atmospheric graphic novel where terror and mayhem rule.
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Comic book review - Travkovi ( The Slav with no remourse )
Trakovi ( The Slav with no remorse ) is a dark, brutal and edgy comic that takes you on a wild, blood-soaked journey. With some crazy visuals and a slick story, this book is tightly edited and extremely fast-paced.
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Comix News: Band of Bards Press Release & Media Info for May 2023
Band of Bards, the exciting indie comics publisher from the Rust Belt, announces its May solicitations in PREVIEWSworld. These titles will be at your LCS on July 26. All BoB comics arrive on the final NCBD of each month. Make Bardsday your special reason to go pick up your pull!
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Comic book review - The Berg
A tale of a shape shifting fatberg, a sharp social satire written smartly, drawn and lettered expertly and laced with snazzy, sharp dialogue, The Berg is a brilliant entry in the horror creature feature genre.
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Comic book review - Stagnant waters
Stagnant waters - Neogenesis Part 1: A Matter of Fate, is the first issue of an epic science fiction tale that’s mounted on a grand scale. With competent writing, highly skilled art work and lettering, this book introduces the story and piqued my interest in a lot of characters and possible story arcs.
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Comic book review - A thing called truth
A thing about truth is the story of self-realisation of two very different women through the course of a road trip across Europe. It is full of lovely banter between its charming leads, innovative in its art style and I couldn’t just put it down till I was finished cover to cover. This rom-com comic is a must-have on your bookshelf.
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Comic book review - Bro-D Can't be broken
Bro-D Can’t be broken is a book about hope, kindness and love wrapped in an action packed graphic novella. Written, Illustrated, lettered and coloured by the very talented Ben Humeniuk, the book moves at a relentless pace, is full of quips, fun and an absolute breeze to read!