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Free comics

Too good to be true? Well Vertigo (DC Comic’s “mature” publishing wing) are offering PDF versions of the first issues from some great comic series. There’s some great stuff here on offer and it’s a great way to introduce yourself to some seminal works for free. Some of my favourites are here like:

Sandman
Preacher
Transmetropolitan
100 Bullets
the Invisibles

So [...]

A little diversion

Over at Warren Ellis’ messageboard, the Engine, they’re having a thread devoted to member’s favourite comic panel. Some are beautifully drawn, some are profound… and others are, well, not:
 

 
Yes Matt, there’s a couple of classic Preacher ones in there.

The Ventrue Bros.

Just thought I’d point everyone in the direction of another hilarious show on Adult Swim (no, I’m not getting paid for this endorsment). It’s called the Ventrue Brothers, and it’s basically a rip on plenty of super-hero and super-science characters like Johnny Quest. Doctor Venture is a second rate scientist, living off the reputation of [...]

Web Comics

I’ve had to leave all my comics atmy mum and dad’s house because Anna and I couldn’t afford to take them with us. You have no idea how heavy 4 bookshelves of comics are until you try and put 30 kgs of them into a box. So, I’ve had to leave them all aside, and [...]




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