Curse Words: The Hole Damned Thing [Kickstarter, 2021]

Curse Words: The Whole Damned Thing by Charles Soule (Author) & Ryan Browne (Illustrator) This was a comic that I actually did not read during its initial run as a normal, monthly comic BUT I had been curious and due to my appreciation of the work of Charles Soule, I was intrigued and got a…

The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction [Hachette India, 2019]

The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction I was very pleased when I came across this anthology – being from South Asia myself, it was very heartening to see a collection of stories that gave us science fiction tales with a South Asian flavour. Carefully curated by Tarun K. Saint (who also contributes to…

The Paybacks Collection [Dark Horse Comics, 2018]

The Paybacks Collection[Collects The Paybacks (2016) #1-4, The Paybacks (2015) #1-4] by Donny Cates, Eliot Rahal, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe and Taylor Esposito This has been on my to-read shelf for some time and having just taken advantage of a rare full weekend off, I had done a sort and purge of our bookshelves at…

Gargoyles v1: Here in Manhattan [Dynamite Entertainment, 2023]

Gargoyles: Here in Manhattan by Greg Weisman (Writer) and George Kambadais (Illustrator) This series was a real blast from the past for me – I was an avid watcher and very much appreciated and enjoyed the animated series this is a continuation of and was both excited and a little uncertain what to expect. Recently…

Dracula #1: The Battle of Three Kings [Bullseye Press, 2021]

The Battle of Three Kings by Sudeep Menon, Deepjoy Subba (Illustrator), Mauricio (Colorist), Mandar Gangele (Letterer) Picked this up at the 2023 Delhi Comic – in point of fact I picked up the “Directors’ Cut English – Variant Homage Cover” which is a great cover that homages the O-G Marvel “Tomb OF Dracula” issue #1. Sudeep is a…

Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain! [Penguin Portfolio, 2007]

Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain! by Scott Adams For anyone who’s been completely oblivious to certain aspects of pop-culture these past couple of decades, Scott Adams was the tweaked, odd and very clever mind behind the Dilbert comic strip that has become the epitome of satire on corporate culture. In addition he wrote the…