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Articles
THE CORRIDOR; A Creepy Little Horror Film and its Writer Who Never Gave Up
Josh MacDonald was the fella that I first watched EVIL DEAD, EVILDEAD II, THE … [Read More...]
Another Triple Shot from Pulp Press
As mentioned before in these pages, England’s Pulp Press is one of the most … [Read More...]
Pulp Press Books are Pocket-Sized Blasts of Hardcore Mayhem [FEATURE]
“Turn off the T.V. and discover fiction like it used to be” For my money, … [Read More...]
The Last Days Of American Crime Book 2
Published by Radical Comics Written by Rick Remender Art and colours by Greg … [Read More...]
The Last Days of American Crime Book Delivers the Goods
Writer Rick Remender Artist: Greg Tocchini Publisher: Radical Comics Price: … [Read More...]
Rafael Grampa’s Mesmo Delivery is Bloody, Brutal and a Fun Ride
Review by Richard Serrao *Editor’s Note* This piece was originally … [Read More...]
A Few Words with Comics Veteran, Jimmy Palmiotti
*Editor's Note* This piece was originally published in our now defunct crime mag … [Read More...]
Masters of Ink
ROB MORAN; Master of Noir, Pen, Brush and Ink Part 2 [INTERVIEW]
In this second part of our discussion with Rob Moran we fired off some shorter questions where he goes into his cultural influences and daily rituals. Here's part one of the Rob Moran interview. How have digital tools affected your creative process over the past few years? ROB: I worked digitally for a couple of years, everything done on a Wacom tablet and got pretty good at it, but … [Read More...]
Masters of Ink with ROB MORAN Part 1 [INTERVIEW]
Rich and I both approached artist Rob Moran for an interview last November. Neither of us knew that the other had done so. That should tell you just how much his art affected both of us individually. Rob is an extremely busy creator and was gracious enough to answer over 20 of our questions. He labours over every brushstroke that he lays down on paper formulating hard-edged timeless … [Read More...]
Viktor Kalvachev brings NOIR back to Masters Of Ink
Victor Kalvachev first came to my attention with his Graphic Novel Pherone. It seemed that he just appeared fully formed in the comics world and started banging out a crime story that resonated on many levels. A quick little intro of Viktor's past credentials: A graduate from the National Academy of Art with an MFA and has worked in the video game industry for a while. His latest work can be seen … [Read More...]
The Copic Wonders of Rich Hennemann [NSFW]
Over the last few years I've been seeing more and more artists using Copic markers mixed with other types of media to create some incredibly detailed and impressive looking pieces of artwork. A few artists come to mind and they are very good at pin-up art but then I discovered an artist that simply made my jaw drop with his use of mixed media and the impressive palette that he wielded with the … [Read More...]
The Deliriously Freakish Designs of PoltArt [INTERVIEW]
According to his bio 'PoltArt also known is Aleksandr Poltavskiy is a freelance illustrator located in Meridian, ID. He has been doodling his entire life but decided to try it on a serious level about seven years ago.' What I dig about Alex`s work is that it marries old-school thrash and hardcore designs with a the more urban vibe of skateboard graphics. The work is bold, it stands out and each … [Read More...]
Artist Jordan Raskin on Versatility, Professionalism and Killer Artwork
I first saw Jordan Raskin's work on AVP at Dark Horse Comics and I was instantly blown away by his work. From there on I followed his work to Image and some killer artwork on Ripclaw. Whenever I see his name attached to a book I will buy it regardless of who's writing it. His art impresses me that much. His work is truly something to see. Batman - private commission First professional … [Read More...]
A NSFW Interview With Artist Martin Gagnon
I first met Martin Gagnon last year at the Montreal Comic Con in September 2009. From the moment I first laid eyes on his artwork, I was a fan. His style is very reminiscent of Tim Vigil's but at the same time I feel he has a lot to offer to the artistic community. He's an incredibly talented artist and one hell of a nice guy. Over the last year we have become friends and I'm happy that he agreed … [Read More...]
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