Another UK hero... or heroes... sort of... it's complicated, but then it always is...

[icon_uk]

with toys.

Warning: some slight racism, creepy concepts, killer toys, cheesy horror movies and another 1960's UK comic series under the cut.

( Dare you enter 'The House of Dolmann'? )

Batman and Robin #11: "The Bat is on their side."

[zapbiffpow]

The gory Terminus and his cadre of Bat-scarred lieutenants take hold of Gotham in the latest Batman and Robin. Also, one SDCC photo that caught my eye below the cut:

( Bashara, bashara )

Comics announced at Comic-Con

[superboyprime]

Here's the stuff that caught my interest from the comic book announcements at SDCC this week.

( Two words: BEFORE SANDMAN )

( Masks )

( Intergalactic )

Outside the Big Two: Blacksad

[thatnickguy]

I've become a big fan of film noir in the last couple of years. And Blacksad fills that perfectly.

Huh. I just realized this is my second post and it's ALSO about anthropomorphic characters. Just to be clear, I'm not a furry (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Without further adieu, I give you Blacksad. This is a comic by two Spanish creators (writer Juan Díaz Canales and artist Juanjo Guarnido), but its market is largely in French. Dark Horse released the first three stories in a collection and recently published a second collection, A Silent Hell. Every character is brilliantly anthropomorphized to suit their character. My favourite story, Arctic Nation, deals with a KKK type of racist group comprised of all white animals like a polar bear and an Arctic fox.

Here are some pages from that story.
( More behind the cut. )

Beyond the big two: Corto Maltese - Fable of Venice

[mrosa]

Hugo Pratt's Fable of Venice is one of the best albums in the Corto Maltese series. Corto is in Venice (Pratt's birthplace) searching for a precious artifact called 'Solomon's Clavicle.' It's a fast-paced mystery thriller that involves free masons, fascists, poets, occultists and seedy figures from the underworld. It's also a gorgeous love letter to Venice.

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