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Wrapping up the series of yet another spin-off character from Gaiman's Sandman, Lucifer: Evensong tries to tie-up the messy lose ends. The collection of issues 70-75 also includes the one-shot story Nirvana with the awesome painted art by Jon J Muth. Lucifer the series of course is the story of the fallen angel Lucifer Morningstar/Samael who rebelled against Yahweh's Kingdom and given charge to the souls of Hell. ...

We're big fans of the Fables books in this household so we happily picked up the spin-off series focusing on the character of chief mischief maker Jack. Now on its 7th issue, it's beginning to hit its stride. Fables had the benefit of having dozens of different characters to play around with, story-wise. Jack was initially placed in a gulag/Guantanamo Bay type of prison for the fable-folk ...

It's finally out! The last issue of the Tokyopop adaptation of Battle Royale. I picked this up in May of 2003 after being hooked to Kinji Fukasaku's film version of ultra-violent yet funny Batoru Rowaiaru. When picked this up, I thought it'll only run for a few issues. I mean it's essentially about 42 students killing each other off. How much of a story is there outside ...

So this mini-series by writer/artist Paul Pope with colors by Jose Villarrubia, slacked off a bit in the second of four issues. Batman Year One Hundred picks up the Dark Knight in the year 2039. Is he Bruce Wayne? Where was he hiding out all these time? Why is he being called the "last mask" by the cops of Gotham and by the Feds? Issue #2 is ...

Neil Gaiman and Fully Booked is sponsoring the 1st Philippine Graphic / Fiction Awards and Comic Book Contest. About time something like this has come about to bring focus on a lot of talented Filipino comic book writers and artists. More details at Gerry's blog.

Maybe there's a reason why I don't have any drawing skills. Probably because I'll abuse it this way:

The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion by Will Eisner Foreword by Umberto Eco "A lie told often enough becomes the truth." - V.I. Lenin There's a reason that despite being presented as a graphic novel, The Plot is classified as a work of non-fiction and belongs under the category of history. The Plot was finished by author Will Eisner in the last month of ...