Writers: Alex Sheikman and David Moran
Artist: Alex Sheikman
Company: Archaia Studios Press

I very much enjoyed the first Robotika mini-series (available now in a beautiful hardcover from Archaia), so the release of a follow-up is great news. Even better news is the addition of some scripting help in the form of David Moran. Now, I’ve never seen any writing work from Moran before, but I can tell you already that the script on this mini works better overall than the first did. I’ve got a couple problems, which I’ll get to presently, but overall it’s very solid writing.
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Writer: Tom Pinchuk
Artist: Kate Glasheen
Company: Archaia Studios Press

This book had a hook that I just couldn’t ignore. Anyone who pays attention to Greek mythology knows that Zeus is a randy old goat who screws basically any woman he gets his hands on (and probably men, too, knowing the Greeks, but there’s not so much attention paid to that). Hera has always hated his cheating ways. In Hybrid Bastards, she enlisted the help of her cousin Hypnos eighteen years before to punish Zeus by making him Continue Reading »

Writer/Artist: David Petersen
Company: Archaia Studios Press

It’s always a pleasure to see something really good succeed. Mouse Guard, a story featuring anthropomorphic mice in a fantasy setting, built buzz from the beginning, but now it’s earned not only hardcover collection from its original publisher, Archaia Studios, but a softcover to Continue Reading »

Writer: Matz
Artist: Luc Jacamon
Company: Archaia Studios Press

The professional killer is a character that holds a great deal of allure for storytellers. At its basest level, a story about a hitman is probably going to be a springboard for plenty of violent action sequences, and if you go a little deeper, there’s a lot of character exploration to be done on someone who has decided that it’s OK to kill people for a living. The Killer leans mostly on the latter aspect, the first issue revealing how a law student became a hired killer, as told in his own words. As the killer spins his tale via narrative captions, Jacamon’s gorgeous artwork shows us the actions behind his words, Continue Reading »

What is a “Hot Pants” pick? Quite simply, it’s a book that all four reviewers on this site believe is worthy of your time. It may or may not be one of our favorite books, but it’s that rare breed of comic that struck all four of us, with our different tastes, as a good read. Mouse Guard is our latest “Hot Pants” pick.

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Writer/Artist: Alex Sheikman
Company: Archaia Studios Press

Archaia Studios, known for such immersive fantasy worlds as the ones in Artesia and Mouse Guard, offer up an equally immersive world of science-fiction in Robotika. Equally influenced by the genres of the wandering samurai and the cyberpunk future, Alex Sheikman and colorist Joel Chua turn in an action-packed, if occasionally slightly inscrutable, vision of a far-flung future and an honorable ronin trying to make his way in it.

The first thing readers will notice about Robotika is the art, and make no mistake, this is a book that is driven more by the art Continue Reading »