Category Archives: Independents

Review: Myth #3 – Loniewski / Lauer / Dollman

The final part of the Myth trilogy is now available (here are our issue 1 and issue 2 reviews), and I’m pleased to report it’s a satisfying conclusion. The story continues along with Sam abducted and needing rescuing, but that … Continue reading

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Review: Moth City Season 3 Part 1 – Tim Gibson

Moth City is almost completely unrecognisable from where it began. While writer/artist Tim Gibson warned us, introducing this series as a blend of film noir, horror and the Chinese manhua, but nothing could prepare fans for how much horror it … Continue reading

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Super Corporate Heroes Vol. 1 Review – Miguel Guerra & Suzy Dias

Superheroes as a form of celebrity culture isn’t a new thing. Many examples come to mind: DC’s Booster Gold, Mark Waids Insufferable, each dealing with the other side of being a superhero – making money. But neither title really tackles … Continue reading

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Review – Zoe: Out Of Time #1 and #2

One of the highlights of running this tiny ship called the Comics Herald, is getting to review comics that I would never have potentially stumbled across otherwise. One such example is Zoe: Out Of Time.  Written by J. Michalski and Alexander … Continue reading

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Review: Trillium #1 – Jeff Lemire

I’m just going to come right out and say it. Jeff Lemire is one of the best writers/artists on the comic market today. Each of his creator-owned works – Sweet Tooth, The Underwater Welder – have been some of my … Continue reading

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Circus: The Graphic Novel – Get Inside The Show!

There’s so many crowd-funded comic projects out there, but I still love shining the spotlight on local ones as I come across them. Toowoomba’s Will McLaren has a promising graphic novel project on offer over at Pozible. The story sounds … Continue reading

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Review: Wolves of Summer #2 – Tony Keaton & Andrew Herbst

Wolves of Summer is quickly becoming something I look forward to (that makes two of us – Ed). The two months between issues seems like a long time, but after the second issue, it’s going to feel a lot longer. … Continue reading

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Review: Myth #2 – Loniewski / Lauer / Dollman

A while back I reviewed Issue #1 of Myth. I gave it the big thumbs up then and I’m pleased to say issue #2 is at least as strong as its predecessor. It continues the story of Sam and his … Continue reading

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Review: The Golem #1 – Goldstein and Timpano

One of the things that has amazed me in the months that The Comics Herald has been running, is the level of quality in independent and smaller company comics. My colleague Sean reviewed Hoodlum #1 from Hilary Goldstein back in … Continue reading

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Review: Noctua #1 – Andrew M. Henderson & Orlando Baez

At one point it seemed vampires were everywhere – they had the seat that zombies had once occupied and were intent on being a part of every form of media. Now that the “Twilight madness” as I liked to call … Continue reading

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