With its thick colours and gleefully twisted depiction of the cosmos, Cuckoo’s rollicking shenanigans of a Guardians of the Galaxy-esque crew of space fighters caught in the spaces between space balances old school fun with a twisting story.Įlsewhere, the dark, complex psychology of Orb is a compelling oddity, with its thin, cryptic colours. Extraversal Volume 1: Time to Fly is the first collected edition of Big Punch Studio’s ongoing anthology comic book, and is the perfect place to start for those new to the group.Īn exuberant mixture of TV21/2000 AD-style sci-fi strips gives Extraversal a retro-tinged coolness, but the contents themselves are wildly enjoyable. By its very nature, an anthology allows itself a licence to explore endless worlds and ideas, and that’s just what Extraversal does – literally. I do enjoy having a gander at a good old anthology. Short and to the point, This Train Terminates Here is fiercely good fun. Edzerza doesn’t skip on the action scenes either, bringing them to life with vibrant grit. He gives the confines of the Tube train a warped, exaggerated appearance that perfectly complements both the intensity of John and Charles’ confrontation and Charles’ growing mental breakdown as he discovers just how much of his plan John already knows. Two snapping narratives weave in and out of each other, as two warring agents from either side of an undisclosed uprising meet on the London underground.Īaron Edzerza’s gorgeously sharp artwork snaps and crackles with every panel. Two warring agents from either side of an undisclosed uprising meet on the London underground, and proceed to reveal their identities to each other. Its blitzkrieg medley of time-travel and terrorism recalls such Hollywood flicks as Looper and Source Code. Steaming in at a mere 11 pages, This Train Terminates Here barely qualifies as a single issue, and yet it’s a joyous thing to find that it compacts an action-heavy tale that’s as weird as it is explosive. Super news for your average connoisseur of indie comics, but where are the rest of us meant to look? How do we pick the best of the best? Indiequentialis the column to help guide through the worlds of independent and small press comics and zines that are well worth your time! FROM MY BOOKSHELF: ‘This Train Terminates Here’
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