32 Kills (One Shot) (Comichaus)
Mike Garley (w) & Andy W. Clift (a)
This one shot "prestige" black & white format comic was ordered on a whim through the UK section of Previews and finally arrived this month despite having been published last year. It was a shock to the senses to read given the mainly wordless huge number of panels (16 per page) and very fast moving story that see the deaths of 32 people hence the title.
An interesting experiment in comic formatting but not one I'd favour repeating. Far too small.
Rating: 2 Stars
Close (One Shot) (Comichaus)
Chris Sides (w) Chris Travell (a)
This is also a "Prestige" format comic in glorious black & white that could have been published as part of DC's Vertigo line. The art is very good and assists the tight script in delivering a murder story with a sad twist.
My sole criticism and it is a regular beef of mine is that although it's a UK comic the story is set in the USA. I prefer British comics to be in old blighty not the colonies but maybe that's just me. If someone at DC sees this I'm sure they'll snap them up. These two have talent.
Rating: 4 Stars
Comichaus #11 (Comichaus)
Various (w) & (a)
The British comics anthology returns with a difference and it's not just the fact it will no longer be "monthly" the stories will from now on be self contained. Probably for the best if the gap between issues is greater.
I've been getting Comichaus since the first issue. Being an anthology of a variety of different "indie" creators the content has varied considerably. There have been some good stories with great art but that's not always the case which is why I used to avoid the "independent market". It's not cheap at a fiver an issue but I have come round to the way of thinking that where possible outfits like Comichaus are trying hard should be supported by fans.
As for the latest issue? There are five complete stories in this issue of varying quality. I rather liked the cartoonish World War II Cadavers by Matt Hardy & Ed Bently. This story doesn't take itself too seriously and the main antagonist is an evil little git methinks....
Taste of Freedom by Gary Chudleigh and Ell Balson was horribly entertaining though the art needs tightening up a bit. There are three other stories two of which are OK and one I didn't like at all which is why I'm not going into further detail.
Rating: 3 Stars
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