comic connoisseur
Zine-phobia runs rampant in the world of Blackbird
September 6, 2016Take a second to picture a world where the distribution of self-published content could have you arrested. Now, imagine a group of rebellious skateboarding anarchists taking the fight to a corrupt government and its crooked politicians through the illegal circulation of zines — a war on censorship fought with blood, sweat, and ink. Sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it? Well, it isn’t. And by God, is it frustrating. Pierre Maurel’s Blackbird is a collection of a six-issue zine series originally published in France in 2008, and one that wasn’t really worth collecting in the first place. I could honestly throw every…
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Comic Connoisseur: Hobo Mom will leave you heartbroken and wanting more
November 30, 2015At a slim 66 pages, Hobo Mom can seem a little underwhelming as a graphic novel, given that most mainstream comics are about twice the size. However, as the old adage goes, one should never judge a book by its…
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Comic Connoisseur: Annihilator is an outlandish and peculiar odyssey
November 23, 2015Ray Spass is a Hollywood screenwriter with a penchant for hard narcotics, wild parties, and black magic. Tasked with writing the most important screenplay of his career, Spass comes face to face with two bitter realizations in the process of…
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Nimona is an uproariously heart-wrenching epic of friendship
November 9, 2015Contrary to popular belief, a sidekick is not a flamboyantly dressed crime-fighting assistant confidently sporting emerald fish-scale panties. Although I can see where you might have drawn that conclusion. No, a sidekick is much more than just embarrassing fashion choices…
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Comic Connoisseur: Long Red Hair is an insightful graphic memoir
November 2, 2015Meags Fitzgerald sits cross legged in front of her archaic television set beguiled by the classic motion picture Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Coming across a particularly provocative scene in the film, Fitzgerald began to rewind and play her cassette tape…
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Comic Connoisseur: Wytches is a top-notch father-daughter thriller
October 26, 2015There was a time when the simple idea of a witch existing was enough to send a chill up your spine. Long before the bubbling cauldrons, the broomsticks, and the poorly exfoliated green complexions, a witch was the most terrifying…
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Comic Connoisseur: Wayward is a supernatural atrocity
October 19, 2015Let the record state that, I, the Comic Connoisseur, have come to observe a great many a strange and mind boggling animes and mangas in my 22 years of living. From the well-known dreadful epic Akira to the nonsensical onslaught…
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Comic Connoisseur: The Dharma Punks is an explosive coming-of-age tale
September 28, 2015In 2001, The Dharma Punks debuted on New Zealand newsstands and found overnight success. In a short but illustrious eight-issue run, the comic outsold the X-Men and other mainstream works before fading away into obscurity as a lesser-known indie gem.…
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Comic Connoisseur: The Valiant come together in an action packed crossover
September 21, 2015On paper, a comic book crossover is everything you ever wanted and just a little bit more. It gives readers a chance to see dissimilar characters team up in unique ways. As well as this, it allows audiences to enjoy…
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Comic Connoisseur: ALEX + ADA is an uninventive sci-fi romance
September 14, 2015There have been some exemplary science fiction works in comics over the last few years, the most notable being Saga and Black Science, two fine works which pay homage to classic stories such as Romeo & Juliet and Lost in…
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