2017

True Believers : Wolverine- Old Man Logan #1 Mark Millar (w), Steve McNiven (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: In the lead-up to the cinematic release of Logan, Marvel released reprints of some of…

Comic Picks – Week of 22/02/2017

The Old Guard #1 Greg Rucka (w), Leandro Fernandez (a) Image Comics Liz says: The Old Guard is an autonomous group of Black-Ops soldiers with an unsurpassed reputation and an unbelievable secret behind…

Comic Picks – Week of 18/01/2017

Happiness Vol.2 Shuzo Oshimi (w,a) Kodansha Liz says: Happiness is a vampire story: Okazaki, a bullied schoolboy, gets bitten in a dark alleyway and develops supernatural powers and an uncontrollable thirst for blood.…

Comic Picks – Week of 05/01/2017

The New Avengers Complete Collection: Volume 1 TPB Brian Michael Bendis (w), Various (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: Spanning eight years over multiple titles, Brian Michael Bendis’ Avengers run is the longest by any…

Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

With a new Star Wars film in cinemas not long ago and another one not very far, far away, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story had a job to do, and it wasn’t just about…

Comic Picks – Week of 30/11/2016

The Young Avengers Complete Collection Volume 1 TPB Allan Heinberg (w), Jim Cheung (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: Back in 2005, Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung assembled a team of Avengers that looked…

Frame By Frame Podcast

Welcome to Frame by Frame, Orbital Comics’ movie and TV review podcast, currently archived on The Comic Crush! Hosts Liz Jordan and Paul Dunne review the latest comics-based films and TV series. Sometimes…

Comic Picks – Week of 02/11/2016

Foolkiller #1 Max Bemis (a), Dalibor Talajic (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: I picked up ‘Foolkiller’ because of writer Max Bemis, whose ‘Worst X-Man Ever’ was actually the best X-Men story I’ve read…

Review – Doctor Strange

In what may have been Marvel’s most high-stakes solo film to date, ‘Doctor Strange’ has been brought to the big screen, and they’ve held nothing back. The result is spellbinding. Like that other…

Comic Picks – Week of 19/10/2016

Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye #1 Gerard Way & Jon Rivera (w), Michael Avon Oeming (a) Dc Comics Liz says: DC’s Young Animal imprint continues to impress with the debut issue of…