Tag Archives: Graphic Novel

In 2007, long before I had read any Neil Gaiman, my university flat mate dragged me along to see a film called Stardust. She had nothing but praise for the novel and couldn’t wait to see the film. I remember ...

This year I have discovered some great comics series. And all of the new series I’ve latched onto have been from Image Comics. Their output is fantastic and I can’t wait to read more (Fatale is the next one I ...

Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine were first introduced to readers in the classic Vertigo series Sandman back in 1990 as part of the ‘Seasons of Mist’ collection. It is there that the characters meet for the first time. When hell ...

I know it’s a controversial opinion to have, but I hated Y: The Last Man. Yes, hated. That said, the premise of Saga was just too intriguing not to give Brian K. Vaughan another chance. I wasn’t sorry. Saga (trade ...

Pop Verse is very lucky to have a guest post from acclaimed writer Toby Litt. Toby was listed in the Granta Best Young British Novelists list in 2003 and has since won both the Manchester Fiction Prize and the Sunday Times EFG ...

I have been trying to read more comic books and graphic novels. Locke & Key is a name that I keep hear coming up – it was included in a number of best of’s last year and is generally received ...

Well, this is disappointing. Wednesday night saw another comic-book related Twitterstorm, sparked in part by this article by Indie artist Tess Fowler. Inspired by a Twitter discussion started by creator Brandon Graham, the article is basically Fowler speaking about her experiences with ...

Occasionally I get in a jazz and blues mood. On Thursday I started listening to my collection of women singing the blues, and by Saturday I was deep into Louis Armstrong. So I suppose it was something akin to fate ...

For Christmas this year, my wonderfully thoughtful partner bought me volumes 1 and 2 of The Guild graphic novels (and also completed my DVD collection for the web series). I am still new to comics and graphic novels – having ...