The Cavalier Mr Thompson: a Sam Hill novel Rich Tommaso Fantagraphics The Cavalier Mr Thompson is perhaps slightly mis-nomered as a crime/suspense book. A crime takes place within the pages, but it is one that is almost incidental and secondary to Tommaso’s narrative, which is essentially a book about people and stories. Each character here, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 22, 2012
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News, Views and Oddities, where we link to various bits and bobs which have grabbed our attention, encompassing comics, books, illustration, design and film. Clicking fingers at the ready. Retrofit have currently got a mini-comic 5-pack offer, which includes L. Nichols’ Flocks, Brendan Leach’s New Sludge City, Gold Star by John Martz, Daddy Lightning by Tom Hart [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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Fantagraphics have been posting little excerpts from this on their Tumblr and it’s caught my attention in a big way. It combines a great two colour fine-lined cartoon style, with the era and genre invoking a Darwyn Cooke Parker feel. Author Rich Tommaso originally published this via Kickstarter last year and now the Cavalier Mr Thompson been picked [...]
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Friday, November 30, 2012
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