Poizon Demon Hunter #1 EH & London Night Comics

Title: Poizon Demon Hunter #1

Publisher: EH & London Night

Comics published for the mature reader with the hint of flesh and sex.  18 pages of comic and about 10 pages of adds.

In all honesty I expected a bit more as the first couple of pages are interesting then jumps to a college group camping and the only raunchy part of the comic is the cover.  The artwork is not my cup of tea, I generally love the black & white of manga, but this seems too heavy and drawn childlike.  Thick lines, very little subtlety and reminds me of Viz.

Sorry to say not a comic I will pursue for myself, but the subject matter does suggest there could be vast improvement in the story.

Maybe London Night need to concentrate on their stories and not trying to suggest that it is filled with adult content.  The ideas are there and I hate being negative, but c’mon work on your stories or you end up like the games market all graphics and no gameplay.

You can buy Poizon Demon Hunter #1 from Boarder Comics

Check out from Amazon Everette Hartsoe Razor Angel in Black TPB

Full Metal Fiction #1 London Night

Title:  FMF #1
Publisher: London Night Comics

A taster comic containing 4 characters released by London Night.

The first chapter is Razor, a crime fighter who shreds limbs off gangsters is Queen City.  A decent start and did make me want to find Razor comics to see what the story holds.

2nd chapter is Arvonia, to be honest the art work was so scratchy and hard to follow I gave up, colour would defiantly help this shapeshifter story.

3rd chapter was Killing Machine, same as Arvonia bad artwork drawn almost childlike couldn’t even get into the story.

Last Chapter was Sade, read the lot, but the story never really took off in this edition, but interesting enough too look at more.

The artwork on all 4 stories reminded me of 2000ad, some is brilliant other artists I wouldn’t look at twice.  I hate scratchy overworked scenes that is why HOTD doesn’t work in Manga but the Anime is brilliant.

London Night are pushing the big boobs naked women covers, but if you are looking for sex and eroticism then there was none in this title. maybe they should have invested a bit more in some of the characters than worrying about fetish.  Still worth having a look at though.

Buy FMF #1 from the link

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The Coven #1 Awesome Comics

Title: The Coven #1
Publisher: Awesome Comics

The Coven a group of magical beings with a range of paranormal/supernatural powers.  A decent read, however it looks to start 3 stories in the 1, and 2 are just that a start, you don’t get to experience what any of the other 2 story parts are about at all.

A good start however for ‘the coven’ themselves, a quick bit of action and you establish the good guys from the bad ones.  Has a bit of an X-Men feel, but unlike those characters these ones are possessed priest, vampires and those touched by the hand of Cain.

A darker storyline, but one with much more interest and possibility than the superhero sagas, and enough hint at nudity to keep any teenager plus interested.  Characters like this can literally fight their inner demons, instead of moaning about them.  

Well worth checking out.

You can buy The Coven #1 from Boarder Comics Store

Or check out other Jack Kirby Work 

Caliber First Cannon of Justice #1 Radical Comics

Title: Caliber First Cannon of Justice #1

Publisher: Radical Comics

One of the first publications from this house, they wanted to emulate the more adult story telling of European and British comics than the American counterparts.

This is the tale of a mystical weapon in the hands of a part French part Indian warrior on a shaman’s quest to find the wielder of the weapon that would bring law to the wild west.

Deals in part with the way settlers and the rail companies dealt with the tribes, also begins to deal with the immigrant railroaders but that story arch seemed to disappear in the first book.

A lot happens in this first chapter, a little too much I feel as you don’t really get time to get to grips with what’s going on.

Still though the story and art are quality and well worth checking out.

To buy Caliber First Cannon of Justice #1 click on the link to Boarder Comics

Have a look at Hercules: The Knives Of Kush from radical as well at Amazon

Brath #1 Crossgen Comics

This is a 5 star comic all the way, the story is brilliant the artwork is top notch and the worst shame is that it has fallen foul to the curse of Crossgen.  Why no other publisher has picked this title up and re-issued the original story line and then finished it is beyond me.  

This takes place in a fictitious world but mirrors our own with the empire playing the part of the Romans and Urelanders the Celts.  You see the world predominately through the Urelanders and their war chief Brath.  Written by Chuck Dixon it is in line with a lot of his work for Crossgen with work done on The Path and Way of the Rat and a good way from his work for DC.  

If you like your fantasy or ancient history then this is for you.  The battle scenes are immense and give you an epic movie feel.  The characters are well flushed out and rounded with flaws and traits, and if this series had been able to develop would defiantly be a must buy as there is clearly long legs to the tale. 

You can Buy Brath from Boarder Comics
Chuck Dixon has worked on a number of different genres and titles 
you can find GI Joe from 365Games which Chuck wrote

Tales of the Witchblade #6 Top Cow Image

Stand alone tales from the Witchblade.  This is set in the Roman Empire period in an occupied village where the locals are brutalised by the Roman conquerors.  This also reveals some of the history of the Witchblade and how she came into being from the Druids.

There is also a really good twist at the end of the book,  This was a real page turner to be fair.  I thoroughly enjoyed it and liked the historical aspect to it, but didn’t feel I missed out by not reading 170 other Witchblade issues.  

Have a try of this if you like a good fantasy historical read.

You can buy this comic from Boarder Comics
or get Witchblade Complete Collection DVD from Amazon

The Sisterhood of Steel #1 Epic Marvel 1984

 I picked this up thinking it might be a run of the mill fantasy story from the 1980's which was why fantasy was so stale for ages.  However the story is well thought out and entertaining, a very good read, so much so that I am checking around for the rest of the books.
The art is of the time and typical Marvel, too bright or dark where colour was over used in place of quality, but it doesn't distract from the story.
The Tale set in a parallel world of a woman warrior clan, has hints of classic epic fantasy as well as leanings towards the Mabinogion, I get the feeling that the story could have come out of it with only slight reworking.
Note as well the series ended when censorship reared it's ugly head and the author refused to work with a dyed down version, maybe it's time for Avatar or Dynamite to look into the rights as would suit todays market.
If you like your fantasy then try it.

Buy The Sisterhood of Steel Bk1 from my Ebid store.