The Fiction #4
Written by Curt Pires
Illustrated by David Rubin
Colours by Michael Garland
Letters by Colin Bell
Published by Boom! Studios
The Fiction has been a very entertaining and enlightening ride, venturing beyond the nostalgic connections one has with their childhood into deeper emotions like regret and isolation. Each of the characters within The Fiction are given a respectable amount of treatment, gradually learning over the four issues about the way each of them are dealing with these vast emotions and the influence that the past still has on their lives. As the end breathes heavier upon the necks of Kassie, Max and Tyler, they must confront the evil that has embodied their one time friend Tsang to return to their reality alive.
Curt Pires dials down a bit of the sentimental nature of past issues and gets straight to bringing this series to a close. It is a...
Written by Curt Pires
Illustrated by David Rubin
Colours by Michael Garland
Letters by Colin Bell
Published by Boom! Studios
The Fiction has been a very entertaining and enlightening ride, venturing beyond the nostalgic connections one has with their childhood into deeper emotions like regret and isolation. Each of the characters within The Fiction are given a respectable amount of treatment, gradually learning over the four issues about the way each of them are dealing with these vast emotions and the influence that the past still has on their lives. As the end breathes heavier upon the necks of Kassie, Max and Tyler, they must confront the evil that has embodied their one time friend Tsang to return to their reality alive.
Curt Pires dials down a bit of the sentimental nature of past issues and gets straight to bringing this series to a close. It is a...
- 9/16/2015
- by Anthony Spataro
- SoundOnSight
The Fiction #3
Written by Curt Pires
Illustrated by David Rubin
Colours by Michael Garland
Letters by Colin Bell
Published by Boom! Studios
The Fiction #3 opens with a melancholic moment in which Kassie is shown floating within an unknown dark space, speckled with a substance that reminds her of stars. Her monologue is reminiscent of when one looked into the sky as a kid, bewildered at how large the world felt with the multiple, barely visible sparkling lights. Kassie begins to diminish in size, reminded of a sky whose constellations merged memory and truth to try and tell us something; Curt Pires’ words poignantly capturing her state of mind. As Kassie has entered adulthood, she has realized her diminished role in the world around her and how small that makes her feel. With her childhood literally disappearing through her missing friend Tsang and separation of Max as shown in the last issue,...
Written by Curt Pires
Illustrated by David Rubin
Colours by Michael Garland
Letters by Colin Bell
Published by Boom! Studios
The Fiction #3 opens with a melancholic moment in which Kassie is shown floating within an unknown dark space, speckled with a substance that reminds her of stars. Her monologue is reminiscent of when one looked into the sky as a kid, bewildered at how large the world felt with the multiple, barely visible sparkling lights. Kassie begins to diminish in size, reminded of a sky whose constellations merged memory and truth to try and tell us something; Curt Pires’ words poignantly capturing her state of mind. As Kassie has entered adulthood, she has realized her diminished role in the world around her and how small that makes her feel. With her childhood literally disappearing through her missing friend Tsang and separation of Max as shown in the last issue,...
- 8/19/2015
- by Anthony Spataro
- SoundOnSight
The Fiction #2
Written by Curt Pires
Illustrated by David Rubin
Colours by Michael Garland
Letters by Colin Bell
Publshed by Boom! Studios
The newest issue of The Fiction picks up right where the last one left off with Kassie and Max returning to the fictional reality they ventured into as young kids. Kassie has convinced Max to aid her in the hopes of finding Tyler, one of their childhood friends, who has appeared to be taken from their reality into this fictional one.
Curt Pires’s script dials up the emotional connections to the past in this one, relying on the attributes nostalgia gives off to those that enter adulthood. As Kassie and Max venture through the fictional reality, they realize that something is not particularly right with their surroundings. David Rubin’s lines become a lot more jagged and straight edged, causing the trees around them to give off...
Written by Curt Pires
Illustrated by David Rubin
Colours by Michael Garland
Letters by Colin Bell
Publshed by Boom! Studios
The newest issue of The Fiction picks up right where the last one left off with Kassie and Max returning to the fictional reality they ventured into as young kids. Kassie has convinced Max to aid her in the hopes of finding Tyler, one of their childhood friends, who has appeared to be taken from their reality into this fictional one.
Curt Pires’s script dials up the emotional connections to the past in this one, relying on the attributes nostalgia gives off to those that enter adulthood. As Kassie and Max venture through the fictional reality, they realize that something is not particularly right with their surroundings. David Rubin’s lines become a lot more jagged and straight edged, causing the trees around them to give off...
- 7/15/2015
- by Anthony Spataro
- SoundOnSight
The Tomorrows #1
Written by Curt Pires
Illustrated by Jason Copland
Coloured by Adam Metcalfe
Lettered by Colin Bell
Published by Dark Horse Comics
The Tomorrows follows a slew of titles that attack the current state of the technologically hypnotized society that we live in now. It is great to see an influx of books that tackle a very timely subject matter existing in both the present time, such as Material, or even the future, with The Surface and this very title. No matter the locale, the influences, or the timeframe of said books, analyzing and deconstructing how control and consumption is exhibited through the mass individuals of the world can be uniquely tackled through the visual medium of comic books.
Art is illegal and the conglomerate corporation Atlas Inc. holds an oppressive technological control on the citizens of this world; such are the ways of the world of The Tomorrows.
Written by Curt Pires
Illustrated by Jason Copland
Coloured by Adam Metcalfe
Lettered by Colin Bell
Published by Dark Horse Comics
The Tomorrows follows a slew of titles that attack the current state of the technologically hypnotized society that we live in now. It is great to see an influx of books that tackle a very timely subject matter existing in both the present time, such as Material, or even the future, with The Surface and this very title. No matter the locale, the influences, or the timeframe of said books, analyzing and deconstructing how control and consumption is exhibited through the mass individuals of the world can be uniquely tackled through the visual medium of comic books.
Art is illegal and the conglomerate corporation Atlas Inc. holds an oppressive technological control on the citizens of this world; such are the ways of the world of The Tomorrows.
- 7/9/2015
- by Anthony Spataro
- SoundOnSight
The Fiction #1
Written by Curt Pires
Illustrated by David Rubin
Colours by Michael Garland
Letters by Colin Bell
Published by Boom! Studios
One of the great wonders as a young kid is coming across a story, a book, for the first time and completely falling in love with it. It may be the characters, the elaborate setting, or the fantastical elements of said story that keeps you coming back for more. An attachment is born, a link to a certain story that grows over time, allowing you to get lost in another world time and time again. The Fiction #1 takes this concept of the power of imagination within fictional stories to the literal level. What if you were actually transported to the very setting you were reading about and were able to interact with the characters within?
The Fiction begins with a group of kids, fifteen years before the present time,...
Written by Curt Pires
Illustrated by David Rubin
Colours by Michael Garland
Letters by Colin Bell
Published by Boom! Studios
One of the great wonders as a young kid is coming across a story, a book, for the first time and completely falling in love with it. It may be the characters, the elaborate setting, or the fantastical elements of said story that keeps you coming back for more. An attachment is born, a link to a certain story that grows over time, allowing you to get lost in another world time and time again. The Fiction #1 takes this concept of the power of imagination within fictional stories to the literal level. What if you were actually transported to the very setting you were reading about and were able to interact with the characters within?
The Fiction begins with a group of kids, fifteen years before the present time,...
- 6/18/2015
- by Anthony Spataro
- SoundOnSight
Stephen Pond/Empics Sport
Manchester City have long been one of the top clubs in England, even before their enormous cash injection in recent years. Players such as Colin Bell and Franny Lee made them a force to be reckoned with in the 1960s and 1970s, and even earlier than that, legends such as Bert Trautmann and Peter Doherty played at Maine Road.
Despite their successes over the years and the talented players that earned it, there are always failures at every club. City have not been immune to this common football faux pas and if anything in recent years the problem has escalated.
Since Sheikh Mansour took over the club in 2008 he has allowed his managers to spend big in order to bring success. Although this has been the case, with City winning two top flight champions trophies since 1968, it has resulted in a constant influx of players creating competition for every place.
Manchester City have long been one of the top clubs in England, even before their enormous cash injection in recent years. Players such as Colin Bell and Franny Lee made them a force to be reckoned with in the 1960s and 1970s, and even earlier than that, legends such as Bert Trautmann and Peter Doherty played at Maine Road.
Despite their successes over the years and the talented players that earned it, there are always failures at every club. City have not been immune to this common football faux pas and if anything in recent years the problem has escalated.
Since Sheikh Mansour took over the club in 2008 he has allowed his managers to spend big in order to bring success. Although this has been the case, with City winning two top flight champions trophies since 1968, it has resulted in a constant influx of players creating competition for every place.
- 8/10/2014
- by Tom Skinner
- Obsessed with Film
Written by Sam Read | Art by Caio Oliveira | Lettering by Colin Bell | Published by Read French Comics | Format: Paperback/Digital
The Earth was overcrowded. Resources were running out. So an ‘Exit’ plan was devised. Ninty-five percent of the planet’s population were evacuated leaving five percent behind. Against all expectations, Earth became a paradise. No more war, no more poverty, no more crime. In the eyes of Jack, one of the Exit Generation left on Earth, it is boring. He longs for a taste of excitement. However, his wishes are granted in the worst possible way when aliens land and start kidnapping people, including Jack’s family and heading off into orbit. Left behind on Earth, Jack swears to rescue them. No matter what the cost.
One of the things I like about Exit Generation is the move away from the standard ‘dystopian’ future. Set in 2055, this story could have...
The Earth was overcrowded. Resources were running out. So an ‘Exit’ plan was devised. Ninty-five percent of the planet’s population were evacuated leaving five percent behind. Against all expectations, Earth became a paradise. No more war, no more poverty, no more crime. In the eyes of Jack, one of the Exit Generation left on Earth, it is boring. He longs for a taste of excitement. However, his wishes are granted in the worst possible way when aliens land and start kidnapping people, including Jack’s family and heading off into orbit. Left behind on Earth, Jack swears to rescue them. No matter what the cost.
One of the things I like about Exit Generation is the move away from the standard ‘dystopian’ future. Set in 2055, this story could have...
- 7/17/2014
- by Richard Axtell
- Nerdly
Here's the thing: my job involves sitting on my backside all day writing about television (I spend my nights sitting on my backside watching it). I am not physically fit. I'm quite messy. I can't remember the last time I ironed. The one time I played paintball, I had the sniffles and hid behind trees until it was all over. I'm a fan of eight hours of sleep a night. During school, I devised various, cunningly legitimate ways of avoiding Pe. I crumble if someone shouts at me. In other words, I am almost entirely the opposite of a suitable candidate for the Royal Marines - and that's ignoring the fact that I'm a woman.
You might think, then, that I wouldn't really relate to the young men who enrol at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone to earn one of those coveted green berets and become a Royal Marine.
You might think, then, that I wouldn't really relate to the young men who enrol at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone to earn one of those coveted green berets and become a Royal Marine.
- 7/14/2014
- Digital Spy
Organisers of the McM Manchester Comic Con 2012 say the event enjoyed a record number of visitors.
More than 11,300 gamers, sci-fi fans, anime aficionados and comic collectors flocked through the doors of Manchester Central last weekend - almost double the attendance of 2011's inaugural event.
"We were delighted with 2011, but 2012 was so beyond our expectations," said Manchester Comic Con co-organiser Bryan Cooney. "We knew we would have a great show but the turnout was even greater than we expected.
"The atmosphere was wonderful. We look forward to returning to Manchester next year and hopefully an even bigger crowd and hall."
Manga UK's head of marketing and acquisitions Jerome Mazandarani said: "Manga loved attending McM Manchester Comic Con. It was our first, but won't be our last. It was excellently organised and very well attended. Manchester is an amazing city and its people are warm and friendly. It was a great atmosphere.
More than 11,300 gamers, sci-fi fans, anime aficionados and comic collectors flocked through the doors of Manchester Central last weekend - almost double the attendance of 2011's inaugural event.
"We were delighted with 2011, but 2012 was so beyond our expectations," said Manchester Comic Con co-organiser Bryan Cooney. "We knew we would have a great show but the turnout was even greater than we expected.
"The atmosphere was wonderful. We look forward to returning to Manchester next year and hopefully an even bigger crowd and hall."
Manga UK's head of marketing and acquisitions Jerome Mazandarani said: "Manga loved attending McM Manchester Comic Con. It was our first, but won't be our last. It was excellently organised and very well attended. Manchester is an amazing city and its people are warm and friendly. It was a great atmosphere.
- 7/24/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
“The most eagerly awaited Manchester derby in years”. We seem to have been saying that before each one of their meetings in the last four seasons or so, but this time there’s more than a ring of truth to it as the red and blue of Manchester meet as the top two teams in the country.
They haven’t finished that way since 1968, when Manchester City pipped Manchester United to the title while Sir Matt Busby’s team famously won the European Cup. There’s every chance that Wayne Rooney, Sergio Aguero & Co. can make Manchester the capital of the continent’s football again in the same way that the teams of Colin Bell and George Best did all those years ago.
They’ve already met this season of course, with United winning 3-2 in the Community Shield. City let slip a two-goal lead at Wembley, as they did...
They haven’t finished that way since 1968, when Manchester City pipped Manchester United to the title while Sir Matt Busby’s team famously won the European Cup. There’s every chance that Wayne Rooney, Sergio Aguero & Co. can make Manchester the capital of the continent’s football again in the same way that the teams of Colin Bell and George Best did all those years ago.
They’ve already met this season of course, with United winning 3-2 in the Community Shield. City let slip a two-goal lead at Wembley, as they did...
- 10/23/2011
- by Nathan Carr
- Obsessed with Film
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