The-Field

REVIEW: ‘The Field’ #1

(Image Comics, 2014)

Illustrated by Simon Roy
Written and Lettered by Ed Brisson
Colored by Simon Gough

The standard for listing creator credits in a comic book is writer, artist, then coloring and lettering if needed, along with the editors and any other illustration or creative help.  When I opened The Field, the first thing I was struck by was that the artist was listed first.  I’m not sure if, pre-reviewing, I would have noticed this, but now it struck out at me from the page.  Why?

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REVIEW: “Trillium” #1

(DC Comics / Vertigo, 2013)

Review by Shawn Warner

WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY:  Jeff Lemire

Jeff Lemire is one of the most unique voices in comics today. Perhaps best known for his other Vertigo title, Sweet Tooth, Lemire is now building quite a body of Super-Hero work with impressive runs on Animal Man, Justice League Dark and working with Geoff Johns on Justice League of America, contributing integral chapters of the Trinity War event. Continue reading