(Black Mask Studios 2015)
Created by Steve Niles and Christopher Mitten
Written by Steve Niles
Illustrated by Christopher Mitten
Colors by Jay Fotos
Lettered by Thomas Mauer
The easiest comic in a series to review is the first. It’s the beginning, which everyone loves, of a new tale. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2015)
Written by Chris Ryall and Steve Niles
Art by Anthony Diecidue, Ashley Wood, and Val Mayerik
Colors by Jay Fotos
There are times that my docket for reviews is nearly empty, and other times when my desktop is so full of PDF icons that I can hardly see the picture of my children, peering out from the background. This is one of those times, and I admit, I lucked out, because as I was clicking through them, getting and idea for what was there, I happened upon this gem.
(Tiny Behemoth Press & IDW Publishing, 2014)
Edited by Rachel Deering
Writers – (in order of appearance) Cullen Bunn, Justin Jordan, Rachel Deering, Michael Moreci, Steve Seeley, Mike Oliveri, Steve Niles, Tim Seeley, Christopher Sebella, Tom Taylor, James Tynion IV, Duane Swiercynski, Matthew Down Smith, F. Paul Wilson, Scott Snyder, Sean E. Williams, Brian Keene, Jody Leheup, Nate Southard, Thomas Boatwright, Ed Brisson, Paul Tobin, Valerie D’Orazio, and Marguerite Bennett Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Written by Steve Niles
Art by Nacho Tenorio
Colors by Kelly Fitzpatrick
Letters by Marshall Dillon and Dave Lanphear
Rev up your engines, snap that chainsaw into your arm socket, and shade your eyes from the flashing blue light. Ash Williams has returned, and not in any way you’ve seen him in previous comic incarnations. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2014)
Writer – Steve Niles
Artist – Damien Worm
Editor – Chris Ryall
If Mary Shelley could have known what she was doing, would she still have done it? The same question could have been asked of the doctor in her most famous work. From a vacation on the banks of Lake Geneva with Lord Byron was born the stuff of legends, and constant reinvention, as well as re-animation, of one of the classic characters in literature. Continue reading
BEST OF 2013
with Cory Thrall
When I started this crazy thing called Bag & Bored I was looking for something to kill some time and have some fun with. Nothing big, no readership - just silly meanderings on whatever comics I had read that week. Consider my surprise that here we are over a year later and with quite a cast of reviewers and writers on our team. One of the major pay-offs with this site has been Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2013)
Review by Cory Thrall
Written by Steve Niles
Artwork by Dennis Calero
Letters by Marshall Dillon
I’m normally not one to get into movie/television/video game based comics. They almost always feel like they have no real connection to the source material other than by name and characters alone. There have been the exceptions to this rule and Continue reading
(Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
Reviewed by Cory Thrall
WRITTEN BY: Steve Niles, Matt Santoro
ARTWORK BY: Dave Wachter
COVER ARTWORK: Dave Wachter
The varied stories of the Golem have been in Jewish Folklore for centuries. This is a common story linked from generation to generation over time, with multiple tales and takes on what we now consider the Golem - a speechless, towering ‘man’ made of mud, dirt, sometimes ash. We’ve seen in films from many periods how this can go wrong, how a mindless creature following orders exactly as they are given can lead to a nightmarish situation - one where the creator is forced to trick the Golem into its own destruction. This is a bit of folklore that has transcended from these old stories into a commonly shared one, regardless of the origins of this creature. Now, here in the 21st century, there are but a small number of films or media regarding this tale. Luckily for comic fans and history/folklore fans alike, we now have the 3 issue mini-series “Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem”. Continue reading