Image @ 25: Image Zero
Image Zero was available in 1992 only if you were willing to cut out the coupon inserted in seven different Image books. Let’s take a look.
Separated at Birth: The Witch, The Duck, and Lou Carnesecca
When you deal with comics every day of your life for nearly 30 years, you see connections everywhere. Let me today present three Separated At Births.
Fragments of Femininity: A Short Story Collection for Women’s Day
A short story collection centered on women and, specifically, their breasts. Olivier Pont’s style is particularly attractive and his stories hit more often than not.
The Killer, v1: “Long Fire”
It’s publishing history is one of the most baffling I’ve ever seen in comics for something so relatively simple, but “The Killer” is a great crime book.
Ekho v2: “Paris”
With the origin story out of the way, “Ekho” establishes its rhythm, moving to Paris for business, but getting caught up in a royal scandal.
“The Reprieve” v1, a Voyeuristic WWII Tale by Jean-Pierre Gibrat
A deserter from the French military hides out in a small town, watching from his perch above. But what happens when he sees something he doesn’t like?
Back to Basics v4: “Flood” by Jean-Yves Ferri and Manu Larcenet
The supporting cast starts to blend in better with Manu, as he becomes accustomed to life in the country. And the baby doesn’t take over.
Type 1 Diabetes and Exercise: The On-Going Saga
The management of Type 1 Diabetes is very simple. Eat less, exercise more, don’t let your blood sugar go past 130. Repeat. Endlessly. It’s so — simple?
Image @ 25: Marc Silvestri’s CyberForce
This week’s column looks at the original CyberForce mini-series, which threw too many teams into the mix too soon, but had beautiful Marc Silvestri art.
“The Midlife Crisis” by Florence Cestac: Divorce Humor
A married woman discovers her husband is cheating on her. Watch her go through all the stages of grief in his hilarious and frank album.