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Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer
Writer: Van Jensen; Art: Dusty Higgins
SLG Publishing (Slave Labor Graphics)

The main thrust of Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer is entirely summed up by its title as the wooden boy protects his small village by killing vampire invaders. And since lie-telling turns him into a mobile wooden stake factory, Pinocchio is quite the competent [...]

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Space Raoul
Story and Art: Jamie Smart
SLG Publishing (Slave Labor Graphics)

Space Raoul is a fun and well-illustrated collection of Jamie Smart’s newspaper work following space captain Raoul around the galaxy. Raoul is a typical science fiction hero, a wide-eyed and adventurous … lump? … complete with space helmet, laser blaster, and bubble pipe. Raoul [...]

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Wherein I pretend to apologize for not meeting a posting schedule, but just come off as a bit of a jerk

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Tiki Joe Mysteries Vol. 1
Story and Art: Mark Murphy (with some inks by J.E. Smith)
SLG Publishing (Slave Labor Graphics)

Tiki Joe Mysteries is a short but fun graphic novel set in 1959 Las Vegas. Two stories are included: “The Pay Off” and “The High Stakes Patsy.” Our protagonist Joe runs a tiki bar along [...]

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Tupelo: The World’s Forgotten Boy — Not the kind of story I like, but the art was good.

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