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Zarjaz Volume 3 Issue Three Might Just Be the Best Yet !!
Zarjaz Volume 3 Issue Three Might Just Be the Best Yet !!
I have reviewed the first two issues of ZARJAZ in recent months and been tremendously impressed. Now is the time to take a step back and have a reality check... Read more...
Brett Burbridge Has a ZARJAZ Chat About Life, Comics and Dredd.
Brett Burbridge Has a ZARJAZ Chat About Life, Comics and Dredd.
Volume Three of The 2000AD fanzine Zarjaz hit the track running in 2025 with no sign of stopping. Under Andrew Lewis's careful guidance this runaway train packed with creativity is... Read more...
Convention Mastermind Su Haddrell Reflects on LAWLESS 2025 !!
Convention Mastermind Su Haddrell Reflects on LAWLESS 2025 !!
Some weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk to Su Haddrell, the tireless organiser of the LAWLESS comic convention. Our TRIPWIRE interview proved to be popular. Shift felt like a... Read more...
ZARJAZ Issue 2 is pulling out all the stops!
ZARJAZ Issue 2 is pulling out all the stops!
Volume 3 of Zarjaz continues to THRILL. As I have stated before anthologies are often a mixed bag, like a 1970's bags of penny sweets. There are some you love... Read more...
Fully Loaded issue 2 comes like a lovely SLAP in the face !!
Fully Loaded issue 2 comes like a lovely SLAP in the face !!
Reviewing issue 2 of Jimmy Broxton's Fully Loaded presents a couple of challenges.  The most obvious problem is that his debut issue was flawless. Genuinely the first issue was perfection,... Read more...
A REVIEW. Does The New ZARJAZ Bring The THRILLS?
A REVIEW. Does The New ZARJAZ Bring The THRILLS?
The 2000AD fanzine Zarjaz has a long and slightly complex history that has already been covered reasonably thoroughly elsewhere. The purpose here is to review the title's triumphant return in... Read more...
The Falcon Flies! (A review of the fabulous first three issues)
The Falcon Flies! (A review of the fabulous first three issues)
I have said recently "by their very nature anthologies are tricky beasts to review because they are usually designed to present a variety of different stories and art styles. Generally... Read more...
Sector 13's 1900 Ushers in The 20th Century With a Sense of Style and Adventure.
Sector 13's 1900 Ushers in The 20th Century With a Sense of Style and Adventure.
On the face of it reviewing Sector 13's 1900 presents a couple of challenges.By their very nature anthologies are tricky beasts to review because they are usually  designed to present... Read more...
The Mighty Work Put Into Defying The Gods.
The Mighty Work Put Into Defying The Gods.
Odysseus In Defiance Of The Gods.In recent days letterer and designer extraordinaire Neil "Bhuna" Roche sent me a PDF of the latest project he is clearly very proud to have... Read more...
Michael Powell Tells us all about Circus DeNiro
Michael Powell Tells us all about Circus DeNiro
Michael Powell is one of the more interesting new voices within the British Comics industry. For this reason it seemed wise for SHIFT to find out a little more. Paul... Read more...
Jimmy Broxton’s FULLY LOADED is NOT Firing Blanks!
Jimmy Broxton’s FULLY LOADED is NOT Firing Blanks!
The debut issue of Jimmy Broxton's Fully Loaded is an absolute tour de force. Rarely does a comic accomplish that rare feat of feeling so singularly cinematic. The cover tagline... Read more...
Joel Meadows' Face To Face Creative Portraits Book is Reviewed.
Joel Meadows' Face To Face Creative Portraits Book is Reviewed.
Joel Meadows has over three decades of experience as a journalist interviewing the great and the good in the comic and film industry and far beyond.Face To Face represents a... Read more...