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The Ape That Ate The World by Grayham Puttock - A Review
The Ape That Ate The World by Grayham Puttock - A Review
Where to start? I guess we should start with the title. Does Grayham's latest book actually involve a big hairy ape that swallows Planet Earth? Or could the title be a... Read more...
Joel Meadows and The Gene Genie
Joel Meadows and The Gene Genie
Shift is very proud to talk to Tripwire Joel Meadows about his efforts to bring his interpretation of Sherlock Holmes to us all. It is a refreshing twist on a... Read more...
Longpig Issue 5 review. Is it a blood soaked finale?
Longpig Issue 5 review. Is it a blood soaked finale?
Earlier this year I enjoyed reading and reviewing the first four issues of Don't Look Now Comics title Longpig. The link to that review is just belowLongpig gets the Shift... Read more...
Thunder Child Issue 2... Under the Martian Heel?
Thunder Child Issue 2... Under the Martian Heel?
Matt Hardy from Mad Robot Comics kindly recently posted me a review copy of Issue Two of his series Thunder Child, it is subtitled Chapter Two: The Impossible Invasion.I was... Read more...
SHIFT supports John Charles TechnoFreak Apocrypha kickstarter !!!
SHIFT supports John Charles TechnoFreak Apocrypha kickstarter !!!
 . SHIFT proudly supports the UK comic marketplace. In recent years there has been an upswing in the number of creator owned titles originating from our tiny little island. From... Read more...
TechnoFreak Is in The House!
TechnoFreak Is in The House!
"IT AIN'T MARVEL AND IT AIN'T P.C." This is a quote on the back cover of John Charles collected TechnoFreak stories. Mike Carey's foreword describes this edition of Technofreak as... Read more...
A Letter to Our Subscribers
We recently sent out our latest issue, and included a letter to our loyal subscribers, just to update on where we are, and what's been going on recently! We thought we'd share that letter here for everyone.   Dear Reader! We just wanted to drop a note with this delivery to thank you for your patience and support. We’re really pleased to finally get Issue 8 of Volume 2 out to you. The majority of the work for Shift is done by myself – it involves working with the amazing... Read more...
Longpig gets the Shift review treatment.
Longpig gets the Shift review treatment.
Grayham Puttock recently mailed me the first for issues of Longpig. It is now up to me to fairly review this grizzly series of comics about some wonderfully dysfunctional, and... Read more...
Lee Sullivan talks about comics
Lee Sullivan talks about comics
Chatting to Lee Sullivan about his career has been a recent joy. Before diving into a discussion about comics I asked the gentleman a couple of random questions to understand... Read more...
Press Release to be excited about from TIME BOMB COMICS
Press Release to be excited about from TIME BOMB COMICS
It is my pleasure to share Time Bomb Comics latest Press Release. It begins below:I shall be reviewing the title and interviewing some of the minds behind Bomb Scares very... Read more...
Alsation Cages by Grayham Puttock - A Review
Alsation Cages by Grayham Puttock - A Review
Alsation Cages is a beguiling book indeed, and as it turns out I suspect author and artist Grayham Puttock intended and wanted this to be the case. Don Siegel's 1971... Read more...
QUANTUM leaps ahead?
QUANTUM leaps ahead?
The fine people behind Quantum recently sent me issues One and Two of their new anthology comic to review. It must be said that reviewing comics like this can be... Read more...