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REVIEW: 'A Thing Called Truth' #1 by Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli

  A THING CALLED TRUTH #1 Writer: Iolanda Zanfardino Artist: Elisa Romboli Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: November 3, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 A chaotic LGBTQ+ road trip! A workaholic scientist who wants to save the world and a woman who fears nothing but discovering her own destiny find themselves mixed up in a chaotic, on-the-road adventure through Europe. Will they manage to find a middle ground between their opposing ways of life - at least for long enough to complete their mission? And could this trip lead to an unexpected romance? Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) Hot off their marvelous limited series ' Alice in Leatherland ' at Black Mask Studios, Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli is back with another delightful adventure this time at Image Comics with 'A Thing Called Truth.' Billed as "a chaotic LGBTQ+ road trip" (we wouldn't want it any other way), the debut issue is more action-comedy than rom-com this time but the promise of romance is never t...

Announcing a New Volume of Sci-Horror as 'Godkiller' Returns with 'Tomorrow's Ashes'

 Back in 2008, Matteo Pizzolo (CALEXIT) and artist Anna Wiesczyk envisioned a dark future: after a pandemic and insurrection topple civilization as we know it, a Fascist government known as The Republic rises, and a misfit crew of orphans, sex workers, and pariahs come together to bring it down. Thirteen years after its debut with GODKILLER: WALK AMONG US, this tale of caring for one another as the world falls apart around us is as urgent and relevant as ever.  And it’s back. April 2021’s GODKILLER: TOMORROW’S ASHES picks up after the events of WALK AMONG US, which was originally released as an underground comic in 2008, adapted into an animated film in 2011, and re-released in comics format by Black Mask Studios in 2014.   In fact, GODKILLER was the project that laid the groundwork for Brett Gurewitz and Steve Niles to collaborate with Pizzolo on what would become Black Mask Studios.   As Gurewitz said when Black Mask re-issued GODKILLER: WALK AMONG US,...

REVIEW: 'A Thing Called Truth' #2 by Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli

A THING CALLED TRUTH #2   Writer: Iolanda Zanfardino Artist: Elisa Romboli Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: December 8, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 Doctor Mag discovers that stepping outside your comfort zone for one night can lead to absurd consequences. Like waking up to find yourself in another country, having been kidnapped by an attractive woman while sleeping off the night before in your car. But is that a bad thing? Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) If you're the talented creative duo behind one of the year's best comics, 'Alice in Leatherland,' what do you do for an encore? The answer is 'A Thing Called Truth' by Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli. The super-couple have unleashed another delightful romp in the form of a very unconventional buddy road-trip comedy.   In issue one, we were introduced to the brilliant workaholic scientist. Dr. Magdelene Traumer, on the verge of a scientific breakthrough. She was about to discover a medical miracle that was effect...

REVIEW: 'A Thing Called Truth' #3 by Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli

  A THING CALLED TRUTH #3 Writer: Iolanda Zanfardino Artist: Elisa Romboli Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: January 5, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 Our two unlikely travel companions reach the first stop of their journey: the Eternal City. Following their guide, they embark on a riotous scavenger hunt for locations where famous movie scenes were filmed, only to find that the last item may not have the happy ending they anticipated. Score: ★★★★☆ (4/5) The unlikely pairing of the adventurous Dorian and the high-strung Dr. Mag have begun to settle in their roles on this unique road trip. The good Doc has come to realize how their differences complement one another and she's adjusting to her personality. Dorian is as gung-ho as ever as they reach Rome while teasing the Doc. Her goal to fulfill her dead brother's plans to see famous locales from the movies has reached some gorgeous sites. It's both awed Dr. Mag and taken her out of her comfort zone.  Iolanda Zanfardino has fo...

REVIEW: 'The Least We Can Do' #1 by Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli

  THE LEAST WE CAN DO #1 Writer: Iolanda Zanfardino Artist: Elisa Romboli Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: September 14, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 Mysterious magical power arises from a world nearly destroyed by war. A young woman fights for her ideas of revolution and to build a new society from the debris. Realizing that she can't do it alone, she has to prove her worth to the Eclipse Rebels to join them against the dreadful Eden Army. A story of discovering what is right and what love means in a military-occupied and socially oppressed United Kingdom. Score:  ★★★★☆ (4/5) Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli are back with another intriguing tale in Image Comics' 'The Least We Can Do.' An exciting blend of fantasy and post-war drama featuring a brilliant optimist willing to do whatever it takes to ensure a better tomorrow for everybody. In London, Uriel seeks out underground rebels to learn to fight but also uses her intellect to use the energy source known as Me...

KICKSTARTER SPOTLIGHT: Swashbuckling Adventure-Romance 'No Saints Nor Poets' #1 by Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli

 Only the greatest passions emerge among the submerged ruins Join Tightrope Press in their first-ever comic series, NO SAINTS NOR POETS , a chaotic adventure-romance comic full of Sea Monsters, Motor-Gondola Races, Pride, Faith and Love Triangles. Created by the critically acclaimed duo of Iolanda Zanfardino (Y ou Never Heard Of Me, A Thing Called Truth, Midnight Radio ) and Elisa Romboli ( Alice in Leatherland, The Least we can do ), now with their first BL / MLM queer story! Tightrope Press is excited to introduce you to NO SAINTS NOR POETS : a story about identity and pride, faith and cynicism, illegal motor-gondola races, turbulent love affairs, carnivals, sea monsters and social barriers. Check out what you can expect to see in issue one:  After their beloved city of Serena sinks into the dark waters of the lagoon, leaving it half-submerged, a charming two-bit con artist and a disenchanted former priest reinvent themselves as delivery men working on the razor'...