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Trout: The Hollowest Knock Is the Next Weird Comic You Shouldn't Live Without
Sure that I had not fallen into a sensory overload coma, I had the feeling that I had absolutely enjoyed myself regardless.  Writer and Artist Troy Nixey (Neil Gaiman's Only The End of the World Again) revives his protagonists, turnip factory worker Guiseppe and the mysterious baby Trout, in in this fast paced fantasy and[...]
Dark Horse Goes Fishing For Dollars With Troy Nixey's Trout Collection
Dark Horse has announced a new collection featuring Troy Nixey's Trout coming to comic shops in Sprint 2019 The new hardcover volume, titled Trout Volume 1: Bits and Bobs, collects Oni Press's Trout #1-2, Trout's story in Dark Horse Presents #119-123, and "a wonderfully weird assortment of never before seen material." The press release provides[...]
Comics for Your Pull Box April 18th, 2018: Action Comics #100, ' Nuff Said
This one won an Eisner, so it just may be worthy of your pull box. Mata Hari #3 cover by Ariela Kristantina Mata Hari #3 Emma Beeby and Ariela Kristantina continue their dive into the life of Mata Hari, as our hero dives into her deepest tragedies and greatest losses while in custody of the French. Vinegar Teeth #4 cover by Troy[...]
Vinegar Teeth #3 cover by Troy Nixey and Guy Major
Also, a mysterious force approaches the city, and it's connected to Vinegar Teeth. Vinegar Teeth #3 cover by Troy Nixey and Guy Major With this installment, Vinegar Teeth begins to dive into those Lovecraftian undertones which have been present since the series' beginning That mysterious force is cosmic and full of tentacle-monsters, and our titular protagonist is[...]
Vinegar Teeth
The series is written by Damon Gentry and Troy Nixey, who also provides the art and covers. Michelle Madsen is the colorist. Vinegar Teeth tells the story of Artie Buckle, a grade-A schmuck and fine cop in Brick City that is under siege from its own citizens Buckle has to team with a mysterious, tentacled, extra-dimensional being if they have any hope of[...]
Vinegar Teeth #1 cover by Troy Nixey and Guy Major
Buckler is no happier about this. Vinegar Teeth #1 cover by Troy Nixey and Guy Major Vinegar Teeth #1 provides a surrealist opening that is so strange that you can't help but to let yourself be dragged along by its madness Crazy monster shows up? Okay It's made into a hero? Sure, why not? He's a police[...]
Burning Season, Rasputin, And Jenny Finn Finale From Dark Horse Mignolaverse February 2018
His just-launched (and reviewed!) project with Troy Nixey, Jenny Finn, reaches its conclusion. Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon, created with Chris Roberson and Christopher Mitten, and Koshchei the Deathless, with Ben Stenbeck, continue their running with #4 and #2 respectively. Hellboy and the B.P.R.D: 1955–The Burning Season launches a new Hellboy story about a trend of spontaneous combustion in Florida, this one by Mignola, Roberson, and Paolo Rivera. The B.P.R.D Hell on Earth[...]
Jenny Finn #1 Review: Bizarre, Delightful, And Intriguing
There are some plot details, such as the focus upon sex workers, which feel clichéd and overused in the Victorian London setting; but, thankfully, they don't bog down the plot too much. Writers Mike Mignola and Troy Nixey show delightfully odd sensibilities throughout the comic. The art style is ugly in an appealing manner, if that makes[...]