Chasin' The Bird - Charlie Parker in California by Dave Chisholm REVIEW

By Zack Quaintance — One of the first times I was floored by artist Dave Chisholm’s work was when I saw the commissions he posts on his Twitter. As comics Twitter users surely know, artists often post commissions on the platform. In general, they tend to depict a fairly consistent set of obvious characters: the X-Men, Batman, Spider-Man, etc., with some Star Wars, maybe a little Akira, and perhaps the odd choice from Twin Peaks.

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Canopus #3 REVIEW - You are not ready

By Wesley Messer — I went into Canopus knowing little to nothing about it. I’d seen some preview images here and there out of context, and that’s it. The neat part is that the small amount I saw, simply did not prepare me for the experience of actually reading this title. This book is deceptively simple: it’s about Helen Sterling and her robot companion Arther exploring an unknown planet. As you go from the first issue to now, this third issue is where the mind-bending but fascinating journey takes a whole new dimension.

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REVIEW: Space thriller Canopus #1 is ‘really brilliant work’

By Jarred A. Luján — Dr. Helen Sterling wakes up on a lifeless planet orbiting the star Canopus, which is 300 light years away from Earth. She has a ship that is missing parts, a childlike robot, and no memory of how or why she is there. This is the starting point for the excellent new sci-fi thriller Canopus #1, which is written and illustrated by Dave Chisholm and published by Scout Comics.

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