The Pull List Online: Takedown

It's been a while since I reviewed any of the smaller online comics I've been reading via Comixology: here's a look at one that I've read recently and which I think really deserves your support.

Takedown

Atypical Comics. Written by Geoffrey D. Wessell. Art by Zach Bassett.

Geoffrey D. Wessell is an extremely promising comics writer who's been circling a professional breakthrough for a while now: his webcomic Keeper has been a wonderfully provocative and original title, combining professional football with serial killer horrors. This new one-shot, featuring art by Zach Bassett, is a wonderfully knowing pastiche of British comics anthology 2000 AD, in particular their headline character Judge Dredd.

The official solicitation text reads: 'Officer Josiah Bledsoe is one of the toughest cops in the Department of Adjudication. But his limits will be tested with the return to Earth of the Star Corps traitor who ruined his dreams, and is now the right hand of the dreaded Nebula Empire! Be here for the TAKEDOWN of a lifetime!'

Pull List Online: 20 March 2013

There is an ease to digital comics that's quite dangerous, I think. It's not a matter of browsing through a store, finding a comic that looks interesting, queuing at the counter and handing over some cash. Now it's simple a case of: 1. see comic, 2. press button, 3. read comic. Thankfully the pricing of digital comics appears to be settling down to quite reasonable levels of between 99c and $2.99. I think anyone trying to sell 20 digital comic pages for $3.99 (such as Marvel) are begging to be disappointed.

Only two digital comics this week, however: I've been rather busy. Under the cut: reviews of the deliciously titled Tiger Lawyer as well as the Harlem-relocated Watson and Holmes.

Pull List Online: 13 March 2013

Comixology have finally launched an open submission process, allowing aspiring comic book creators to submit their works for inclusion on the Internet's most popular comic book app. This has the potential to be a game-changer for comic books: previously getting readers to find your independent comic has been a gargantuan task, whereas now readers can simply search for your book alongside more popular titles by DC, Marvel and Image.

To support independent digital comics, I've decided I'm going to review some independent books. I'd like to say I'll do it every week alongside the regular Pull List column, but I'm not going to make that promise. I will try to check some out fairly regularly though. All books reviewed on Pull List Online will be available for sale on Comixology, and will not be available from any of the major comic book publishers.

First time around: Relaunch, Robot 13 and Wolves.