“Star wars meets Game Of Thrones”. Or: “Star Wars for perverts”. Both are descriptions used by publisher Image Comics and co-creator Brian K. Vaughan to describe this mega-hit series (I’ll let you guess which is which!). In truth it’s a…
Since it’s inception, Orbital Comics has been an ardent supporter of small press comics and fanzines. Whilst many of our staff and customers are true super-hero and sci-fi fans, we’ve also discovered an interest and passion for the artisan side…
Hellboy. Aliens. Predator. Concrete. Sin City. Some of the most original and startling comics of the last three decades have come from the stable of one publisher. That publisher is Dark Horse. Starting life as small publisher owned by Mike…
How do comics work best? As sci-fi adventure stories? As action pieces? Or do they work best as allegory for bo what is happening both now and in our past? Well, in the case of The X-Men, it’s all three.…
A long time ago, in a comic shop very close by… STAR WARS DAY Episode IV – A New Comic Book Day One thing nearly everyone at Orbital (customers and staff alike) has in common is our love for ‘STAR…
In the Summer of 2007, the question on every Marvel fan’s mind was ‘Whose side are you on?’ as Civil War, the 7-issue crossover event that rocked the Marvel Universe began. After a battle between a group of super-villains and…
