The Geek Syndicate team of Barry Nugent and Dave Monteith talk about The Dark in the latest episode of the fantastic “Geek Syndicate” podcast.
Click hear to listen to Geek Syndicate Episode 144
It was great to hear such positivity about the story, the ideas in The Dark, and the twisting plotlines. Barry has only had the first three chapters to read so far, and I’m really looking forward to hearing what he has to say when he reads the final chapter in the trade.

They know me so well! Murky Depths has picked up the SFX “Fanzine of the Month” gong for a 3rd time.
It wasn’t until I met up with Terry from Murky Depths this weekend that I found out that “The Escape Artist” was given a special mention.

The Mighty Barry Nugent has given us his thoughts on “The Dark”
The Dark has echoes of the Matrix about it but rather than having to sit in a chair with a bloody great spike getting rammed into the back of your skull you just need a slick black ‘Darkman style’ overcoat and a smart ass AI construct called Howard Hughes.
Look past the technology on show in the comic and you get a classic origin story involving a guilt ridden scientist trying to right the wrongs of the world while trying …

Zaius of Escape from Tomorrow as reviewed the preview edition of The Dark, Issue 1.
I read the 8 page preview issue that Markosia have released and really enjoyed it. The writing was nicely paced and the dialogue felt real: the fight scenes had a real sense of danger whilst the opening panels, set in a hospital room as the scientist sits alongside his wife’s bed, had a genuine feel of desperation, of regret. Likewise, the artwork was very much to my own personal taste – clean, confident, subtle colouring.
It seems …

Edward Kaye, otherwise known as Hypergeek, has posted his review of issue one of The Dark …
The Dark #1 is another great comic title that I enjoyed immensely. I give it my highest recommendations and urge readers to buy it as soon as it becomes available. I shall try to keep interested readers informed as to when the first issue is released, so watch this space!
As always, many thanks to Ed.
Click to read the Hypergeek review of The Dark, Issue 1

Down the Tubes have put up their short review of issue 1 of The Dark.
Their opinion?
“we’re pleased to report it’s some of Chris Lynch’s best work to date, complemented by some suitably moody art from Lundeen. The story is complex but well realized, with plenty to get you thinking and wondering just what will happen next.”
Read for yourself here: downthetubes.net news blog: Markosia Dances out The Dark.

The guys over at Sidekick Cast are the first take to take advantage of our reviewer’s preview, and have given The Dark four stars!
When I started the first issue I thought ‘Ok this seems like your standard dark avenger vigilate superhero story with a nice little sci-fi premise for the powers’. I was wrong. The main protagonist reads like the bastard love child of Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne with a hint of the tortured soul of Frank Castle. The idea of information as a weapon is taken to it’s …

Not satisfied with the hearty dose of monkey-love they received at the Bristol Comic Con, the punishment gluttons of Sidekick Cast have been at it again!
This time, they’ve “gone all intimate” with my fellow monkey Stu.Art as a guest Sidekick in their regular podcast. There are some wise words spoken, some shameless pimping committed, and my name is taken in vain at least three times.
So, if you want to hear what Stu is like without me there to restrain him … Click here to listen to Sidekick Cast Episode #21

Originally published at MediaGauntlet written by Steven G. Saunders.
For those of you out there that dig dark comic shorts with twists, this is for you! Decent art mixed with great ideas and admirable story execution, I’m looking forward to what these guys will throw at us next!
Recommended for those out there who read 2000AD (particularly Future Shocks), Negative Burn, and other comics anthologies; also recommended to those who enjoy shows like The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Tales From the Darkside.
“Making Deals With Devils” is a fine example of …

From the pages of Silver Bullet Comicbooks: http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/fool/115066916380250.htm
” I was even happier to see a new issue from the Monkeys with Machineguns. Following on from last year’s excellent #0, we are now presented with a fully fledged issue #1. I have no idea why last year’s wasn’t #1, and this year’s isn’t #2 – it may be something to do with counting on your fingers when you lack opposable thumbs.
Who cares? It’s another rollicking good read.
Those of you who read my review of the last issue might remember that every …