The Wachowskis also published a line of comics from creators including Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce who had worked on the Matrix movie, as Burlyman Entertainment, with a schedule that made Doomsday Clock look speedy and rushed.
And now, twenty years later, the Wachowskis are reviving the comics wing of Burlyman Entertainment, to republish those Matrix[...]
troy nixey Archives
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 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[...]
It's time for another (late) round of Comic Book Wins and Losses. What succeeded and failed in the week of Action Comics #1000 and Superman's 80th birthday? You have to read to find out.
That leaves it up to VT and Archie Buckler to save the day while the rest of the police department hold off the monsters in the center of the city.
Vinegar Teeth #4 cover by Troy Nixey and Michelle Madsen
Vinegar Teeth finishes off with a massive high-concept action issue where our odd couple police partners take[...]
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[...]
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[...]
(STL084433) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 8×11, 196pgs, FC SRP: $49.99
APR180091
VINEGAR TEETH TP (C: 0-1-2)
(W) Damon Gentry, Troy Nixey (A/CA) Troy Nixey
A down-on-his-luck cop is partnered with a Lovecraftian monster in this unlikely mash-up As a human being, Artie Buckle is a grade-A schmuck But he's a pretty damn fine cop[...]
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[...]
While liberties will almost certainly be taken, this seems like a fascinating book I personally look forward to covering.
Vinegar Teeth #2 cover by Troy Nixey
Vinegar Teeth #2
Another Dark Horse offering, the first Vinegar Teeth was one of the most phenomenally strange books I've read over the past year A cynical and hard-bitten police detective is teamed up[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]