Author Archives: Pharoah Bolding

Pharoah Bolding

About Pharoah Bolding

Pharoah Bolding is a freelance cartoonist and writer from Detroit, Michigan. Bolding’s work has appeared in publications like Stumptown Underground, Main Enterprises’ Skull Cave Chronicles, the T.R.I.B.A.L. Stories anthology, the Independent Publishing Resource Center‘s September/October 2011 Zine and Catalog, and 215 Ink's Fall graphic novel. Pharoah currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his life partner Heather and way more action figures, comic books, and wrestling masks than a man his age should own.

Why Aren’t You Reading This?!: Long Gone (Markosia)

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Pharoah Bolding

The comic book industry is generally dominated by major companies. Marvel and DC have the ability to advertise their books in every area of the media, giving them the lion’s share of the market. Marvel and DC, however, aren’t the … Continue reading →

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Comic Review: Mars Attacks The Real Ghostbusters One-Shot (IDW)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Pharoah Bolding

IDW Publishing has decided to give readers a little something special during the month of January: five one-shot comic books that take the classic Mars Attacks franchise and crosses it over with five of IDW’s big properties!

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Comic Review: The Legend of Luther Strode #1 (Image Comics)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Pharoah Bolding

I LOVED THE STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE. I know I wrote that in all caps but I wanted to emphasize how much I enjoyed quite possibly the most insanely violent major publisher release of last year hands-down. I’m typically not a … Continue reading →

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Comic Review: I Love Trouble #1 (Image Comics)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Pharoah Bolding

I’m not sure how I feel about I Love Trouble #1.  Honestly? This book is a hipster’s dream. The look and feel of the book are, well, very current 20-something hipster and I feel that maybe I’m not the audience … Continue reading →

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Toy Review: Halo Universe Minimates Series 5 (Art Asylum/Diamond Select)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Pharoah Bolding

Art Asylum’s Minimates line has covered quite a vast realm of licensed territory since the original wave of Minimates popped up in 2002. There have been figures made of everyone from Spider-Man to M. Bison with a multitude of stops … Continue reading →

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Comic Review: Ghost #0 (Dark Horse)

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Pharoah Bolding

Valiant Comics returning may have officially been a bad thing. I say this not because the Valiant relaunch titles are bad. To be quite honest they have all been very solid so far; some of them are even really good. … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Bad Indie Comics! Bad, I Tell You!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Pharoah Bolding

I read a lot of independent comics. A lot. I read nothing from Marvel or DC. I only read three Image Comics. I read the occasional book from Dark Horse, Oni, Slave Labor Graphics, and the like. I love IDW’s … Continue reading →

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Comic Review: Lobster Johnson: The Prayer of Neferu (Dark Horse)

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Pharoah Bolding

Lobster Johnson is a throwback character in the best possible ways. The character, one of the more normal yet interesting characters in Mike Mignola’s Hellboy universe, is heavily influenced by pulp heroes like The Spider and it always shows. The … Continue reading →

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Comic Review: Butcher Baker, Righteous Maker #8 (Image Comics)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Pharoah Bolding

Butcher Baker, Righteous Maker is one weird comic series. Seriously.

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Comic Review: The Crow: Death and Rebirth #2 (IDW)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Pharoah Bolding

James O’Barr should write The Crow. He should probably draw it too.

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