Getting into comics just got a lot easier.
Whether you’re a new reader looking for character-focused reading guides or a longtime fan looking for in-depth comic book reviews, my mission with Sidetracked Comics is simple: I want to help you read great comics.
Over time, this site will become a resource showing you:
- Comic book reviews of trade paperbacks, graphic novels, and the latest (and best) collected editions
- Reading guides for the biggest comic book characters
- Creator guides on the talented folks behind the world’s greatest comic books
There’s a multiverse of comics out there for you to explore. Sidetracked Comics aims to become your #1 guide.
So I guess I should introduce myself, huh?
My name’s Joe, and I’ve been looking at comics since before I could read and reading them since as soon as I was able. A huge Marvel fan as a kid, myself and a friend were lucky enough to get a guided tour of the Marvel UK offices after we sent them our own homemade superhero comics. It was an experience that cemented a lifelong love for these four-colour funny books.
As I started to learn more about all things comics, my tastes expanded to include titles by DC Comics, Image Comics, IDW, Oni Press, Fantagraphics, Drawn and Quarterly and more. Basically, anything and everything good in the world of sequential art.
Simply put: I love comics. And I’d love to help you love comics as well.
Small press reviews
The UK small press scene continues to grow more vibrant and accomplished by the year. There are so many great writers and illustrators out there creating stories that you simply won’t find with bigger publishers, and I’d love to help these creators reach a wider audience.
If you’ve got a small press comic that you would like me to review on the site, get in touch here.
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Let’s get reading!
Joe Burden
Sidetracked Comics