More Bang for Your Nickel … Big Nick #3

Another one of the wonderful things about comics is their ability to lift you out of a funk and transport you to an imaginative world free of your current woes. And it seems that whenever I’m in a dark place a package comes in the mail with a bit of light. A bit of humour and a great distraction. My friends from the Canadian Comic Book Alliance came through not once but twice this week. More on the second book later but first up is Big Nick #3 from Expired Comics.

“From the dark void of space a mysterious and malevolent entity is heading towards Earth, alerted by something ancient that lies beneath the Sudbury Basin. Join Big Nick in part one of this astronomical epic, as he faces a threat from beyond our solar system. A menace so big, even he can’t possibly face alone.”

Dagnabbit but I needed to read this book this week.

Martin Deschatelets & Kevin Montpellier write such a typical Canadian comic book. Adventure, action and a generous sprinkling of humour. You can’t help but smile reading Big Nick. If you have ever experienced a Canadian pothole or are addicted to coffee you’ll laugh out loud a few times reading this issue. And surprise cameos abound as well! Mart and Kevin tap into the CCBA stable of characters and feature Auroraman, Auric of the Great White North, Blackthone, Spacepig Hamadeaus, Jason of New York City and newcomer Penny Steele. Top notch artwork from Mart Deschatelets & Nicholas Lockhead and a really high-quality printing make the comic stand out as a step above your average indie comic book.

Available at expiredcomics.com as well as the previous two issues of Big Nick. Grab your copy today!

Issue: Big Nick #3 | Publisher: Expired Comics
Writer: Martin Deschatelets & Kevin Montpellier | Artists: Mart Deschatelets & Nicholas Lockhead
Price: $10.00 CAN – 20 pages

About Author

Martin Boruta

Martin Boruta has been reading comic books and graphic novels for 50+ years (he reads books without pictures too, just sayin’). A lifelong fan of Captain Canuck, Martin is the curator of The Unofficial Yet Definitive Captain Canuck Comicography website. Since 2016, Martin has been reviewing comic books and highlighting great new Kickstarter projects at First Comics News. Martin’s writting has also been featured in Sequential Magazine. For over two-hundred episodes, Martin enjoyed teaming up with his pals and sharing hosting duties on The Hey Kids Comics Radio Show broadcast on Trent Radio 92.7 CFFF FM in lovely Peterborough, ON Canada, and still available at The Hey Kids Comics Radio Show website. Martin is a founding member of the Canadian Comic Book Alliance. In his various adventures, Martin has demonstrated an innate ability to spell “Erik Larsen” incorrectly.

Martin’s “day job” is owner of Shaw Computer Systems Inc., an Information Technology consultancy firm in Peterborough, ON, specializing in Managed Services for small to mid-sized businesses since 1980.

In the past, Martin served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve as a member of the Cadet Instructors List (Cadre), reaching the Queen’s Commissioned rank of Captain, was awarded a Baronship of Sealand, and was ordained as a Reverend in the Universal Life Church while watching an episode of Monster Garage.

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