Jay Eales and Selina Lock posted out my copy of 'Hellspoon', a product of the Midwinter Comics Retreat. Its a fantastic read, surreal and surrealer at every turn, rich in symbolism and metaphor and points of botanical and psychological interest. Its a tighter story and much less internal in structure than last years. This makes for a much more welcoming read for non-MCR going readers I estimate, without any of the epic struggle I perceived, in its coming together.

Its got many of the best jokes and conversations from the MCR, woven into a skilful big budget must-see mythology with giant servings of chaos magic. There are more concepts zooming around than there were flying cars in a flying car futuretropolis. (For sample, the first three pages feature illuminated wicker badger and brie warship religious prophecy, NaNoWriMo numerologist cults, voodoo gods and evil faeries. Page four ? Ho Ho Ho, you lucky people !)

Hellspoon is a thirty two page book constructed by Jay Eales, Selina Lock, Debra Boyask, Jeremy Dennis, Motodraconis, Jason Elvis, Daniel Hartwell, Jenni Scott, Dierdre Ruane and Andy Luke, also with Terry Wiley and Damian Cugley. Its wrapped behind a well pop colour photo cover, at A5 size.

At two pounds its such a bargain as to be practically a security risk. If you enjoy the work of any of these creators, this will appoint, and if you don't, this will not disappoint. Hellspoon is available anywhere you see the Factor Fiction Press sign, and over the internet from the UK (here) and the US (here)