“Fialkov and Chamberlain’s PUNKS is looking like one of the singles of the year so far.”
Warren Ellis, 2007
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Pretty Baby Machine Review @ Rack Raids |
"I was just very impressed with Kody Chamberlain's noirish black and white visuals"
Sean Fahey
Rack Raids |
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Pretty Baby Machine Review by Lee Newman |
"Chamberlain’s understanding of the Noir visual technique is the best I have seen a comic..."
Lee Newman
Broken Frontier |
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Pretty Baby Machine Review by Dan Grendell |
"Chamberlain does a terrific job of bringing the dirty world of the thugs and hardasses alive in scratchy black and white."
Dan Grendell
Comic Pants |
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Pretty Baby Machine Review by Josh Flanagan |
"Kody Chamberlain has very much illustrated a realistic world. The cars, clothing, and buildings of Chicago are all very visceral. There's some excellent storytelling and really gorgeous pages."
Josh Flanagan
iFanboy
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Press Release from Shadowline Comics |
"Kody is one of the most versitile young artists around and a future super-star. Here he applies the most realistic chiaroscuro/film noir style this side of Michael Lark."
Jim Valentino
Image Comics
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Beowulf review by Chris Wilson |
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"Ripping an arm off is ripping an arm off; no matter how you slice it, there will be blood." by Chris Wilson Graphic Classroom
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Beowulf review by InfoDad |
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"Kody Chamberlain’s moody illustrations, in dark hues throughout, beautifully capture the worldview of the Beowulf poet." by InfoDad InfoDad.com
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Beowulf review by Curt Holman |
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"Chamberlain’s artwork has a spare, scratchy, woodcut quality that suits the age of the poem." by Curt Holman CreativeLoafing.com
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Bloodsucker Tales Review by Lucas Siegel |
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"Kody Chamberlain’s art perfectly fits what my mind goes to when reading a vampire novel." by Lucas Siegel Newsarama.com
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Tag Review by Cory Doctorow |
"...a damned fine tale about love and betrayal, a story with many layers that are peeled back as the story moves to a moving climax."
Cory Doctorow
BoingBoing.net
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Punks Review by Humphrey Lee |
"Punks the Comic is what would happen if Nextwave was actually a Sunday night cartoon on Adult Swim."
Humphrey Lee
Ain't It Cool News |
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Punks Review by Kurt Amacker |
"Chamberlain creates a vivid collage world – one that seems to occupy the imaginary spaces between album covers and concert fliers seen on college campuses and in dive bars during punk’s heyday."
Kurt Amacker
Mania.com |
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"I don't know that there's a specific name yet for the style Chamberlain employs here...I usually stutter about clumsily for a moment before deciding on "Dave McKean-ish"
Monte Williams
Popmatters.com
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"His moody, textured pencils and strong use of colors will be a treat to
watch develop as this story progresses. Setting the mood is imperative
to any horror story, and Mr. Chamberlain is more than up to the task."
B. R. Salazar
Aroundcomics.com
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"Kody Chamberlain's pencils don't seek to unhinge readers with splash pages of cadaverous visions and gore; instead he seeks to unnerve us within the confines of our own neighborhoods."
Jay Tomio
Silver Bullet Comics
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"Chamberlain’s line work is not precise or mechanical; it has a feel of movement that compliments the atmosphere. Chamberlain’s art also sports a heavily stylized realism that I often find appealing."
Matt Rawson
ComicCritique.com |
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Review by Leroy Douresseaux |
"Chamberlain’s style is firmly rooted in a kind of urban realism. Even his color work comes across with a Film-Noir vibe. He reminds me of Frank Miller, Ho Che Anderson, David Mazzuchelli, and Bill Sienkiewicz, among others."
Leroy Douresseaux
ComicBookBin.com |
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Review by Manolis Vamvounis |
"The artist, Kody Chamberlain is a new name to me, but his style and sense of pacing are perfectly suited for this story."
Manolis Vamvounis
InsidePulse.com |
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Review by Troy Brownfield |
"It’s written by Keith Giffen, who is really pushing every genre he can find over at Boom!, and features spectacular art by Kody Chamberlain."
Troy Brownfield
Newsarama.com
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"The inside art by Kody Chamberlain also evokes a disturbing atmosphere that seeps into the storyline."
Matt Butcher
Independent Propaganda.com
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Review by Stephanie Mangold |
"Together Giffen and Chamberlain have created a book that is so good, so powerful; I could hardly put it down."
Stephanie Mangold
Silver Bullet Comics
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"Kody Chamberlain handles the complete art duties with a style reminiscent of Ben Templesmith or Kent Williams. Rough and scratchy lines, heavy shadows and a murky watercolour palette."
Graig Kent
Chud.com
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"Chamberlain’s artwork is good and dark in a Vertigo way... Even in black and white, Chamberlain’s ink would shine as he masters contrasts very well."
Hervé St.Louis
ComicBookBin.com
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Review by Andrew Wickliffe |
"While Tag is a piece of good work from Giffen...it’s Chamberlain who makes the whole thing come together...He reminds me most
of Michael Lark, but if Lark’s work were uncanny."
Andrew Wickliffe
TheStopButton.com
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"The art just oozes atmosphere from every pore."
Andrea Speed
ComiXtreme.com
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Review by Dexter K. Flowers |
"Kody Chamberlain composes panels like Alex Maleev and figures like J. H. Willaims, and uses the same sort of loose, scratchy linework associated with both..."
Dexter K. Flowers
BrokenFrontier.com
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Review by Hillary Goldstein |
"Keith Giffen has seen a resurgence of comic-book interest
over the past year, but Tag is his first true home run in a long time.
Kody Chamberlain's art, muted with unhealthy tones of yellow, gray and brown, is a perfect compliment to Giffen's words."
Hilary Goldstein
IGN.com
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Review by Christopher J. Shelton |
"Kody Chamberlain’s artistic style reminded me of Jae Lee’s style. My favorite art moment was...where the
whacked-out professor cuts open vampire Billy’s chest with a butcher
knife while the kid is awake and tied to an operating table."
Christopher J. Shelton
Bookshelf Comics.com
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Christina Z on BloodRayne |
“When I saw Kody's art, I knew he was the one for this book. His style gave me the fluid, yet chaotic vibe that Bill Sienkiewicz's
work always gives me. It's dark and expressive."
Christina Z
Comic Writer
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"Kody Chamberlain is the very definition of the word professional. Not only that, but he practically bleeds talent. There is no other artist I enjoy working with as much."
Joshua Fialkov, creator / writer
Western Tales of Terror, Elk's Run |
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"Kody Chamberlain's art...is classic horror
art. It's dark, scratchy, gory, and definitely on the creepy side. But
more importantly, it's also quite good."
Marc Lombardi
SimplyJD.com
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"There's a stronger sense of realism in Chamberlain's work.
His efforts here remind me of a cross between the styles of Michael Lark and Bill Sienkiewicz."
Don MacPherson
TheFourthRail.com
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"Kody Chamberlain’s art on the first story has a far more realistic...it achieves a
gritty creepiness much like Alex Maleev’s work on Daredevil. Just with
huge fangs and buckets of blood."
Jason Schachat's Weekly Breakdown
FanboyPlanet.com
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"Chamberlain’s art is nicely done. His characters are more detailed and
less abstract than his backgrounds, with flat, dirty colors that
capture the mood well."
Kurt Amacker
Cinescape.com
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Review by Greg McElhatton |
"Like Templesmith, Chamberlain uses deep, beautiful colors to illustrate "Dead Billy Dead", ones that make the art almost pop off of the page at the reader."
Greg McElhatton
iComics.com |
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"Chamberlain must have studied under Templesmith because his artwork is an exceptional compliment."
Sam Moyerman
Broken Frontier
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