Newstreet vs. The Accelerati (Free Digital Download)

LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES (Birmingham)

Rajesh Ramani divides his time between his Forensic IT job, protecting his city as Newstreet, and a series of disastrous dates with Birmingham’s eligible bachelorettes.

But when a series of technologically-sophisticated bank robberies leads him to a community arts project with complicated motives, what Raj finds might just break his heart – if it doesn’t break his face first!

It’s Flight, Fight and Flirt as Birmingham’s kung fu champion meets the supervillain of his dreams!

Debuting at The Birmingham Comics Festival, Newstreet vs. The Accelerati is a 24 page, US-format superhero comic by Matthew Craig (Bayou Arcana, Disconnected Press, New British Comics 3) and Steve Roberts (Fingers Crossed, Matthew Crown).

Newstreet is a free PDF download.

THE WORD ON THE ‘STREET:

Tony Esmond, Down The Tubes

“The black and white art style packs the page with panels and images…manages the frenetic action of a Scott Pilgrim…I loved the humour in this book. It reacts to extraordinary situations with English calm…”

Paul Jon Milne, The Slow Bullet:

“There’s a light touch to the writing, a genuine warmth, and some effective, concise character work…There’s a ring of truth to the characterisation: a giddy flutter to hinted-at romance, a sense of real comfort in familial bonds, etc. Human warmth, see?

“Roberts has a good understanding of storytelling,and his art is clear and uncluttered. There’s some very charismatic cartooning on display, and the figures are individual and recognisable. There’s an ‘all-ages’ feel to his work, that works well with the tone of the story.”

Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet Blog

“There’s much to enjoy here…Craig’s first comic in a while and one gets the idea he’s so invested in it he’s almost over-written it.

“…full of promise, has a great concept of a local hero, and particularly pleasing, hasn’t bothered wasting time on some origin tale, this is one to jump straight into and pick up on the hop.

“As for Roberts…when it’s at its best there’s a free-flowing style, almost something of Crumb there in that ‘keep on truckin’ extended leg. So, all in all, it’s flawed, but full of potential, something to keep an eye on…”