Tales from the Flat continues on, and with the upcoming second Collected Edition, it's time to review the current latest issues of Tales from the Flat, issues 4 to 6. Issue 4 finished off the storyline we saw in the first Collected Edition with a great huge fight that takes up most of the issue that finishes off the story brilliantly, and is what you'd expect. Issues 5 and 6 are one-off stories, with the end of the sixth issue setting up for possibly a great comical storyline. Both issues are great, funny, and add more story to the comics and the characters we see.The introduction of Oliver's brother in issue 6 is brilliant as it sets up all kinds of things for future issues.

Again, Oliver and Laurence are on top form, as they produce some undeniably funny comics that just look great. The progression of Oliver's artwork is noticeable, especially from the first three issues to the latter three issues. In these you can show the artwork is getting better, Oliver is more comfortable with it, and it really starts to shine. here was a certain roughness to the battle pages in issue 4 that I thought was fantastic, and the demonic Kebab shop owner Stavros was drawn so well (in both forms). There's a few slight errors in perspective if you're really looking for them, but with the pace and energy the comic throws at you, you don't really have to notice - or care.

Laurence's writing of storylines and plots is perfect, and just suits exactly what they're going for. However, some of the dialogue feels a bit clumsy and not fitting with the situation or the characters. Luckily this is very few and far between, and doesn't really drag you out of the story. Everything else is spot-on, the characters feel mostly at home. Again, as with Oliver's art, you can see the progression as Laurence is getting better with each issue, which just makes waiting for the next issue a painful process. When you can see this obvious uprising trend in quality issue to issue, you just can't wait to see what comes next.

The two biggest gripes I have with Modern Monstrosity and their Tales from the Flat comics are these: a) They don't ever seem to last long enough. You can read through the comic pretty quickly, which is because they are so well done, but it still feels like there could be a little be more to them. And b) as with all small press titles, their publishing dates are all over the place. There's nothing that can really be done, but with a great on-going series, you're always dying to see what happens to the characters next, and this is the same with TFTF. If you're a fan of Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg, or the likes of Kevin Smith, check out Tales From The Flat.