Advance Review: The Story Starts To Take Hold In ‘The Eye Collector’ #3
There’s a lot of confusion in The Eye Collector, but one thing is certain: Never let Nathan’s mom tell the kids
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Advance Review: ‘Corpse Knight’ #5 Reveals The Series’ Real Bad Guy
With friends like these, young Foy certainly doesn’t need any more enemies. For the last four issues of
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Advance Review — ‘Universal Monsters: Blood Of The Wolf Man’ #3 Racks Up The Body Count
If nothing else, this issue put the blood in Universal Monsters: Blood of the Wolf Man. Just as in
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Advance Review: Andy Kubert’s Artwork Is One Of The Few Highlights Of ‘Terminal’ #2
It’s no surprise that Andy Kubert gives readers of Terminal #2 plenty to gawk at. After all, the artist known for his
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Review — ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #10 Kicks Off The Series’ Final Arc
Star Trek: The Last Starship has always been an odd fit for the franchise. The series takes place after
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Advance Review — The Battle Royale Concludes, More Or Less, In ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #12
It had to end sooner or later. After three issues, the epic battle between Battle Beast and Conquest
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming’ TPB Picks Up Where The Series Left Off
Star Trek: Voyager had one of the most definitive endings of any of the franchise’s series. Having defeated the
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Advance Review: Abe Lincoln Hits Rock Bottom In ‘If Destruction Be Our Lot’ #4
If you had trouble believing Abraham Lincoln was a vampire hunter, good luck imagining him as a junkie.
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Advance Review: ‘The Karman Blade’ #1 Allows Ian Bertram To Show Off His Artistic Skills
Calling The Karman Blade #1 an excuse to let artist Ian Bertram show off his considerable talents is unfair to the rest of the
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Advance Review — ‘Ashes Over Neon: In The Gutter’ #0 Seeks To Free Us From The Humdrum
Many of us — maybe most of us — are forced to separate our passions from our careers. We may
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Advance Review: Steve Epting’s Illustrations Give You A Great Reason To Pick Up ‘Hammerfist’ #1
This is no typical heist job. The new ongoing series Hammerfist centers its premiere issue around a bank robbery. But
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Advance Review: Lemire And Nguyen Partner Again In ‘Crowbound’ #1
It’s a brave thing to start off a new series with the apparent death of the main character. But creators Jeff
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Advance Review: ‘Of The Earth’ #4 Regains Its Footing After A Misstep
There is a fairly common occurrence when a writer pitches an eight- or 12-part comic book miniseries to an editor.
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Advanced Review — Darrow Raises Sophomoric Humor To New Heights In ‘The Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live’ #2
There’s a pretty simple test to know whether you would like Geof Darrow’s approach to storytelling. Read the opening pages of the
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Advanced Review: The End Is Nigh In ‘The Twilight Zone’ #10
You’ve probably heard the story of Japanese soldiers on a remote Pacific island in the 1970s who didn’t know World
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Inconsistency Is The Only Constant In ‘Blood & Thunder’ #16
The only thing worse than a bad comic book? An inconsistent one. It’s one thing if you know
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Advance Review: Mavinga’s Strong Artwork Highlights An Otherwise Uneventful ‘White Sky’ #5
Parsing our background during an ongoing series can be a tricky storytelling task. In the case of White Sky, it feels
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Advance Review — ‘The Last Driver’ #1 Is Murphy’s Love Letter To Cars
The Last Driver is the kind of comic that you knew Sean Gordon Murphy would make sooner or later. Murphy, after all, is
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Advance Review — ‘The Eye Collector’ #2 Is A Sight To Behold
There’s weird, and then there’s The Eye Collector. Weird, of course, isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But when a story is
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SDCC 26: Taking A Bite Out Of The ‘Zombie Zero’ Hardcover With Writer Christopher Reda
Among the many panels at the recently wrapped San Diego Comic-Con, Critical Entertainment CEO Christopher Reda discussed several new comic books that
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Review — The Mystery Deepens In “Universal Monsters: Blood Of The Wolf Man’ #2
Is Adam Jaeger a werewolf or just an innocent victim? That’s the central mystery in Universal Monsters: Blood of the Wolf
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SDCC 2026: Dark Horse Announces Their Convention Exclusives
Exclusives are one of the reasons why people flock to Comic-Con International every year. And with skate decks, a sofubi,
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Review — “Odin’ #3 Explores White Power, Misogyny, And The Power Of Words
In the world of Odin, it’s not easy being a misogynistic white supremacist. Undercover journalist Adela has embedded herself with a
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SDCC 2026: Dark Horse Announces Panels And Creator Signings
With the comics world descending on San Diego this week for Comic-Con International, publisher Dark Horse Comics has announced a
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Advance Review: ‘Corpse Knight’ #4 Suffers From A Confusing Pacing Issue
They say never meet your heroes. That’s certainly the case in Corpse Knight #4. Up until now, young Foy has
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Advance Review: Robert Kirkman Returns To Superhero Comics In ‘Terminal’ #1
Creating a new world of superheroes and villains is quite an undertaking. It requires lots of backstory —
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Every Page Is An Adventure — Discussing ‘One Path Book 2: The White King’ With Creator Greg Broadmore
Hot on the heels of winning the 2026 Independent Press Award for One Path Book 1 comes the series’ second,
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For Your Eyes Only — Talking ‘Ian Fleming’s James Bond Signature Comic Strip Collection’ With Editor David Leach
Tom welcomes editor David Leach into the virtual panel room to discuss Titan’s upcoming Ian Fleming’s James Bond Signature Comic
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Review: ‘Of The Earth’ #3 Finally Shows Off The Wildcatter
We finally get a glimpse of the underground monster in Of the Earth #3. It’s taken until nearly halfway through
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Advance Review — The Epic Battle Continues Epically In ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #11
Writing and illustrating a battle in a comic book is no easy feat. It requires smart pacing, enough
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Advance Review — ‘If Destruction Be Our Lot’ #3 Questions What It Means To Be Human
It turns out that humans aren’t quite as extinct as they were believed to be. The premise of If
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