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Author: Tom Smithyman

Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Biding Time In `Something Is Killing The Children’ #23

After two strong introductory installments in the current “The Road to Tribulation” story arc, the new issue of Something Is

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May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Tom Smithyman 220 Views Boom Studios, comics, horror, James Tynion IV, Reviews, something is killing the children, Werther Dell’Edera
Comics Interviews 

An Interview With ‘Nottingham’ Writer David Hazan

In 2019, Australian writer David Hazan won the Mad Cave Studios Talent Search alongside artist Shane Connery Volk. With the

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May 23, 2022May 22, 2022 Tom Smithyman 191 Views contest, David Hazan, Interview, Mad Cave Studios, Nottingham, Shane Connery Volk
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Rope-A-Dope In `Blood Stained Teeth’ #2

Sports and horror are not two genres often presented in the same story. When the particular sport in question is

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May 23, 2022May 21, 2022 Tom Smithyman 163 Views Blood Stained Teeth, Christian Ward, comics, Heather Moore, horror, Image Comics, Mixed Martial Arts, Patric Reynolds, Reviews, vampires
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Dealing With Family Issues In `Rogue Sun’ #4

Dylan Siegel’s family life is…complicated. His mom has turned him into his school’s dean for bullying other students into doing

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May 23, 2022May 21, 2022 Tom Smithyman 182 Views Abel, comics, Image Comics, Reviews, Rogue Sun, Ryan Parrot
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Having Control Issues In `Ice Cream Man’ #30

In any experiment, a control group is essential. This group is not subjected to the particulars of the study –

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May 23, 2022May 21, 2022 Tom Smithyman 173 Views Anthology comic, comics, horror, Ice Cream Man #30, Image Comics, Martín Morazzo, Reviews, W. Maxwell Prince
Comics Reviews 

Review: Avoiding Needed Resolution In `Black Hammer Reborn’ #12

The Black Hammer series has been one of the most consistently entertaining set of comic stories over the past several

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May 18, 2022May 17, 2022 Tom Smithyman 216 Views Black Hammer Reborn, Caitlin Yarsky, comics, Dark Horse, Jeff Lemire, Reviews
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Embracing The Visual Extravaganza Of `The Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to be Kin’ #1

Geof Darrow’s work is always something to behold. Known for his visual collaborations with Frank Miller in Hard Boiled and

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May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Tom Smithyman 304 Views comics, Dark Horse, Frank Miller, Geof Darrow, Reviews, Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel To Be Kin
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: A Detective Story In `Time Before Time’ #12

The highly serialized, chronologically mixed-up series Time Before Time takes a breather in issue #12 to tell an old-fashioned detective

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May 9, 2022May 7, 2022 Tom Smithyman 218 Views comics, Declan Shalvey, detective story, Image Comics, PJ Holden, Reviews, Rory McConville, Time Before Time, time travel
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Modernizing Celtic Myths In `Cold Iron’ #1

The Isle of Man is not your typical comic book setting. Then again, Cold Iron is not your typical comic

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May 9, 2022May 7, 2022 Tom Smithyman 357 Views Andy Diggle, comics, comiXology Originals, Nick Brokenshire, Reviews, supernatural thriller, Triona Farrell
Comics Interviews 

An Interview With `Good Game, Well Played’ Writer Rachael Smith

The coming-of-age graphic novel Good Game, Well Played follows teenager Sienna and a group of her young coworkers as they

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May 5, 2022May 4, 2022 Tom Smithyman 237 Views comics, Interview, Katherine Lobo, Mad Cave, Rachael Smith
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Slowing To Sub-Light Speed In `Star Trek: The Mirror War’ #6

The reliably entertaining Star Trek: The Mirror War inexplicitly hits the inertial dampeners in issue #6. Telling the story of

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May 3, 2022April 28, 2022 Tom Smithyman 325 Views #comicreview, David Tipton, Gavin Smith, IDW, Scott Tipton, Star Trek: The Mirror War
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Going Nowhere Fast In `Rocketeer: The Great Race’ #2

Who knew that a first-of-its kind air race could be so boring? Instead of carrying the momentum from a strong

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May 3, 2022May 1, 2022 Tom Smithyman 285 Views comics, IDW, Reviews, Rocketeer: The Great Race, Stephen Mooney
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Advance Review: Meeting Both Detmers In ‘Star Trek Discovery – Adventures In The 32nd Century’ #3

It seems odd that arguably the best Star Trek comic book series from publisher IDW focuses on the minor characters

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May 3, 2022April 28, 2022 Tom Smithyman 442 Views aaron harvey, Angel Hernandez, comics, IDW, Mike Johnson, Review, Star Trek: Discovery – Adventures in the 32nd Century
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Black And White And Red All Over In `Little Monsters’ #3

For vampires, you never forget your first time. In this case, the first time is tasting human blood. After all,

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May 2, 2022May 1, 2022 Tom Smithyman 461 Views comics, Dustin Nguyen, Image, Jeff Lemire, Little Monsters, Reviews, vampires
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Advance Review: Change is Constant In `The Last Session’ Vol. 1

If a comic book rendition of high school friends playing a roleplaying game is your idea of a great read,

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April 25, 2022April 24, 2022 Tom Smithyman 299 Views comics, Dozerdraws, Dungeons & Dragons, fantasy, Jasmine Wells, Mad Cave Studios, Review, Roleplay
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Terror Reigns In `Something Is Killing The Children’ #22

After nearly two dozen issues and a spin-off series, you wouldn’t think that the Something is Killing the Children series

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April 25, 2022April 23, 2022 Tom Smithyman 341 Views Boom Studios, comics, horror, James Tynion, Review, something is killing the children, Werther Dell'Edera
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Advance Review: `Step By Bloody Step’ #3 Takes An Emotional Toll

One of the funniest panels in the latest issue of Step By Bloody Step features a character holding a finger

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April 25, 2022April 23, 2022 Tom Smithyman 406 Views comics, Image, Matias Bergara, Si Spurrier, Step by Bloody Step
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Family Matters In `Rogue Sun’ #3

You think you have family issues? Imagine being Dylan Siegel. His dad, the original Rogue Sun, died in the series

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April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Tom Smithyman 331 Views #comicreview, Abel, comics, Image, Review, Rogue Sun, Ryan Parrott, superheroes
Comics Crowdfunding Interviews 

An Interview with `Sentience’ Writer Elyse Russel

Launched earlier this month on Zoop, Sentience is about an android that is questioning her place in the world. Billed

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April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Tom Smithyman 350 Views Android, Band Of Bards, Dany Rivera, Elyse Russel, fantasy, light novel, necromancy, steampunk, ZOOP
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Advance Review: Dialing Up Teen Angst In `Good Game, Well Played’

Computer gamers often use the phrase “good game, well played” or “GGWP” to congratulate someone after a match. But in

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April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Tom Smithyman 326 Views comics, graphic novel, Katherine Lobo, Mad Cave, Maverick, Rachael Smith, Review, Romance, teen
Comics Reviews 

Review: An Incomplete `Star Trek: The Best of Picard’

Jean-Luc Picard is a one of the best characters in Star Trek lore, up there with Kirk, Spock, Quark and

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April 20, 2022April 17, 2022 Tom Smithyman 287 Views comics, David Messina, David Tipton, IDW, IDW Publishing, Jean-Luc Picard, JK Woodward, Kristen Beyer, Michael Jan Friedman, Mike Johnson, Pablo Marcos, Review, Scott Tipton, Star Trek
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Advance Review: Journey’s End In `Star Trek Year Five – Experienced in Loss’

The end of the original Enterprise’s five-year mission has been the stuff of speculation for decades. Cut short after only

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April 19, 2022April 17, 2022 Tom Smithyman 347 Views Brandon Easton, Christopher Jones, comics, IDW, Paul Cornell, Review, Silvia Califano, Star Trek
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Advance Review: Revisiting Fan Favorites in `Star Trek: Ferengi’

If you’ve been missing the misadventures of aliens Quark, his brother Rom, mom Moogie and the Grad Nagus from Star

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April 19, 2022April 17, 2022 Tom Smithyman 380 Views Andy Price, Christina Rice, IDW, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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Advance Review: Exploring the Larger Universe in `Stranger Things: Kamchatka’ #2

If you’re a fan of the Netflix series Stranger Things and are thinking that the new comic book tie-in series

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April 18, 2022April 16, 2022 Tom Smithyman 347 Views Dan Jackson, Dark Horse Comics, Michael Moreci, Netflix, Stranger Things, Todor Hristov
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Advance Review: What We Leave Behind In `Ice Cream Man’ #29

It is sometimes said that a person’s life can be measured by what they leave after they have died. If

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April 18, 2022April 15, 2022 Tom Smithyman 321 Views Chris O'Halloran, comics, Ice Cream Man, Image, Image Comics, Martín Morazzo, Review, W. Maxwell Prince
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Advance Review: `Fictionauts’ #3 Goes Full Matrix

What is reality, and what is our role in it? How important to that reality are the made-up stories we

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April 8, 2022April 7, 2022 Tom Smithyman 328 Views Leandro Rizzo, mauro mantella, reality, sci-fi, Stonebot Studios
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Vampires For Hire In ‘Blood Stained Teeth’ #1

When it comes to horror in comics, vampires are hot once again. After giving up the title of most popular

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April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Tom Smithyman 478 Views Bill Sienkiewicz, Blood Stained Teeth, Christian Ward, comics, Heather Moore, Image Comics, Little Monsters, Patric Reynolds, Review, vampires
Comics Reviews 

Getting To Know Adira: Reviewing `Star Trek: Discovery – Adventures In The 23rd Century’ #2

One of the unfortunate side effects of abbreviated television seasons brought on by streaming services is that, in ensemble shows,

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April 6, 2022April 3, 2022 Tom Smithyman 342 Views Angel Hernandez, comics, IDW, Mike Johnson, Review, Star Trek: Discovery – Adventures in the 32nd Century
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: It’s Data’s Day In `Star Trek: The Mirror War #5’

Set two years after Captain Jen-Luc Picard’s victory in conquering the shipbuilding operations at Faundora, publisher IDW returns to Star

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April 5, 2022April 3, 2022 Tom Smithyman 381 Views comics, David Tipton, Gavin Smith, IDW, Review, Scott Tipton, Star Trek
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Advance Review: Flying High In `The Rocketeer – The Great Race’ #1

IDW is taking advantage of the Rocketeer’s 40th anniversary with a four-part limited series featuring the World War II-era hero.

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April 5, 2022April 2, 2022 Tom Smithyman 379 Views comics, Gabriel Rodriguez, IDW, Len O'Grady, Review, Stephen Mooney, The Rocketeer: The Great Race
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Sinking Your Teeth Into `Little Monsters’ #2

After taking its time to introduce readers to a cadre of tween and teenaged vampires in the premiere issue, Little

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April 4, 2022April 2, 2022 Tom Smithyman 360 Views comics, Dustin Nguyen, horror, Image Comics, Jeff Lemire, Little Monsters, Review
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