Advance Review: Tom King Goes To The Dogs In ‘Animal Pound’ #1
It takes a lot of chutzpah to believe you can update a 20th century classic novel like George Orwell’s Animal
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It’s Wolverines To The Rescue In Marvel’s ‘Weapon X-Men’
By himself, he’s the best at what he does. But when four Wolverines from across the multiverse get together, things
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Advance Review: Losing (The) Count In ‘Universal Monsters – Dracula’ #3
One of the curiosities of Dracula across his many iterations is how little he appears in many of this works
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Advance Review: ‘The Deviant’ #2 Takes A Slower Storytelling Approach
After a fascinating and shocking first issue, The Deviant’s sophomore outing takes a more reserved approach to telling the story
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New ‘Spider-Man’ Series Reveals The First Green Goblin
It turns out that Norman Osborn was not the first Green Goblin to terrorize Spider-Man’s Manhattan home. In April’s Spider-Man:
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Move Over Boomstick: Discussing ‘Army Of Darkness Forever’ With Writer Tony Fleecs
Comics creator Tony Fleecs has turned his attention from Stray Dogs and Local Man to a different kind of character
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Review: The Truth Is Revealed In ‘The Enfield Gang Massacre’ #5
The truth, it is said, will set you free. While we finally learn the truth behind Bill Barley’s murder in
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In Space No One Can Hear You Yawn — Reviewing ‘Star Trek: Picard’s Academy’ #3
Character studies typically offer valuable insights into why a person in a story behaves or thinks the way they do.
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The Most Wonderful Game: Discussing Music And Saving The World With ‘The Prism’ Creator Matteo De Longis
How’s this for a premise: Earth is dying and only rock and roll can save it? That is the idea
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Advance Review: ‘Junior Baker The Righteous Faker’ #4 Turns Inward
From the outset, Junior Baker The Righteous Faker has been a big question mark. Some of the issues have been
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Writer Bill Willingham Fires New Salvo At DC Over ‘Fables’
Calling DC Comics a “bully,” comics writer Bill Willingham has accused the publisher of relying on implied threats instead of
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Advance Review: Lots Of Actions Though Few Answers In ‘Phantom Road’ #7
No one reading Phantom Road #7 is going to complain about a lack of action. The book is packed with
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Advance Review: Ghosts Aren’t The Only Thing Plaguing ‘A Haunted Girl’ #3
Pacing in any story is delicate balance. Give too much of the story away too soon, and readers may not
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Strong Female Character — Talking ‘Fire And Ice: Teegra’ With Writer Bill Willingham
Writer Bill Willingham and publisher Dynamite have brought back the 1983 cult classic film Fire and Ice through a prequel
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Back To Basics: Discussing ‘Vampirella’ #666 With Writer Christopher Priest
Christopher Priest has written Vampirella for several years now, putting the character through pregnancy and even losing the child. With
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Advance Review: Exploring Life’s Whys In ‘The Six Fingers’ #1
Why do we do the things we do? Why are certain shapes familiar to us, regardless of our culture or
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Advance Review: ‘The One Hand’ #1 Breathes Life Into Police Procedurals
Just when Detective Ari Nassar is out, he gets pulled back in. Nassar is literally celebrating his retirement from the
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Advance Review: ‘The Devil That Wears My Face’ #3 Cruises Like A Speed Demon
The pope has been killed by a demon in a priest’s body. Oh, and that monster is still running around
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Advance Review: Wanted – A Replacement for The Antichrist In ‘The Infernals’ #1
In business, it’s said that anyone is replaceable. But when that someone is literally the son of Satan, the search
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Mark Millar Moves Entire Millarworld Catalogue To Dark Horse
In a seismic change in the comic book world, impresario Mark Millar is moving his Millarworld catalog Dark Horse next
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Emotionally Autobiographical: Navigating ‘Spawn: Rat City’ With Writer Erica Schultz
The Spawn Universe is set for a major expansion in 2024, with a dozen new titles, in addition to the
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Advance Review: Muddling Through ‘Midlife (Or How To Hero At Fifty!)’ #3
There are midlife crises, and then there’s what 50-year-old Ruben Kwan is facing. The middle-aged husband and father in Midlife
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Advance Review: The Predator Becomes The Prey In ‘Blood Commandment’ #2
The tables have turned on Erza. As revealed at the end of the first issue of Blood Commandment, Ezra moved
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Rock And Roll Can Save The World: Reviewing ‘The Prism’ #1-3
It may sound like something out of This is Spinal Tap, but this is The Prism – where rock and
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Dueling Card Game ‘Primal Showdown’ Heads To Kickstarter In 2024
Sandstorm Comics and Cation Arts will soon launch a crowdfunding campaign to produce a new dueling card game called Primal
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Actor Taylor Trensch Joins Off-Broadway’s ‘Dracula, A Comedy Of Terrors’
Broadway actor Taylor Trensch is joining the Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors company for only one week. Trensch, whom New
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‘Hellboy’ And ‘Stranger Things’ To Be Featured In Dark Horse’s 2024 FCBD Issue
Fans of Hellboy and Stranger Things will have something to celebrate during next May’s Free Comic Book Day. Dark Horse
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Review: Masterful Illustrations Evoke Great Pleasure In ‘Swan Songs’ #5
Imagine not being able to enjoy the smell of freshly baked bread. What if being in the company of friends
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Advance Review: The Tribulation Is Over – Almost – In ‘Something Is Killing The Children’ #35
At last, our Tribulation is over! After 15 issues and nearly two years, Something is Killing the Children finally –
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It Ticked All The Boxes: Artist Chris Wildgoose Discusses ‘The Hunger And The Dusk’
IDW’s The Hunger and the Dusk centers around mortal enemies – humans and Orcs – who must band together when
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A Total Blast: Jimmy Palmiotti Discusses ‘Deadly Tales Of The Gunslinger’
Jimmy Palmiotti is no stranger to Western comics. The writer and inker has scribed dozens of Jonah Hex and All-Star
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