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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Gold For A Colorist: Talking With Brad Anderson From ‘The Ministry Of Compliance’
Aliens are among us – and they have been for decades, in the new IDW series The Ministry of Compliance.
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Advance Review: ‘Cornmother’ Is A Chilling Folk Horror Tale
It’s only natural for children to play with dolls. Whether it’s Barbie or GI Joe, these toys help kids to
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Pure Fun Summer Blockbuster: Discussing ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vs. Street Fighter’ With Paul Allor
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have fought all manner of foes over the years. But going head to head against
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‘Tokyo Godfathers’ Hitting Cinemas Again This December
The anime classic Tokyo Godfathers will celebrate its 20th anniversary by being re-released in movie theaters across North America. The
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Bucket List Objective Achieved: Discussing ‘Spawn’ With New Artist Brett Booth
Veteran comics artist Brett Booth has drawn a number of iconic characters, from Spider-Man to the Fantastic Four to the
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Marvel Reveals J. Scott Campbell Variant Cover For January’s ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ #1
Marvel has lifted the covers of its J. Scott Campbell variant cover for its upcoming Ultimate Spider-Man #1.The cover features
Read moreInterview: David Hazan And Alex Moore Discuss ‘Death Drop: Drag Assassin’
Death Drop: Drag Assassin creators David Hazan and Alex Moore discuss their limited series. In this interview, the pair talk
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Advance Review: Some Hope Amid The Despair In ‘Edenfrost’ #1
From the original incarnation of Adam to the Golem of Prague, Jewish folklore is filled with references about golems. The
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Mad Cave Studios Brings ‘Flash Gordon’ And ‘Gatchman’ To Free Comic Book Day
The planning for next May’s Free Comic Book Day is well underway – and publisher Mad Cave Studios is using
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Advance Review — ‘Universal Monsters: Dracula’ #2 Sustains A Bloody Good Track Record
It really isn’t fair that a comic book is this consistently good. Yes, readers have only been treated to two
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Advance Review — It’s Nightmare After Nightmare In ‘Bone Orchard: Tenement’ #6
Have you ever had a nightmare so frightening and so vivid you have trouble understanding where the dream stopped and
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Advance Review: Heroes Fall By The Dozens In ‘Black Hammer – The End’ #4
At the rate heroes fall in Black Hammer: The End #4, there won’t be enough of them around to get
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Advanced Studies: Discussing The Joe Kubert School’s New Program With Anthony Marques
Longtime DC editor and illustrator of Batman: The Audio Adventures, Anthony Marques took over the Joe Kubert School in 2020
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Advance Review: Cloonan And Lotay Explore Dark Desires In ‘Somna’ #1
Spinning out of their short story in The Devil’s Cut, Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay have again teamed up for
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Exclusive: Discussing ‘Dark Spaces: Dungeon’ With Artist Hayden Sherman
IDW’s Dark Spaces anthology series continues to branch out under the watchful eye of writer Scott Snyder. The franchise began
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