Advance Review: Here Comes The Cavalry In ‘The Enfield Gang Massacre’ #4
In Westerns, the arrival of the cavalry typically means the good guys have arrived, and the good guys will soon
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Advance Review: ‘Midlife (Or How To Hero At Fifty)’ #2 Is On Fire!
Of all the superpowers in comics – from flying to invulnerability – being fireproof is not the most coveted. Still,
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Advance Review: What A Circus! In ‘Phantom Road’ #6
With concerns about the treatment of animals, circuses have largely fallen out of fashion these days. Judging from the state
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Advance Review: It’s Halloween Time In ‘Dark Ride’ #9
The calendar may have just changed to November, but for Dark Ride, it’s all about Halloween. In this case, though,
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See Images From The Off-Broadway Play ‘Ode To The Wasp Woman’
With Ode to the Wasp Woman’s opening night a week away, producers are drumming up excitement for the New York
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Review: Zombies Rule The Earth – Again – In ‘Almost Dead’ #1
It is inevitable that any zombie story for the foreseeable future will be compared to The Walking Dead. Ablaze Publishing’s
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Abingdon Theatre Company’s Anniversary Gala Honors V and Mary Beth Peil
New York City’s Abingdon Theatre Company celebrated its 31st anniversary earlier in October with a swanky affair at the Edison
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Advance Review: Stand Your Ground Laws Take Center Stage In ‘No/One’ #6
The United States was founded with the central idea that personal rights were of paramount importance. From freedom of expression
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‘Ode To The Wasp Woman,’ Starring Sean Young, Opens Off-Broadway Today
A new Off-Broadway play with music will examine the lives of four 1950s B-movie actors opens today. Ode To The
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Advance Review: Looking For Some Needed Surprises In ‘Our Bones Dust’ #1
Ben Stenbeck is taking on a lot on Our Bones Dust. A frequent collaborator with the legendary Mike Mignola, Stenbeck
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‘Marvel Meow’ Purrs Its Way From Digital To Print Comics
Marvel clearly thinks it’s the cat’s meow. The publisher is releasing its feline-based digital comic, Marvel Meow, in print edition
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Marvel Introduces Weapon VIII In February’s ‘Edge Of Spider-Verse’ #1
You’ve heard of Weapon X. Now get ready for Weapon VIII. This new weapon will make his first appearance in
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Hard Sci-Fi: Discussing ‘Black Box Chronicles’ With Writers Mark Schey And Chris Northrop
The most successful science fiction anthology in Kickstarter history will hit book stores next month with the release of Black
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Advance Review: A Fight On Two Fronts In ‘Something Is Killing The Children’ #34
Finally, after 13-odd issues, it’s come down to this. Something is Killing the Children, the once-great series featuring monster hunter
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Advance Review: The Figglybumps Go To War In ‘Ice Cream Man’ #37
It’s the Big One. The War to End All Wars. The battle of… the Figglybumps and the bob-bots? And isn’t
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Advance Review: Love Is A Battlefield In ‘Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’ #10
Imagine not being able to recognize the one you love. Worse still, imagine that you can only see the one
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Advance Review — Tynion And Simmonds Sink Their Teeth Into ‘Universal Monsters: Dracula’ #1
It wouldn’t be Spooky Season without a great vampire story. And James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds retell the father
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Advance Review: Jock Takes ‘Gone’ #1 To The Stars
Upstart publisher DSTLRY burst onto the comic scene last August with its collection of short stories called The Devil’s Cut.
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Marvel Celebrates February’s Black History Month By Highlighting Misty Knight And Patriot
It may only be October, but Marvel is deep into planning for February’s Black History Month, with its Marvel’s Voices:
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NYCC 2023: Mark Sable Tackles Artificial Intelligence In ‘Boxed’
Artificial intelligence has always been a staple of science fiction and comic books. But with the rise of ChatGPT and
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Advance Review — Gearing Up For The Big Fight In ‘Black Hammer: The End’ #3
With the multiverse at stake – and only a handful of issues left – it’s time for Black Hammer: The
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NYCC 2023: Bolding Going With IDW’s Heather Antos And Collin Kelly
Star Trek comic books have had a number of publishers over the years. The current license sits with IDW, which
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Advance Review: Tynion And Hixson Send A Christmas Card In ‘The Deviant’ #1
A word of advice: If you receive a Christmas card from James Tynion IV or Joshua Hixson, think twice before
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NYCC 2023: Sorting Through The New Batman Art
With so many illustrators crammed into New York Comic Con’s Arist Alley this year, there were plenty of opportunities for
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Advance Review: Complex Images Complement Straightforward Script In ‘Bone Orchard – Tenement’ #5
Early in the latest issue of Bone Orchard: Tenement, amid some relatively mundane pages, comes a double-page spread that will
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NYCC 2023: Recapping The Highs And Lows Of New York Comic Con 2023
It’s a wrap! New York Comic Con 2023 is now in the history books, for better or worse. This year’s
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Advance Review: Unraveling The Mysterious ‘Junior Baker: The Righteous Faker’ #2
There is a panel, three-quarters of the way through the second issue of Junior Baker: The Righteous Faker, where journalist
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NYCC 2023: Discussing Batman, `Noir Burlesque’ And AI With Enrico Marini
While popular in Europe for years, Enrico Marini burst onto the American comic book scene with his unique take on
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NYCC 2023: The Escorza Brothers Discuss `TMNT – The Last Ronin’ Sequel
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin took the comics world by storm a few years ago and thrust the
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NYCC 2023: Mad Cave Studios Discusses 2024 Lineup, Including `Gatchaman’ And `Flash Gordon’
Mad Cave Studios excited fans at New York Comic Con with several announcements about its upcoming titles. The publisher, which
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NYCC 2023: Charity Art Auction Has Raised Over $1 Million For St. Jude’s
Mike Negin had one goal at his charity art auction at New York Comic Con: hit $1 million in donations
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