Advance Review: `Swan Songs’ #1 Finds The Beauty In Endings
The end of the world never looked so beautiful. In artist Martin Simmonds hands, even a dying mother and a
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HeroesCon Returns To Charlotte This Weekend With A Focus On Comic Books
As odd as it may sound, HeroesCon is one of the few remaining comic conventions that actually focus on comic
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Review — `Murder Inc.: Jagger Rose’ #2 Showcases Oeming’s Art And Soma’s Colors
Call it alchemy. In comics, it’s those rare times when an illustrator and colorist work so perfectly together that they
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Leading ‘The Second Landing’ — Discussing Original Comic Art With The Green Room’s Iciar Palacios
After years of planning, Iciar Palacios recently launched The Green Room, a company that represents several Spanish artists. Palacios, the
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Fan Expo Dallas: Hayden Christensen Recalls His ‘Star Wars’ Journey
Hayden Christensen has faced many difficult decisions over his acting career. Returning to fill Darth Vader’s armor in last year’s
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Echoes’ #2 Focuses On Secondary Characters
One of the great injustices in Star Trek’s original series is that secondary characters were largely ignored in favor of
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Advance Review: Exploring The Kelvin Timeline In ‘Star Trek Library Collection’ Vol. 1
It’s difficult to believe that the JJ Abrams’ Star Trek film debuted 14 years ago. Since then, Trek has lived
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Fan Expo Dallas 2023: Going Batty For Original Batman Art
Fan Expo Dallas 2023 has concluded, which means it’s time to review my ever-growing portfolio of Batman original art. Typically,
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Dallas Fan Expo: Jon Bernthal Talks `The Punisher…’ Sort Of
Don’t look to Jon Bernthal for any spoilers around Disney+’s upcoming season of Daredevil: Born Again. When asked, Bernthal, who
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Fan Expo Brings Its Latest Con Experience To Dallas This Weekend
Fax Expo Dallas invades the Kay Baily Hutchinson Convention Center this weekend – and Comicon will be there to bring
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Advance Review: Love Rules In ‘Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’ Vol. 1
As unlikely as it may seem, the apocalypse is apparently the perfect place to set a love story. Or at
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Empowering Positive Change: Discussing ‘La Borinqueña’ Omnibus With Creator Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez
Zoop is launching a new crowdfunding campaign today to create an omnibus of La Borinqueña. The 300-page book will include
Read moreCrowdfunding Campaign For ‘Requiem’ #1 Set For June 12 Launch
A creative team lead by writers David Hazan (Nottingham) and Christof Bogacs (Under Kingdom) as well as artist Phil Appley
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Advance Review: In ‘Requiem’ #1 No One Can Remember Your Scream
A spaceship unexpectedly encounters a sister vessel, only to find most of the crew killed in horrific ways. Only the
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Advance Review: ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – The Dog Of War’ #3 Is A Nice Throwback
If the recently wrapped Star Trek: Picard had you hankering for more episodes of The Next Generation, then The Dog
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Advance Review: Connecting Stories Make For A Better Tale In ‘Phantom Road’ #4
Three issues ago, Phantom Road started off as a relatively straightforward story – or at least as straightforward as a
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Advance Review (NSFW): ‘Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’ #6
There’s no delicate way to put this, so let’s just get it out: Once Upon a Time at the End
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Advance Review: It’s Raining Angels In ‘Blood Tree’ #5
The body count in Blood Tree is growing exponentially. Wingman, the serial killer who targets the families of murderers, starts
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Advance Review: `Hairball’ #3 Pivots To A Psychological Thriller
The line between sanity and insanity in Hairball is no longer clear. In the first issues, it was clear that
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Celebrate The Dad In Your Life With Our Comicon Father’s Day Gift Guide
Dad. Papa. Patriarch. Griller-in-chief. Geek. With Father’s Day only a little more than a week away, how do you say
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Advance Review: ‘Bone Orchard – Tenement’ #1 Shakes Up Comic Book Monotony
Leave it to master storytellers Jeff Lemire and Andrew Sorrentino to defy conventional comic book wisdom while enticing readers to
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‘The Gaaga’ Puts Putin On Trial For The Invasion Of Ukraine
While the war in Ukraine rages on, a new play imagines Vladimir Putin being put on trial by a young
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Advance Review: ‘Star Trek – Picard – Stargazer’ Saves The Best For The End
Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer starts off in warp drive, quickly falls into a wormhole, then saves the day at
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Advance Review: Small Talk Is Big In `W0rldTr33’ #2
After launching his new series, W0rldtr33, out of a cannon in its premiere issue, writer James Tynion IV takes a
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Advance Review: It’s Hero Vs. Hero In `Torrent’ #4
Sure superheroes make their living fighting the likes of Thanos and Kang and Darkseid. But every so often, the real
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`MOM Breaks The Internet’ Coming Later This Year From Scout Comics
Hell hath no fury like a MOM scorned. When computer programmer Barbie Reed loses her job on the same day
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Advance Review: Earth Is A Mess In ‘Don’t Spit In The Wind’ #3
The Earth is in rough shape in Stefano Cardoselli’s Don’t Spit in the Wind #3. The planet — or what’s
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Just Like Rom, The Micronauts Are Back From Marvel
Hot off their announcement about a new collection of Rom the Spaceknight’s adventures, Marvel has announced that The Micronauts will
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Exclusive: Discussing The “Whole Damn Meal” Of ‘Death Drop: Drag Assassin’ With Writer David Hazan
Debuting in June, Death Drop: Drag Assassin is a new limited series that followed a hitman turned drag queen. The
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Advance Review: Hitting The Sophomore Slump In `TerrorWar’ #2
TerrorWar has hit the sophomore slump. After a strong first issue, the follow-up chapter just kind of…is. It’s not bad,
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Pure Comics Id: Discussing `Stardust The Super Wizard’ With Writer Van Jensen
Stardust the Super Wizard debuted in Fox Feature Syndicate’s Fantastic Comics #1 back in 1939 and has made a bit
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