Advance Review: Artwork Goes To The Dogs In `Deep Space Nine – The Dog Of War’ #1
Wars can change people’s perspectives and challenge their ethics and morals in ways they never dreamed possible. Star Trek: Deep
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Advance Review: I See Dead People In `Where Monsters Lie’ #3
With the body count in the first couple of pages in the newest issue of Where Monsters Lie, it’s a
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Advance Review: Closing In On The Killer In `Blood Tree’ #3
Close, but no cigar. The detectives chasing the Angel Killer, also known as Wingman, finally have a brush or two
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The Ultimate Alpha Male Type: Writer/Artist Nick Pitarra Talks Crowdfunding `Ax-Wielder Jon’
Last year’s crowdfunding drive for Ax-Wielder Jon was the biggest campaign in Zoop’s history. With the book ready to publish,
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Do Good, Have Fun: Talking With Dark Horse Writer And Artist Matt Kindt
Matt Kindt is having a moment. The writer and artist recently launched a Dark Horse important called Flux House, which
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Advance Review: Olympics In The Wasteland In `Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’ #5
Welcome to the last Olympic Games, also known as the Apocalympics. The sports include bug eating, rat killing, cactus tackling
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Advance Review: Bleeding Humans Dry In `Blood Stained Teeth’ #10
When it comes to vampires who are also capitalists, the phrase “bleed them dry” takes on a new meaning. Yet
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Advance Review: An Unsatisfying Ending To `Star Trek – Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma’ #4
Comic book tie-ins to television or streaming series make big promises about how issues will have a big impact on
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Advance Review: `Something Is Killing The Children’ #30 Remains Stuck In Neutral
From its first issue, Something is Killing the Children has captured the imaginations of comics and horror fans around the
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Advance Review: Standing Up For Women With No Voices In `Pimp Killer’
Sometimes a title tells you all you need to know about a book. All the evidence you need can be
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Advance Review: The Dark Web Gets Really Dark In `W0rldTr33’ #1
If you thought the internet was a scary place, wait until you hear about the Undernet. In the hands of
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Vampirella As The Femme Fatale: Talking `Vampirella Vs. The Superpowers’ With Writer Dan Abnett
Vampirella is back in a new series, and this time she is taking on the Legion of Heroes. Dan Abnett
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Advance Review: The Secret (Identity) Is Out In `Torrent’ #2
Having a secret identity revealed is most superheroes’ worst nightmare. Their alter egos protects not only their own safety, but
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Advance Review: A Merciful End To `Star Trek – Resurgence’ #5
Sometimes even bad stories have good endings. Star Trek: Resurgence has not been a great series. Given that the whole
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Advance Review: `No/One’ #1 Kills Right Out Of The Gate
Exposition is a critical ingredient to stories – particularly to ones in which new characters and situations are being introduced.
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Advance Review: Spies Like Us In `Spy Superb’ #3
Jay and Lucky make for an unusual pair of spies. Lucky is everything you would want in an agent. Cunning.
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Supervillain As A Day Job: Discussing `Imposter Syndicate’ With Writer Matt D. Wilson
Imposter Syndicate is one of the latest comic books seeking your hard-earned money via the crowdfunding site Zoop. The story
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Advance Review: Finding Yourself In `John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction – Interference Pattern’ TPB
They say that if you travel far enough, you’ll eventually meet yourself. For David Peeler, that is truer than he
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Advance Review: Death And Rebirth In `Time Before Time’ #21
In science fiction and comic books, certain death is anything but certain. From Spock’s resurrection to the return of Superman,
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Advance Review: Jae Lee Is The Reason To Worship `Seven Sons’ TPB
Some artists are just so good, they can lift even middling writing and turn it into a compelling story. Jae
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Advance Review: It’s All Laughs And Plot Twists In `White Savior’ #3
While plot twists are one of the tried and truest tools that writers use, they’re not often a staple in
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Advance Review: Time For An Unnecessary Side Quest In `Rogue Sun’ #11
Side quests are curious things. In gaming, they help to flesh out a story and often reward characters with hard-to-find
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Advance Review: The Sins Of The Father Dominate `Blood Tree’ #2
Our legal system may not revisit the sins of the father on his children, but someone needs to tell that
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Advance Review: Discoveries Abound In `John Carpenter’s Tales Of Science Fiction – The Envoy’ #1
Imagine searching for extraterrestrial life and instead finding the cure for cancer. Oh, and ghosts too. In John Carpenter’s Tales
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Advance Review: `Phantom Road’ #1 Is A Highway To Who Knows Where
The life of a truck driver can be a lonely one. Days in the cab with nothing but miles of
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Advance Review: A Pirate’s Life Isn’t For Me In `Skull And Bones – Savage Storm’ #1
Criminals though they be, we cannot help but to glamorize the life of pirates. In fiction writing, popular movie and
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Life’s Not Fair Is It?: Discussing `Scar’ With Writer Chuck Brown And Artist Trevor Fraley
Disney movies are known for their villains, and few are more menacing that Scar from The Lion King. In a
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Advance Review: Surviving Multiple Bloodbaths In `Where Monsters Lie’ #2
Connor Hayes’ hero story begins in a familiar way. His mother and sister are murdered, sending the young man down
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Cynicism Toward Hero Worship: Discussing `Monomyth’ With Writer David Hazan
In the upcoming comic book Monomyth, writer David Hazan explores magic and the dark side of the stories we hear
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Advance Review: Spock’s In Trouble In `Star Trek – Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma’ #3
Captain Christopher Pike seems to have trouble hanging onto his officers. The commander of the USS Enterprise initially lost his
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Advance Review: Politics Takes Center Stage In `Something Is Killing The Children’ #29
As if things weren’t difficult enough for Erica Slaughter, now she has to deal with office politics. On the run
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