NYCC 2022: Grabbing Some Exclusive Variants At the Source Point Press Booth
Exclusive variant covers are the name of the game at most major conventions, and New York Comic Con is no
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NYCC 2022: Dan DiDio Offers a Sneak Peek at `Ancient Enemies’
Frank Miller may be a master storyteller as a writer and an artist, but leave it to Dan DiDio to
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NYCC 2022: Walking Around Scout Comics’ Booth
With some of the major publishers – including DC, Image, Boom and Oni – largely skipping New York Comic Con
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NYCC 2022: Inside IDW’s Main Floor Booth
The main show floor at New York Comic Con is where it’s at. Hundreds of vendors, large and small, are
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NYCC 2022: The Big Broadway Nerd Panel — Exploring the Human Condition
Apparently, being a professional stage actor and a nerd are not mutually exclusive. In fact, if the panelists of New
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NYCC 2022: Stepping Inside Prime Video’s ‘The Peripheral’
From vendors hawking their wares to comic book publishers enticing would-be readers with new series, New York Comic Con is
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NYCC 2022: Day 1 Pictures From The Show Floor
The main show floor at New York Comic Con is enough to make any geek squeal with glee. From anime
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New York Comic Con 2022: Welcome Back To The Greatest Show on Earth
I’ve had the pleasure – and sometimes the misfortune – of attending comic book conventions around the world. Some are
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Tributes Pour In For “GOAT,” “King,” “Powerhouse” Kim Jung Ji
Master artist Kim Jung Ji, known for his unique contributions to comics, illustration and pop art, died Monday of a
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Advance Review: `Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer’ #2 Bides Time Before Season 3
When you have a character as celebrated as Jean-Luc Picard, there is an understandable tendency to want bigger stories each
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Advance Review: The Killer Stalks His Prey In `That Texas Blood’ #18
From its introduction, That Texas Blood has been appointment reading. Each arc deals with a new mystery in Ambrose County
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Advance Review: We’ve Been Here Before In `Time Before Time’ #17
Bounty hunters often get a bad rap. From the Boba Fett in The Empire Strike Back to Jaws in the
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Advance Review: Choose Your Own Adventure In `Rogue Sun’ #7
For those of us of a certain age, Choose Your Own Adventure books were a staple of a pre-teen library.
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Advance Review: `Dead Kingdom’ #2 Takes Too Many Cues From `The Walking Dead’
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Robert Kirkman and the creative team from The Walking Dead must
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Advance Review: Fleshing Out the Villains In `Minor Threats’ #2
Minor villains have been the staple of comic books for decades. They serve often as comic relief or as a
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Advance Review: Embracing Every Liberal Cause In `Survival Street’ #3
Comic books are no stranger to tackling important social issues. Throughout their history they have, either directly or through metaphors,
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Revenge Through Krispy Kremes: An Interview With `Cherish’ Writer Katana Collins
With more than 25 prose and graphic novels under her belt – including Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn, Katana
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Advance Review: Fighting The Good Fight In ‘August: Purgatory Underground’ #3
Fistfights are not always the easiest battles to follow in comic books. Depicting the precise actions and reactions takes quite
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Advance Review: Revealing Origins In `Sins Of The Black Flamingo’ #4
In any story, exposition is more of an art than a science. There’s no predetermined, optimal path for a writer
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Get Your Con On: Planning For October’s New York Comic Con
With New York Comic Con less that two weeks away, it’s time to start making plans. NYCC is one of
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Advance Review: Entering the Disney World from Hell In `Dark Ride’ #1
With rides named Devil’s Due, Murder Mountain, Cannibal Café and Tunnel of Lovecraft, it’s pretty clear that that the amusement
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Advance Review: The 12-Step Program From Hell In `Ice Cream Man’ #32
For many addicts, the road to recovery begins with a 12-step program. You know the drill: Admit that you are
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Enter The Death Game: Zac Thompson And Bayleigh Underwood Discuss Mad Cave’s `Nature’s Labyrinth’
Nature’s Labyrinth is a new series from Mad Cave Studios due out November 2, 2022. In the series, eight felons
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Without Hesitation: An Interview With `A La Brava’ Writer Kayden Phoenix
Kayden Phoenix and her creative team are launching the world’s first Latina superhero team at next month’s New York Comic
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Advance Review: Devouring A Visual Smorgasbord In `Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel To Be Kin’ #5
Everything you need to understand Geof Darrow’s work can be found on the first panel of the first page of
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Possibility And Potential: Comics Legend Dan Jurgens Talks `Lord Of The Jungle’
From the creation of Booster Gold to the death of Superman, Dan Jurgens has done it all. He has written
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Writer Fred Van Lente Discusses `Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt: Destroyer Of Death’
Peter Cannon, the Lightning Vessel of the Awakened from the shuttered Charlton Comics, is back in a new origin story
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A Tale Of Two Strong Women: Writer Dan Abnett Talks `Vampirella Versus Red Sonja’
In 2020, Dynamite kicked off two titles in parallel – Red Sonja: The SuperPowers and Vampirella: The Dark Powers. Now those
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Advance Review: Set Phasers To Fun In `Star Trek: Lower Decks’ #1
The success of the streaming series Star Trek: Lower Decks caught many by surprise. After all, the Star Trek franchise
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Advance Review: The Predictable Truth Slowly Emerges In `Seven Sons’ #4
After three issues of introducing readers up a country as obsessed with the second coming of Christ as it is
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Advance Review: Zeus Is Loose In `There’s Something Wrong With Patrick Todd’ #3
If ordinary people are judged based on the company they keep, then comic book heroes are only as good as
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