Advance Review: `Time Before Time’ #15 Provides A Good Jumping-On Point
All comic books series run the risk of losing their audience after so many issues. For independent creator-owned books that
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Advance Review: The Monster To The Rescue In `Frankenstein: New World’ #1
When the world goes to pot, turn to Frankenstein. The venerable monster returns to the Mignolaverse, this time as its
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Advance Review: Struggles Bring Out The Best In `That Texas Blood’ #16
After more than a dozen issues of That Texas Blood, readers have had the opportunity to learn more about Ambrose
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Advance Review: Mom And Dad Are The Real Monsters In `The Closet’ #3
With nearly every new story and issue, James Tynion IV reminds his readers why has won the Eisner Award for
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Advance Review: `Survival Street’ #1 Is Brought To You By The Letters ‘F’ And ‘U’
It’s not exactly a sunny day on this street. And no, everything is not A-OK. You can almost hear the
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Advance Review: Closing Out The Initial Story Arc In `Little Monsters’ #6
How does forever end? It’s a relevant question when you’re a vampire. Even more so when you’re a teenaged one.
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Advance Review: Discovering The Real Monsters In `Something Is Killing The Children’ #25
If there’s one thing that Something is Killing the Children has demonstrated over 25 issues, it’s that as terrifying as
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Advance Review: Choosing Between Bad And Worse In `Rogue Sun’ #6
Talk about impossible choices. In the latest issue of Rogue Sun, 17-year-old Dylan, aka our hero, is forced to choose
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Advance Review: Chip Zdarksy Tells A Personal Story in `Public Domain’ #2
Finding the right work-life balance can be the challenge that last a lifetime. Finding the motivation to make that associated
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Advance Review: Finding Religion In `Sins Of The Black Flamingo’ #2
Sebastian Harlow is not a religious man. Sure, he’s a man of faith who believes in demons, magic and the
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Review: `The Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel To Be Kin’ #3 Is Pure Geof Darrow
Only Geof Darrow. Only a mind a wickedly and wonderfully demented as Darrow’s could pull off something like Shaolin Cowboy
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Advance Review: The Hero Finally Makes His Return In `The Rocketeer– The Great Race #4
The Rocketeer is back – finally! After three issues where the titular character showed up only sporadically, the Rocketeer is
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Advance Review: Exploring The Horror Of That First Kill In `The Silver Coin’ #12
In war, no one is innocent. Even the nicest or meekest person must be turned into a killing machine in
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Advance Review: Exploring The Downside Of A God’s Life In `Seven Sons’ #2
Being the messiah apparently isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Sure, there’s the adoring public who are willing to
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Advance Review: `Ice Cream Man’ Tells A Serious Father-Daughter Tale In Issue #31
For 30 issues, Ice Cream Man has told tales of horror and gore – always doing its best to shock,
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Advance Review: Taking a Psychedelic Trip In `Blood Stained Teeth’ #4
Sometimes it takes a psychedelic trip down memory lane to reset the system. After quickly falling into a bit of
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Advance Review: Battling All Manner Of Threats In `Star Trek– The Mirror War’ #7
With the battle to save the Terran Empire raging, the real fight for Captain Jean-Luc Picard is at home. Over
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Advance Review: Old Soldiers Refuse To Fade Away In `August: Purgatory Underground’ #1
What happens to a war hero after the war ends? How can he remain relevant in a new world that
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Advance Review: A Strong Start To `There’s Something Wrong With Patrick Todd’
There’s nothing wrong with Patrick Todd, at least as far as the premiere issue is concerned. Writer Ed Brisson crafts
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Advance Review: Hitting The Sophomore Slump In A Dialogue-Heavy `Astronaut Down’ #2
Creating follow ups to successful firsts – whether they be first novels, first movies, or first issues of a comic
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Advance Review: Settling Into A Storytelling Groove In `The Ward’ #2
A giant pregnant troll who is afraid of needles. A sasquatch hit by an SUV. A banshee that overdoses on
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Advance Review: Running A Heist Job In `Time Before Time’ #14
From Ocean’s Eleven (both versions) to High Sierra, heist jobs are among the most popular stories in pop culture. They
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Advance Review: Reliving A Classic Nightmare In James Tynion’s `The Closet’ #2
Most of us have had a nightmare where we’re being chased or threatened, and just as we try to defend
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Advance Review: Only True Fans Will Enjoy `Stranger Things: Summer Special’
While Netflix is breaking the internet with the latest season of Stranger Things, Dark Horse Comics wants to bring you
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Advance Review: Slowly Ratcheting Up The Tension In `That Texas Blood’ #15
With a serial killer on the loose taunting police and the storm of the century bearing down on the rural
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Advance Review: Dealing With The Aftermath Of Tough Decisions In `Little Monsters’ #5
We all think we want the freedom to choose our own destinies, but few of us want to pay the
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Advance Review: A Puppet Show Of Horror In `Spectral: A Showcase Of Fear’
Puppets are generally thought of as friendly creatures that relate valuable lessons to kids. Think of X the Owl and
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Advance Review: A Great Start To `Sins Of The Black Flamingo’ #1
Sebastian Harlow is not your typical comic book hero. In fact, he’s not your typical anything. And that helps to
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Advance Review: Chip Zdarsky Takes On Creators’ Rights In `Public Domain’ #1
Leave it to a creative mind like Chip Zdarsky to not only create a comic book story about comic book
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An Exclusive Interview With `TMNT: The Last Ronin’ Artists Esau And Isaac Escorza
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is one of the best-selling comic series of the last several years and
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Advance Review: Fighting Is A Family Affair In `Rogue Sun’ #5
For the first issues of Red Sun, reluctant hero Dylan Bell had to fight bad guys while wrestling with his
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