Advance Review: Meeting Both Detmers In ‘Star Trek Discovery – Adventures In The 32nd Century’ #3
It seems odd that arguably the best Star Trek comic book series from publisher IDW focuses on the minor characters
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Advance Review: Black And White And Red All Over In `Little Monsters’ #3
For vampires, you never forget your first time. In this case, the first time is tasting human blood. After all,
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Advance Review: Change is Constant In `The Last Session’ Vol. 1
If a comic book rendition of high school friends playing a roleplaying game is your idea of a great read,
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Advance Review: Terror Reigns In `Something Is Killing The Children’ #22
After nearly two dozen issues and a spin-off series, you wouldn’t think that the Something is Killing the Children series
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Advance Review: `Step By Bloody Step’ #3 Takes An Emotional Toll
One of the funniest panels in the latest issue of Step By Bloody Step features a character holding a finger
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Advance Review: Family Matters In `Rogue Sun’ #3
You think you have family issues? Imagine being Dylan Siegel. His dad, the original Rogue Sun, died in the series
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An Interview with `Sentience’ Writer Elyse Russel
Launched earlier this month on Zoop, Sentience is about an android that is questioning her place in the world. Billed
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Advance Review: Dialing Up Teen Angst In `Good Game, Well Played’
Computer gamers often use the phrase “good game, well played” or “GGWP” to congratulate someone after a match. But in
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Review: An Incomplete `Star Trek: The Best of Picard’
Jean-Luc Picard is a one of the best characters in Star Trek lore, up there with Kirk, Spock, Quark and
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Advance Review: Journey’s End In `Star Trek Year Five – Experienced in Loss’
The end of the original Enterprise’s five-year mission has been the stuff of speculation for decades. Cut short after only
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Advance Review: Revisiting Fan Favorites in `Star Trek: Ferengi’
If you’ve been missing the misadventures of aliens Quark, his brother Rom, mom Moogie and the Grad Nagus from Star
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Advance Review: Exploring the Larger Universe in `Stranger Things: Kamchatka’ #2
If you’re a fan of the Netflix series Stranger Things and are thinking that the new comic book tie-in series
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Advance Review: What We Leave Behind In `Ice Cream Man’ #29
It is sometimes said that a person’s life can be measured by what they leave after they have died. If
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Advance Review: `Fictionauts’ #3 Goes Full Matrix
What is reality, and what is our role in it? How important to that reality are the made-up stories we
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Advance Review: Vampires For Hire In ‘Blood Stained Teeth’ #1
When it comes to horror in comics, vampires are hot once again. After giving up the title of most popular
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Getting To Know Adira: Reviewing `Star Trek: Discovery – Adventures In The 23rd Century’ #2
One of the unfortunate side effects of abbreviated television seasons brought on by streaming services is that, in ensemble shows,
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Advance Review: It’s Data’s Day In `Star Trek: The Mirror War #5’
Set two years after Captain Jen-Luc Picard’s victory in conquering the shipbuilding operations at Faundora, publisher IDW returns to Star
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Advance Review: Flying High In `The Rocketeer – The Great Race’ #1
IDW is taking advantage of the Rocketeer’s 40th anniversary with a four-part limited series featuring the World War II-era hero.
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Advance Review: Sinking Your Teeth Into `Little Monsters’ #2
After taking its time to introduce readers to a cadre of tween and teenaged vampires in the premiere issue, Little
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Advance Review: Monstrous Fun in `Something is Killing the Children’ #21
After taking a hiatus to tend to his umpteen other projects, James Tynion IV returns to his magnum opus in
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Advance Review: Embracing The Visual Masterpiece Of `Step By Bloody Step’ #2
Artist Matias Bergara accepted a challenging assignment in creating the visuals for Step By Bloody Step. Tell a layer story
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Advance Review: Struggling with Daddy Issues in `Rogue Sun’ #2
The title of the series could just as easily be called ‘Rogue Dad’. Most superheroes idolize their fathers. Tony Stark
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Immortality Is A Drag: Reviewing `Stillwater: The Escape’ #1
Eternal life may sound like a paradise for some, but in the world of Stillwater, writer Chip Zdarsky and artist
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Review: Confusion Reigns In `Time Before Time’ #11
Things are looking pretty glum for the characters in Time Before Time #11. Time-hopper Nadia found out that her search
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Ratcheting Up The Death Toll: Reviewing `The Silver Coin’ #10
The Silver Coin has never been a comic book series for the faint of heart. The horror anthology series created
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Reflecting On ‘Star Trek Classics: The Mirror Universe Saga’ TPB
With IDW’s The Mirror War saga in high gear, the publisher has re-released a sprawling 1980s DC series featuring the
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Advance Review: It’s Black Hammer vs. Black Hammer in ‘Black Hammer Reborn’ #10
Through his original Black Hammer series, its sequel and its many side titles, Jeff Lemire has created a rich universe
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Advance Review: Lemire and Nguyen Shine in `Little Monsters’ #1
Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen are back together in the new Image Comics title Little Monsters – and after reading
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Advance Review: `Corollary’ #1 Doesn’t Add Up
It is said that each of us has a twin. In the universe of Corollary, that notion is codified. Every
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Advance Review: Grumpy Cat Rules The Roost In `Star Trek: Discovery – Adventures In The 32nd Century’ #1
The Star Trek franchise has a long history of pets, dating all the way back to Christopher Pike’s horse Tango,
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Advance Review: Re-engineering Geordi In `Star Trek: The Mirror War – LaForge’ #1
Star Trek’s mirror universe has been a source of excitement, innovative storytelling and even a little controversy over the decades.
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