Advance Review — Artificial Intelligence Takes Over In ‘Cyberarchy’ #2
Few, if any, topics have captured the public’s imagination and trepidation in recent years than artificial intelligence. Whether you think
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Behold The Sunsword — Jason Aaron Chats About ‘Thundarr The Barbarian’
Jason Aaron joins Tom in the virtual panel room to discuss his upcoming Thundarr The Barbarian series for Dynamite. The
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Advance Review: ‘Skinbreaker’ #4 Showcases Its Creative Team’s Talents
To paraphrase Peter Graves’ character from Airplane!: “Do you like comic books about gladiators?” If so, Skinbreaker #4 is for
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Advance Review: ‘No Man’s Land’ #4 Unsatisfyingly Reveals The Killer
Every hero needs a worthy adversary. That antagonist must be a true threat to the good guy, or the conflict
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An Ongoing Ski Jump On Intensity — Phillip Kennedy Johnson Talks Going Exclusive With Marvel
Phillip Kennedy Johnson joins Tom in the Comicon panel room to discuss his recently announced exclusivity with Marvel Comics. He
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Review: ‘Mine Is A Long, Lonesome Grave’ TPB Starts Off Strong Then Fades
If nothing else, Chris Shehan knows how to grab your attention. The artist on Mine is a Long,
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Advance Review: Memories Of The Past Pervade ‘Everything Dead & Dying’ #4
Memories are funny things. Be they happy remembrances or rueful ones – or both simultaneously – these memories can
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Advance Review – Secondary Characters Take Center Stage In ‘Exquisite Corpses’ #8
Being a secondary character in a horror story is usually a tough job. With a lifespan often measured in minutes,
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Advance Review – James T. Kirk Comes To The Rescue *Again* In ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #3
When Klingons are involved, it’s always best to call upon Captain James T. Kirk. As depicted in Star
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Lake Como Comic Art Festival Announces Dynamic 2026 Lineup Including Bolland, Davis, Pichelli, And Campbell
The Lake Como Comic Art Festival returns to Cernobbio, Italy, this spring with a lineup that rivals any other convention
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Advance Review — ‘Blood & Thunder’ #8 Has Some Significant Structural Issues
Stories — whether they be in comic books, movies, or television — have standard structures. In comics, it typically following
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts’ #5 Gives Readers A Twist But It’s Too Late
When you start reading a limited series titled Star Trek: Red Shirts, it’s a pretty safe bet that there won’t
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Advance Review – ‘Skinbreaker’ #3 Shows No Quit In It
Knowing when to call it quits – whether it be a relationship or a career – is one of the
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Advance Review – Vanishing Men Conclude ‘Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man’ #4
Maybe it should be called The Invisible Men. The excellent Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man series wraps up its limited
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Advance Review – ‘Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming’ #3 Is Like A Supercharged Television Episode
While Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise-D may have discovered the terrifying Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation, the
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Ancient Mythology Meeting Modern Storytelling: Discussing ‘Hunters Of Sheydim’ With Writer Jeff Marvin
It’s never good news when the lord of demons, Asmodeus, returns to take physical form. In Hunters of Sheydim, a
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Review: Emotions Ratchet Up In ‘Everything Dead & Dying’ #3
Being a parent is one of the most joyful and fulfilling jobs imaginable. But it comes at a high cost.
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Advance Review: ‘Exquisite Corpses’ #7 Parties Through A Transitional Issue
Ahhh the Halloween bonfire party! It’s a rite of passage for many a teen who is too cool for trick
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Advance Review – The Mystery Deepens Deliciously In ‘No Man’s Land’ #3
Like peeling an onion, the mystery in No Man’s Land is revealing itself to be layers upon layers. What started
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Advance Review — ‘The Twilight Zone’ #2 Crams A Lot Into A Single Issue
An ancient Chinese curse supposedly warns, “may all your dreams come true.” While the curse’s origins are apocryphal, in The
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Advance Review — Kirk Is Back In ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #2, But It’s Just Not Enough
Captain James T. Kirk is the ideal against which all other Starfleet commanders are measured against. From his heroic deeds
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It Flowed Together Pretty Easily – Discussing ‘Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck’ With Creators Greg Weisman and Tad Stones
Two staples of Disney’s 1990s afternoon programing block are teaming up in a new limited comic book series from Dynamite.
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Advance Review: ‘Blood & Thunder’ #7 Ends In A Bizarre Way
Regular readers of Blood & Thunder will remember bounty hunter Blood ended the last story arc by failing to bring
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts’ #4 Doesn’t Give Readers Anyone To Root For
One of the reasons Star Trek has endured for over half a century is the characters and our emotional investment
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Advance Review: Clark Bint’s Artwork Stuns In ‘Cyberarchy’ #1
It’s probably a safe bet that few comic book enthusiasts had Mad Cave Studio’s Cyberarchy on their pull lists earlier
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Interview — Ben Mauro Talks ‘Huxley: The Oracle’
Creator Ben Mauro joins Tom in the virtual panel room to chat about his upcoming graphic novel, Huxley: The Oracle.
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Advance Review: ‘Crownsville’ #1 Explores A Frightening Man-Made Horror Story
From its opening in 1911, Crownsville State Hospital near Baltimore treated Black mental patients, though it quickly expanded to aid
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Advance Review – ‘Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man’ #3 Continues To Thrill
It is a testament to the Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man creative team that, three-quarters through the limited series we
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An Opportunity I Couldn’t Pass Up — Discussing ‘The Binti Trilogy’ Folio Edition With Artist David Palumbo
Originally published in 2015, the science fiction story Binti tells the story of a young Himba woman who is accepted
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Advance Review — ‘Exquisite Corpses’ #6 Is Feeling The Weight Of Its Many Characters
Having a number of interesting characters is critical to the success of most stories. After all, no one wants to
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Advance Review — Finch Continues To Dazzle In ‘Skinbreaker’ #2
Leave it to David Finch to take a relatively straightforward panel at the beginning of a book and turn it
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