Toy Review: ‘G.I. Joe Classified X Tomb Raider’ Lara Croft Is A Great Tribute With A Glaring Issue
In 1996, the world met a spelunking adventurer in a green tank top and shorts, and pop culture gained an
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Review: ‘Absolute Batman’ #25 Sets The Stage For Phase 2
There’s no denying that Absolute Batman has been, pardon the pun, an absolute phenomenon for DC Comics. As the line
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Toy Review: ‘G.I. Joe Classified’ Duke Demonstrates The Line’s Evolution
G.I. Joe Classified has been an interesting toy line to follow and learn the history of. It started as a
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At The Counter #21: Collecting As A Retailer And Learning A Whole Profession
Welcome back to At The Counter, where our features editor Tony Thornley chats with comics retailer veteran Greg Gage of
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Something Spooky: Stalking The Night In ‘Giant-Size Spider-Man’ #1
The mid-1970’s was a golden age for team-up comics. Marvel Team-Up and Marvel Two-In-One were going strong for Marvel, while
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Remembering Sir Patrick Stewart, 1940 – 2026
Yesterday on Instagram, fans across the world were saddened and stunned to learn of the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart,
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Toy Review: Marvel Legends’ ‘Brand New Day’ Spider-Man Is A Good, Solid Figure
There’s jokes in the collectors community that everyone has dozens of Spider-Mans (Spider-Men? Spideys!). Regardless, there’s not many “classic” Spideys
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Toy Review: Marvel Legends ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Thor Has Lots Of Potential And Not A Lot Of Execution
We’re about two months out from the release of Avengers: Doomsday, and that means the merchandise is starting to hit.
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Something Spooky: An Unexpected Foe In ‘Tomb Of Dracula’ #50
There’s no questioning who the king of the 1970’s horror comic boom is. From 1972 to 1979 Tomb of Dracula
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Is A Blokees’ Model Kit Worth It? Reviewing The Champion Class ‘Marvel Rivals’ Jeff The Land Shark
If you’ve been following the trends in the toy space recently, you might have noticed that Blokees is a brand
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Something Spooky: ‘Nice House On The Lake’ Is Horror Done Right
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A rich common friend invites ten people to their lake house. They think
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Something Spooky: Batman And The Scoobies Meet The Ghost Of The Batcave In ‘The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries’ #2
Sometimes this time of year, we need a gentle level of spooky. What’s better for that than Scooby-Doo and the
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Jean Loses Control In ‘Jean Grey’ #1 Preview
She’s one of the X-Men’s stalwarts, but for the last two years, she’s been soaring the spaceways. That’s changing as
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Something Spooky: ‘Into The Unbeing’ Is Unsettling In The Best Ways
The world is falling apart, on the verge of absolute ecological collapse. But that’s not the horror in Into The
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Something Spooky: ‘Superman: Man Of Steel’ #14 Goes Vampire Hunting
Welcome to Something Spooky, Comicon.com’s annual 13 day countdown to the scariest day of the year. Over the next 13
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At The Counter #20: Course Correcting America’s Biggest Publisher
Welcome to At The Counter, where features editor Tony Thornley chats with Greg Gage of Salt Lake City’s Black Cat
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NYCC 2026: Mattel Announces DC Premium With Two New Collectors Lines
Revealed today at New York Comic Con, Mattel revealed the collector line of their upcoming collaboration with DC Comics —
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‘Friendly Neighborhood Mary Jane’ Preview Demonstrates Our Favorite Redhead’s New Status Quo
The last twenty years have frankly been hell for Mary Jane Watson. In Friendly Neighborhood Mary Jane, it seems like
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Review: ‘Midnight Fantastic Four’ #1 Nails Cosmic Creeping Dread
Sixty-five years ago, four intrepid adventurers launched into adventure, transforming their universe forever. In Midnight Fantastic Four, a horrific new
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Advance Review: ‘G.I. Joe/Tomb Raider’ #1 Hits All The Notes You’d Want To See
When it comes to licensed comics, the G.I. Joe team is one of the golden standards, both in terms of
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Marvel’s Stormbreakers Hit The Gym In November Variants
Marvel Comics’ Stormbreakers continue to show the industry why they’re some of the most notable artists in comics. In November,
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‘Something Is Killing The Children’ #50 Arrives With Blind Bag Variants And Exclusive Trading Card
The landmark milestone fiftieth issue of Something is Killing the Children hits stores October 7th, and BOOM! Studios and Tiny
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Take In The Horror Of New Marvel Midnight Issue #2 Covers
Marvel Comics’ Midnight line launches this Wednesday. Ahead of the debut of all three series, Marvel has revealed new covers
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Review: ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #1000 Honors The Past While Pointing To The Future
Only three comics series have ever reached a thousand issues, as of today. It’s impossible not to consider that as
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At The Counter: Online Retail And Auctions With Guest Retailer Jon “Hemmacuda” Hemmer
Welcome to At The Counter, Comicon.com’s regular retailer column where normally our Features editor Tony Thornley chats with Greg Gage
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Bendis, Gaydos, & Mack Reunite For The 25th Anniversary Of ‘Jessica Jones: Alias’
In 2001, Marvel Comics debuted Alias, a mature readers series starring super-powered private detective Jessica Jones. The Marvel Universe would
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Comics Superstar Joshua Cassara Passes Away At Age 46
Announced yesterday by his wife via his Instagram, Marvel artist Joshua Cassara has passed away from heart complications at age
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Marvel Comics’ Midnight Titles Sell Out Two Weeks Before Release; Second Printings Announced
The news about Marvel’s Midnight line just keeps coming, and today’s announcement is a big one. Two weeks before the
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Review: ‘Batman Of Two Worlds’ Is A Fascinating Experiment While Not Quite Fulfilling Its Promise
Right now, comics are being absolutely dominated (no pun intended) by DC Comics’ Absolute line, with Absolute Batman at the
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Return To The World Of Marvel’s ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ In New Prequel Comic Series
Marvel Animation’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man was a very fun and unique take on the early days of Peter Parker’s
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Miracleman Joins The Team In November’s ‘Avengers’ #1
The reveal was the biggest thing about last week’s comics. Now, Marvel Comics has confirmed David Colton — the new
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