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Author: Tony Thornley

Crowdfunding Tabletop Role-Playing Games 

Outland Games Launches ‘Beasts & Botanicals: Witches Of Eruses’ On Kickstarter

Are you a TTRPG fan looking for something a little different? Have you wanted to give a spin on a

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January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 Tony Thornley 481 Views Kickstarter, Outland Games
Comics 

Zdarsky & Acuna’s ‘Avengers: Twilight’ #1 Scores Second Printing

Dark futures are a dime a dozen in comics, but Avengers: Twilight is ready to offer something different and timely.

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January 25, 2024January 24, 2024 Tony Thornley 490 Views Avengers, Avengers Twilight, Chip Zdarksky, Daniel Acuna, Marvel Comics
Comics Reviews 

Review: ‘Fantastic Four’ #16 Bakes Science Into Fiction

One of the great things about science fiction is when a story grounds itself in real world science. In Fantastic

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January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 Tony Thornley 456 Views Brian Reber, comics, Fantastic Four, Francesco Mortarino, Joe Caramagna, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Ryan North
Comics 

‘What If…? Venom!’ Reveals Symbiote Takes On Familiar Heroes

Marvel’s What If…? Often gives us new takes on popular stories. The upcoming What If…? Venom! breaks that mold and

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January 23, 2024January 22, 2024 Tony Thornley 407 Views Dr Strange, Loki, Marvel Comics, Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Venom, What If...?, Wolverine
Comics 

Peter Parker Faces His First Villain In ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ #2 Preview

Ultimate Spider-Man was one of the freshest new takes on Marvel heroes in a very long time. Now the story

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January 23, 2024January 22, 2024 Tony Thornley 489 Views Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, ultimate spider-man
Comics Reviews 

Bizarro Am Not Back: ‘Action Comics’ #1061 Reviewed

A new era of Action Comics is here, and with it is one of Superman’s most iconic enemies. I, Bizzaro

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January 18, 2024January 17, 2024 Tony Thornley 715 Views Action Comics, DC Comics, Jason Aaron, John Timms, Rex Lokus, Superman
Comics Reviews 

Review: ‘Batman & Robin’ #5 Explores Legacy

Batman & Robin was pitched to readers as a reunion of the titular characters with some monster fights thrown in

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January 18, 2024January 17, 2024 Tony Thornley 410 Views Batman & Robin, DC Comics, Joshua Williamson, Nicola Cizmesija, Rex Lokus, Steve Wands
Comics Reviews 

Taking Second Chances: ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ #1 Reviewed

We all know the story of Peter Parker and the amazing Spider-Man. Ultimate Spider-Man #1 takes that familiar story and

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January 15, 2024January 14, 2024 Tony Thornley 681 Views Cory Petit, Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Marvel Comics, Matthew Wilson, ultimate spider-man
Comics 

Marvel’s Villainous New ‘Ghost Rider’ Stands Revealed

Later this winter, a new, familiar face is taking the mantle of the Spirit of Vengeance in Ghost Rider: Final

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January 15, 2024January 12, 2024 Tony Thornley 781 Views Benjamin Percy, Danny Kim, Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance, Marvel Comics
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Review — ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #41 Is Just Good Old Fashioned Super-Fun

The Gang War is in full swing across the Spider-Man family of titles. In Amazing Spider-Man #41, a familiar pair

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January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Tony Thornley 820 Views Amazing Spider-Man, comics, Gang War, Joe Caramagna, John Romita Jr., Marcio Menyz, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Scott Hanna, Zeb Wells
Comics 

The New Spirit Of Vengeance Rides In Benjamin Su’s ‘Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance’ Cover

Once again, the Spirit of Vengeance has abandoned Johnny Blaze. In March Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance reveals the Rider’s new

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January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 Tony Thornley 451 Views Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance, Marvel Comics
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Another Super Era Ends: ‘Action Comics Annual 2023’ Reviewed

For the last two years, Phillip Kennedy Johnson has chronicled the adventures of the Man of Steel. With Action Comics

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January 3, 2024January 18, 2024 Tony Thornley 842 Views Action Comics, Dave Sharpe, DC Comics, Matt Herms, Max Raynor, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman
Comics Reviews 

Victor Shade Is Revealed: Reviewing ‘Avengers Inc.’ #4

The penultimate issue of Marvel’s Avengers Inc hits like a ton of bricks. One of the Marvel Universe’s deadliest villains

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January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 Tony Thornley 624 Views Al Ewing, Ant-Man, Avengers, Avengers Inc, Cory Petit, Jordie Bellaire, Leonard Kirk, Marvel Comics, Wasp
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Why Is Marvel Comics Ignoring ‘Captain Carter’?

It’s a familiar trend now. Whenever Marvel Studios has a new release, their sister company releases a bunch of comics

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January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 Tony Thornley 481 Views Captain Carter, Marvel Comics, What If...?
Comics 

Peter David Returns To 2099 In March’s ‘Symbiote Spider-Man 2099’

In August 1992, Peter David and Rick Leonardi debuted Spider-Man 2099. In March, David returns to his flagship Marvel creation

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December 30, 2023December 29, 2023 Tony Thornley 515 Views Marvel Comics, Peter David, Roge Antonio, Spider-Man 2099, Symbiote Spider-Man
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Review: ‘Duke’ #1 Surprises In The Best Ways

Skybound’s first G.I. Joe miniseries arrives this week. The Real American Heroes are on their way back into the modern

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December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 Tony Thornley 449 Views Duke, GI Joe, Image Comics, Jordie Bellaire, Joshua Williamson, Rus Wooton, Skybound, Tom Reilly
Comics 

Spider-Clone Fights Spider-Clone This Summer In Marvel’s ‘Chasm: Curse Of Kaine’

One of the darkest times in Peter Parker’s life has always been the Clone Saga. Now, two of them return

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December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 Tony Thornley 524 Views Chasm, kaine, Marvel Comics, scarlet spider, Spider-Man
Comics 

Can Skybound Fix What’s Broken With ‘G.I. Joe’?

With the launch of Void Rivals and Transformers, Skybound Publishing and Hasbro has done something surprising with their Energon Universe.

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December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Tony Thornley 537 Views Duke, GI Joe, Image Comics, Skybound
Comics Reviews 

Review: ‘Original X-Men’ Dares To Ask Why, Then Fails To Answer The Question

This week, the future of the X-Men was revealed by the past. Unfortunately, Original X-Men was the best example to

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December 25, 2023December 23, 2023 Tony Thornley 481 Views Christos Gage, Clayton Cowles, Frank D'Armata, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Marvel Comics, Original X-Men, X-Men
Comics 

Christmas Comics Cavalcade: Season’s Beatings In ‘Power Man & Iron Fist Sweet Christmas Annual’

Christmas time is getting close, and we’re only a few days away. If you’re a parent, you can relate to

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December 22, 2023December 21, 2023 Tony Thornley 378 Views Classic Comics Cavalcade, Clayton Cowles, David Walker, Marvel Comics, Matt Milla, Power Man & Iron Fist, Scott Hepburn
Comics 

The Spider-Verse Arrives In Mahmud Asrar’s ‘Edge Of Spider-Verse’ #1 Variant

Marvel’s Edge of Spider-Verse has become a once-a-year event chronicling adventures of our favorites and new heroes of the Spider-Verse.

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December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Tony Thornley 279 Views edge of spider-verse, Mahmud Asrar, Marvel Comics
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Review: ‘Immortal Thor’ #5 Reveals The New Thor Corps And A Clever Victory

Loki is the trickster god. When Thor gathers a totally new Corps of Thunder Gods, it’s not Loki’s wits that

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December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Tony Thornley 733 Views Al Ewing, Immortal Thor, Joe Sabino, Martin Coccolo, Marvel Comics, Matthew Wilson, Thor
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Review: ‘X-Men Red’ #18 Ends The Series And The War

For the last six months, Storm has waged war with her X-Men to save the red planet of Arakko. X-Men

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December 15, 2023December 14, 2023 Tony Thornley 795 Views Al Ewing, Ariana Maher, comics, Fall of X, Federico Blee, Marvel Comics, Reviews, X-Men, X-Men Red, Yildray Cinar
Comics 

‘Ultimate Black Panther’ Trailer Bangs The Drums Of War

Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe is starting with bang in January with Ultimate Spider-Man, but the second title in the line

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December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 Tony Thornley 388 Views Bryan Edward Hill, Marvel Comics, Stefano Caselli, Ultimate Black Panther
Comics 

Christmas Comics Cavalcade: Merry Shredder-Mas! In ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures’ #7

The winter holidays have boatloads of traditions. One common in major cities is Santacon, a bar crawl for charity. In

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December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Tony Thornley 823 Views Classic Comics Cavalcade, Ed Dukeshire, Erik Burnham, IDW Publishing, Luis Antonio Delgado, Sarah Myer, Saturday Morning Adventures, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Comics 

This January, To Stop Beast, ‘X-Force’ Will Need To Recruit… Beast

For the entirety of the existence of Krakoa, the possibility of a past back-up of a mutants mind has hung

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December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Tony Thornley 433 Views Benjamin Percy. Robert GIll, Marvel Comics, X-Force, X-Men
Comics Reviews 

Review — ‘Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight’ #1 Kicks Off The Greatest Team-Up Ever

One of the greatest figures in mythology isn’t mythological in the DC Universe. This Christmas, the Dark Knight teams up

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December 12, 2023December 22, 2025 Tony Thornley 858 Views Alex Sinclair, Batman, DC Comics, Jeff Parker, Michele Bandini, Pat Brosseau, Santa Claus
Comics Reviews 

New To You Comics #136: Ringing In ‘The Batman Adventures Holiday Special’ #1

We are now neck-deep in the holiday season – a time for decorations, gift-giving, and passionate arguments around the dinner

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December 10, 2023December 9, 2023 Tony Thornley 959 Views Batman, Bruce Timm, Christmas, Dan Riba, DC Comics, Glen Murakami, New To Your Comics, Paul Dini, Tom Smithyman
Comics 

LA Comic Con ’23: Rabble Ascends In ‘Miles Morales: Spider-Man’ #300

She made her mark in the opening arc of the newest volume of Miles Morales: Spider-Man by making it personal.

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December 6, 2023December 5, 2023 Tony Thornley 352 Views Cody Ziglar, David Marquez, Federico Vincentini, Marvel Comics, Miles Morales, Sara Pichelli, Spider-Man
Comics Reviews 

Review — ‘Captain America’ #3 Reveals The Emissary In A Very Clever Way

Steve Rogers has often found himself facing his past, but usually threats come from after the time he was given

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December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Tony Thornley 941 Views Captain America, J. Michael Straczynski, jesus saiz, Joe Caramagna, Lan Medina, Marvel Comics, Matt Hollingsworth
Comics 

Christmas Comics Cavalcade: Another Very Spidey Christmas In ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #314

It is time. We’re simply having a wonderful Christmas time, and that means revisiting classic Christmas comics. To start, we’re

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December 4, 2023December 3, 2023 Tony Thornley 888 Views Amazing Spider-Man, David Michelinie, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Todd McFarlane
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