Review: ‘Ordinary Gods’ #8 Run Erratically
Writers Kyle Higgins and Joe Clark create the main story’s script. While writer Jana Tropper is responsible for scripting the
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Review: ‘AXE: Judgment Day’ #2 Twists Our Expectations
Events are a funny and fickle story engine. The best ones take our expectations and play with them in some
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So Many Questions: Reviewing ‘I Am Batman’ #12
Because the new Batman’s latest series kicked off with a detached tie-in to the Fear State event, following a prior
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Review: Owen And His Sweary Axe Return In Savage Style In ‘Barbaric: Axe To Grind’ #1
Owen and his speaking, swearing axe are back and alongside him is Soren and Steel, the latter character we met
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Review: Gravestown #2 – The Mystery Deepens And The Enjoyment Keeps Coming
Gravestown #2 keeps the quality and the entertainment going from the first issue – it’s a fabulous horror fantasy from
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Advance Review: `Lower Your Sights’ Raises Money for Ukraine’s Children
A young Ukrainian refugee teaches her mother a lesson in faith. A letter carrier delivers devastating news from the battlefield,
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The Spider-Band Gets Punked: Reviewing ‘Spider-Punk’ #4
One of the worst things for a group of heroes on a very important mission (and band road trip) is
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The King Is Dead, Long Live The King: Reviewing ‘Black Panther’ #8
Wakanda’s future is at stake when the forces of democracy, monarchy, and oppression collide in a war that has been
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Advance Review: (Sort Of) Concluding `Star Trek: The Mirror War’ #8
When is an ending not an ending? After a year-long story composed of nine issues (including an issue #0) and
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Advance Review: Shifting The Nature Of Unreality In `Parasomnia: The Dreaming God’ #1
Dreams can morph in the most unexpected ways. Settings change in an instant. Characters appear and disappear. Suddenly you can
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A Violent, Heartbreaking, And Unforgettable New Chapter: Reviewing ‘Predator’ #1
After a hugely disappointing first crack at Alien, Marvel is having a go at the Predator franchise. I can already
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Advance Review: Searching For The Truth In `Seven Sons’ #3
Fanatical religion and truth don’t always go hand in hand. But when a would-be messiah starts a search for the
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Advance Review: Dialing Up The Gore In `The Silver Coin’ #13
All comic book gore is not created equal. There’s the more ‘run-of-the-mill gore’ of seeing someone’s head cut off, or
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Love, Marriage, And A Fiddler On The Roof: ‘Fiddler’s Journey To The Big Screen’ Reviewed
There would be no film version of Fiddler on the Roof without the Broadway show. How cool is it, though,
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Review Round Up: All The Comic Book Reviews From The Past Week
More comic book reviews to share with you again from our small band of reviewers. Scott Redmond reviewed the following
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Review: ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #7 Is An Unexpected Delight
Outside of a rough first issue, I’ve enjoyed the latest volume of Amazing Spider-Man. There have been some rough spots,
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Advance Review: Death Haunts The Vampires In `Blood Stained Teeth #5
Death and vampires go together like politicians and corruption. But it’s usually the vampires doing the killing, not the dying.
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Has Edison Crane Truly Met His Match? Reviewing ‘Prodigy: The Icarus Society’ #2
Edison Crane certainly seems to have met his match, and then some, in convicted criminal mastermind Professor Tong, who monologues
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Irreverent, Entertaining And Loads Of Fun: ‘Geezer’ #1 Reviewed
They say if you remember the nineties, then you weren’t there. But writer Will Potter was, and as an active
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New To You Comics #118: English Vampires Versus Indian Demons In ‘These Savage Shores’
With the comics industry continuing to battle the effects of the pandemic, Brendan Allen and I are continuing to talk
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A Hero Of Their Own Story: Reviewing ‘Black Manta’
Stories that center around villains, especially super villains with very brutal pasts, are not always an easy sell. Getting people
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Advance Review: ‘Heart Eyes’ #1 Offers Up Young Love In A Lovecraftian Nightmare World
In Heart Eyes #1 by writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Victor Ibáñez we very quickly learn of the Earth’s devastation
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Review: ‘The New Champion Of SHAZAM!’ #1 Is Pure Magic
Mary Bromfield is one of the greatest protagonists in the DC Universe. Unfortunately, she has sort of fallen by the
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Definitely Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth: Reviewing ‘Stillwater’ #14
When is a so-called gift actually more of a curse? Well, when the horror of immortality that was upon one
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Not Your Final Girl Podcast – New Release Wall: Nope (2022) Minisode
It’s time to join Candace and Ariel for another smoke break in the back room as we give our spoiler-free
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Review: Tension Abounds In `There’s Something Wrong With Patrick Todd’ #2
Patrick Todd is not having a good day. His mom is sick, and he’s been using his mind control powers
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A Future-Born Merlin Makes His Mark On The Dark Ages In ‘StarHenge’ #2 Review
After a very cosmic debut issue, StarHenge #2 is a more earthy affair with much of the narrative taking place
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Joy In The Little Things: Reviewing ‘Poison Ivy’ #3
The line between dreams and nightmares is about as thin as some say the line between love and hate can
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Advance Review: Getting Some Badly Needed Answers In `Astronaut Down’ #3
Writing a monthly comic book is an exercise in balance. Write too much action, and you run the risk confusing
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Within The Battlefield Of The Mind: Reviewing ‘Immortal X-Men’ #5
The Eternals have engaged in open warfare against the mutants of Krakoa and Arrako, striking first in very brutal ways.
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Advance Review: Artist Andres Ponce Delivers in `The Ward’ #3
Nothing like a cave-in to force a little exposition. That’s the situation in The Ward’s third installment, as protagonist Natalie
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