Advance Review: The Story Starts To Take Hold In ‘The Eye Collector’ #3
There’s a lot of confusion in The Eye Collector, but one thing is certain: Never let Nathan’s mom tell the kids
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Advance Review: ‘Corpse Knight’ #5 Reveals The Series’ Real Bad Guy
With friends like these, young Foy certainly doesn’t need any more enemies. For the last four issues of
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Advance Review — ‘Universal Monsters: Blood Of The Wolf Man’ #3 Racks Up The Body Count
If nothing else, this issue put the blood in Universal Monsters: Blood of the Wolf Man. Just as in
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Advance Review: Andy Kubert’s Artwork Is One Of The Few Highlights Of ‘Terminal’ #2
It’s no surprise that Andy Kubert gives readers of Terminal #2 plenty to gawk at. After all, the artist known for his
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Advance Review — The Battle Royale Concludes, More Or Less, In ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #12
It had to end sooner or later. After three issues, the epic battle between Battle Beast and Conquest
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming’ TPB Picks Up Where The Series Left Off
Star Trek: Voyager had one of the most definitive endings of any of the franchise’s series. Having defeated the
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Advance Review: Abe Lincoln Hits Rock Bottom In ‘If Destruction Be Our Lot’ #4
If you had trouble believing Abraham Lincoln was a vampire hunter, good luck imagining him as a junkie.
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Advance Review: ‘The Karman Blade’ #1 Allows Ian Bertram To Show Off His Artistic Skills
Calling The Karman Blade #1 an excuse to let artist Ian Bertram show off his considerable talents is unfair to the rest of the
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Advance Review — ‘Ashes Over Neon: In The Gutter’ #0 Seeks To Free Us From The Humdrum
Many of us — maybe most of us — are forced to separate our passions from our careers. We may
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Advance Review: Steve Epting’s Illustrations Give You A Great Reason To Pick Up ‘Hammerfist’ #1
This is no typical heist job. The new ongoing series Hammerfist centers its premiere issue around a bank robbery. But
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Advance Review: Lemire And Nguyen Partner Again In ‘Crowbound’ #1
It’s a brave thing to start off a new series with the apparent death of the main character. But creators Jeff
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Advance Review: ‘Of The Earth’ #4 Regains Its Footing After A Misstep
There is a fairly common occurrence when a writer pitches an eight- or 12-part comic book miniseries to an editor.
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Advanced Review — Darrow Raises Sophomoric Humor To New Heights In ‘The Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live’ #2
There’s a pretty simple test to know whether you would like Geof Darrow’s approach to storytelling. Read the opening pages of the
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Advanced Review: The End Is Nigh In ‘The Twilight Zone’ #10
You’ve probably heard the story of Japanese soldiers on a remote Pacific island in the 1970s who didn’t know World
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Inconsistency Is The Only Constant In ‘Blood & Thunder’ #16
The only thing worse than a bad comic book? An inconsistent one. It’s one thing if you know
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Advance Review: Mavinga’s Strong Artwork Highlights An Otherwise Uneventful ‘White Sky’ #5
Parsing our background during an ongoing series can be a tricky storytelling task. In the case of White Sky, it feels
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Advance Review — ‘The Last Driver’ #1 Is Murphy’s Love Letter To Cars
The Last Driver is the kind of comic that you knew Sean Gordon Murphy would make sooner or later. Murphy, after all, is
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Advance Review — ‘The Eye Collector’ #2 Is A Sight To Behold
There’s weird, and then there’s The Eye Collector. Weird, of course, isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But when a story is
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Review — The Mystery Deepens In “Universal Monsters: Blood Of The Wolf Man’ #2
Is Adam Jaeger a werewolf or just an innocent victim? That’s the central mystery in Universal Monsters: Blood of the Wolf
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Advance Review: ‘Corpse Knight’ #4 Suffers From A Confusing Pacing Issue
They say never meet your heroes. That’s certainly the case in Corpse Knight #4. Up until now, young Foy has
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Advance Review: Robert Kirkman Returns To Superhero Comics In ‘Terminal’ #1
Creating a new world of superheroes and villains is quite an undertaking. It requires lots of backstory —
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Review: ‘Of The Earth’ #3 Finally Shows Off The Wildcatter
We finally get a glimpse of the underground monster in Of the Earth #3. It’s taken until nearly halfway through
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Advance Review — The Epic Battle Continues Epically In ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #11
Writing and illustrating a battle in a comic book is no easy feat. It requires smart pacing, enough
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Advance Review — ‘If Destruction Be Our Lot’ #3 Questions What It Means To Be Human
It turns out that humans aren’t quite as extinct as they were believed to be. The premise of If
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #9 Suffers From Poor Character Development
Star Trek has always walked a fine line between militarism and diplomacy. Despite its naval ranks — not to
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Advance Review — ‘Three Moons/Three Worlds: Foundations’ #1 Teases Things To Come … Whatever They May Be
Don’t think of Three Moons/Three Worlds: Foundations #1 as the beginning of a planned comic book saga. Instead, consider it a teaser.
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Advance Review — ‘Dead By Daylight: The Hillbilly’ #4 Delivers An Unsatisfying Ending
Let’s start with the ending. Without giving anything away, the conclusion of Dead By Daylight: The Hillbilly #4 leads directly into the
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Advance Review: Darrow Returns True To Form In ‘The Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live’ #1
Not many writers can pull off a damning indictment of modern times — ranging from ICE detentions to the rise
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Advance Review: ‘Freaks Squeele’ Vol. 1 Doesn’t Fully Translate
The narrative comes from writer, artist, and colorist Florent Maudoux, plus translator Dan Christensen. While the localization and edition layout
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Review — ‘Universal Monsters: Blood Of The Wolf Man’ #1 Could Use More Wolf Man
The only thing worse than being a homicidal Wolf Man is not knowing if you’re a homicidal Wolf Man.
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Review: ‘Corpse Knight’ #3 Ends Far Too Abruptly
Writing strong endings is perhaps the most challenging aspect of storytelling. What feeling do you want to leave your audience
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