Advance Review: ‘Barnstormers’ #2 Continues To Fly High After Eisner Win
Fresh off their Eisner Award win for best digital comic, Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay are back with the second
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Advance Review — Strong Illustrations Save ‘Murder Inc.: Jagger Rose’ #4
In comic books, sometimes the best writing comes when there is no text on the page. Occasionally it’s better to
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Review: Family Drama Dominates The Past In ‘Time Before Time’ TPB Vol. 4
As the saying goes, those who fail to study the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it. Apparently the
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Advance Review: Trouble In Paradise In ‘Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’ #8
We’ve seen the rise of Golgonooza, now it’s time for the fall. Over the last few issues, the creative team
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Advance Review – Andrea Sorrentino Takes `Tenement’ #2 To Another World
It really isn’t fair to other artists that Andrea Sorrentino is as great of an illustrator as he is. For
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Advance Review: Fernando Blanco’s Artwork Dazzles In ‘W0rldtr33’ #4
Fernando Blanco was asked to do the nearly impossible: To illustrate a woman’s mental recovery after viewing imagery from a
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Advance Review: Father And Sun Team Up In ‘Rogue Sun’ #14
From the beginning, Rogue Sun has always been about family relationships. Marcus and son Dylan never got along. And when
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Advance Review: Greed Is…Not So Good In ‘Exorcists Never Die’ #5
Despite what Gordon Gekko may have proclaimed in Wall Street, Greed is definitely not good. Greed, of course, is one
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Advance Review: That Texas Blood Is Spilled In ‘The Enfield Gang Massacre’ #1
The creative team behind That Texas Blood returns to Ambrose County to tell a story briefly alluded to in the
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Review: Kicking Off The Final Arc In ‘Time Before Time’ #25
Time Before Time begins its final story arc with a mystery. A masked time-skipping vigilante is trying to ensure that
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Review: Too Much Of The Same Story Plagues ‘Something Is Killing The Children’ #31
It’s been nearly four months between issues of Something is Killing the Children, and yet that time off has done
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Review: ‘TerrorWar’ #4 Delivers Background At An Odd Time
It’s taken several issues to get some much-needed background information for TerrorWar. We’ve known since the beginning of this limited
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Advance Review: ‘A Vicious Circle’ #2 Is A Walk In The (Jurassic) Park
Here’s all you need to know about A Vicious Circle #2: Lee Bermejo draws dinosaurs! If that intriguing project isn’t
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Review — Pity Poor Chekov In ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Echoes’ #3
In Star Trek lore, Pavel Chekov has a knack for getting hurt. A lot. In Star Trek: The Motion Picture,
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The Hero Returns, Sort Of — Reviewing ‘The Rocketeer: In The Den Of Thieves’ #1
Finally, the Rocketeer has come back – literally and figuratively. After the previous miniseries deprived readers of seeing much of
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Review — Showcasing Visual Stopping Power In ‘Murder Inc.: Jagger Rose’ #3
Sometimes even the simplest panels have the greatest stopping power. Midway through the latest issue of Murder Inc.: Jagger Rose
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A Frightening Family Affair: Reviewing ‘Dark Ride’ #7
Dark Ride has always been as much about family strife as it has dealt with horror and theme parks. In
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Advance Review: Don’t Bother With ‘Don’t Spit In The Wind’ #4
Don’t Spit in the Wind – as well as pretty much all the Earth – comes to an end in
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Advance Review: Exploring The Askewniverse’s Dark Recesses In ‘Quick Stops’ HC
Fans of the Askewniverse – Kevin Smith’s movie universe which includes Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Dogma – will rejoice in
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Advance Review: D-List Villains To The Rescue In ‘Minor Threats’ TPB
Leave it to a comedic mind like Patton Oswalt’s to find drama in humor. In their first creator-owned series, Oswalt
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Review: ‘No/One’ #4 Takes Family Drama To The Next Level
In anything is certain in No/One, it’s that families are complicated. In the latest issue, newspaper reporter and new podcaster
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Welcome To Golgonooza: Reviewing ‘Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’ #7
In comic books, just as in life, one thing is certain: when things look brighter than they’ve ever been, certain
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Advance Review: Tula Lotay’s Art Lifts ‘Barnstormers’ #1 To The Stratosphere
Digital comics are fine for readers looking for a good story or those without much space for long boxes full
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Review: ‘Phantom Road’ #5 Leaves More Questions Than Answers
Some questions get answered while new conundrums emerge. That’s typically the sign of a compelling page-turner, which is precisely what
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Review: ‘Hairball’ #4 Isn’t Exactly The Cat’s Meow
The end is an odd time to add some background. Then again, defying expectations is something that writer Matt Kindt
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Advance Review: Crackerjack Has Descended Into Darkness In `Torrent’ #5
In only five issues of Torrent, Michelle Metcalf has been through a lot. Her secret identity has been revealed to
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Advance Review: Confronting The Angel Killer In `Blood Tree’ #6
For a fantastical story about a serial killer who preys on the families of other criminals – forcing them to
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Advance Review: There’s Little To Like In ‘Crusader’ #1
Let’s get this out of the way to begin with: I do not think Crusader is a good comic book.
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Advance Review: Odd Pacing Negates The Horror In ‘Brynmore’ #1
Brynmore #1 is a slow-burn horror story. Like really…slow…burn. At least, that’s what it seems to be. So much of
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Advance Review: Back To The Ordinary Terror In ‘W0rldtr33’ #3
We now return to our regularly scheduled story. After an issue in which writer James Tynion IV had fun exploring
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Advance Review: Gluttony Is Everywhere — Literally — In ‘Exorcists Never Die’ #3
This month’s sin is gluttony! As combat exorcists Syd and Ellen make their way through the Hellscraper – a building
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