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Advance Review: `Land of Danger’ #1 Gives A Voice To The Marshallese

The dawn of the Atomic Age in the 1940s and 50s had a huge impact on popular culture. Words like

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May 22, 2023May 19, 2023 Tom Smithyman 973 Views advance review, Andrew Irvin, comics, crowdfunding, Danity Laukon, Kickstarter, Land of Danger #1, Nico Toran, Review, Sharla DeBrum, Wayne Kijiner
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Lusting After Some Amazing Art In `Exorcists Never Die’ #2

If you’re going to have a comic book series that features a new villain every month, you might as well

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May 19, 2023May 18, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1132 Views advance review, comics, Exorcists Never Die #2, Mad Cave Studios, Review, Sebastian Piriz, Steve Orlando
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Advance Review: Boldy Going In `Star Trek – The Motion Picture – Echoes’ #1

While Star Trek has explored a lot of different time periods, little is known about the time immediately after the

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May 16, 2023May 15, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1346 Views advance review, comics, dc alonso, IDW, Jake Bartok, JJ Abrams, Marc Guggenheim, Oleg Chudakov, Review, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Echoes #1
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Advance Review: `Ice Cream Man’ #35 Gets Meta

The anthology series Ice Cream Man has never been afraid of being self-referential. When writer W. Maxwell Prince explores a

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May 16, 2023May 15, 2023 Tom Smithyman 825 Views advance review, comics, Ice Cream Man #35, Image Comics, Martín Morazzo, Review, W. Maxwell Prince
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Advance Review: Peeling Layers Of The Onion In `No/One’ #3

Any 10-part series is bound to hit a rough spot or two. For No/One, it happens in issue #3. The

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May 16, 2023May 15, 2023 Tom Smithyman 735 Views advance review, Brian Buccellato, comics, geraldo borges, Image Comics, Kyle Higgins, No/One #3, Review
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Advance Review: `Dark Ride’ #6 Gets A Bit Trashy

If you thought Dark Ride’s Devil Land was scary, wait until you see what’s underneath it. Most of this sixth

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May 16, 2023May 15, 2023 Tom Smithyman 824 Views advance review, Andrei Bressan, comics, Dark Ride #6, Image Comics, Joshua Williamson, Review
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Advance Review: ‘The Incal- Dying Star’ Is A Must-Read For Weird Fiction Fans

Welcome to the table, A slowly mutating cosmic violin-playing half-reptilian space commander leads a group of ghost pirate holograms on

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May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 Anton Kromoff 1566 Views advance review, comics, Dan Watters, Humanoids, Jon Davis-Hunt, Reviews, The Incal, The Incal: Dying Star, Troy Peteri
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Advance Review: Oeming And Soma Are Killing It In `Murder Inc. – Jagger Rose’ #1

Welcome to the world of Murder Inc.: Jagger Rose, where the five crime families rule the country through fear, murder

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May 8, 2023May 7, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1430 Views advance review, Brian Michael Bendis, comics, Dark Horse Comics, Michael Avon Oeming, Murder Inc.: Jagger Rose, Powers, Review, Taki Soma, The United States of Murder Inc.
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Advance Review: `Phantom Road’ #3 Shifts Into The Fast Lane

That’s more like it. After two ho-hum introductory issues, Phantom Road has found its voice in the latest installment. Curiously,

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May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1030 Views advance review, comics, Gabriel H. Walta, Image Comics, Jeff Lemire, Jordie Bellaire, Phantom Road #3, Review
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Advance Review: ‘Prometheus In Chains’ #1 – A Moody And Surreal Take On Frankenstein

Welcome to the table, Sometimes if you go into a story with no situational understanding of what is going on

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May 3, 2023April 30, 2023 Anton Kromoff 1211 Views advance review, comics, Frankenstein, Jordan Direnzo, Manhattan Project, Prometheus In Chains, Reviews, Rich Davis, The Third Nightmare from Rich Davis: Prometheus In Chains, Victor Frankenstein
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Advance Review: It’s Puppy Love In `Deep Space Nine – The Dog Of War’ #2

Welcome to Deep Space K-9! No, not the station where we first met the infamous Tribbles. Instead, this station is

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May 2, 2023April 30, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1150 Views advance review, Angel Hernandez, comics, IDW, Mike Chen, Nick Filardi, Review, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Dog of War #2
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Advance Review: The Cat Keeps Coming Back In `Hairball’ #2

There is an old folk song, popularized by musician Fred Penner and sung by countless children around the campfire called

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May 2, 2023April 29, 2023 Tom Smithyman 988 Views advance review, comics, Dark Horse Comics, Flux House, Fred Penner, Hairball #2, Hilary Jenkins, Matt Kindt, Review, The Cat Came Back, Tyler Jenkins
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Advance Review: Don’t Look For A Satisfying Ending In `Where Monsters Lie’ #4

If they are good for anything, the creative team behind Where Monsters Lie certainly knows how to grab readers’ attention.

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May 2, 2023April 29, 2023 Tom Smithyman 2096 Views advance review, comics, Dark Horse Comics, Kyle Starks, Piotr Kowalski, Review, Saw, Vladimir Popov, Where Monsters Lie #4
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Advance Review: Vibrant Colors Paint The Picture In `Blood Stained Teeth’ Vol. 2

It isn’t often that the star of a series is the colorist, but in the case of Blood Stained Teeth,

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May 1, 2023April 29, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1107 Views advance review, Blood Stained Teeth Vol. 2, Christian Ward, comics, Heather Moore, Image Comics, Patric Reynolds, Review, vampires
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Advance Review: Peter J. Tomasi Delivers A Great Script For `Blood Tree’ #4

In the mind of Blood Tree’s killer, the sins of the father are visited upon the son, and the daughter,

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May 1, 2023April 29, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1065 Views advance review, Blood Tree #4, comics, Image Comics, John Kalisz, Maxim Simic, Peter J. Tomasi, Review
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Advance Review: `Don’t Spit In The Wind’ #2 Relies Heavily On Its Visuals

Sometime the visuals alone are enough to get you through a comic book. In the case of Don’t Spit in

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April 26, 2023April 23, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1272 Views advance review, comics, Don't Spit in the Wind #2, Geof Darrow, Jim Lee, Mad Cave, post-apocalyptic, Review, Stefano Cardoselli
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Advance Review: The Streets Are Bathed In Blood In `Torrent’ #3

With only a few exceptions, superheroes with secret identities have become passe. The world now knows that Clark Kent is

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April 24, 2023April 21, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1367 Views advance review, comics, Image Comics, Justin Greenwood, Marc Guggenheim, Review, Rico Renzi, Torrent #3
Comics Reviews 

Advance Review: Making Sense Of All The Timelines In `Time Before Time’ #22

Stories involving time travel have a tendency to be confusing. And when a series has been running for as long

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April 18, 2023April 15, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1069 Views advance review, Chris O'Halloran, comics, Declan Shalvey, Image Comics, Jorge Coelho, Review, Rory McConville, Time Before Time #22
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Advance Review: Mad Cave Studios’ ‘John Tiffany’ Vol. 1 Comes Out Swinging

Welcome to the table, TTRPGs like Ninjas and Superspies, Spirit of 77, Delta Green, and Modern D20 have the potential

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April 18, 2023April 15, 2023 Anton Kromoff 1147 Views advance review, comics, Dan Panosian, John Tiffany, Mad Cave Studio, Reviews, Stephen Deberg
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Advance Review: Singing Until The End `In Higher Ground- The Musical’ Vol. 1

The world is getting warmer. Glaciers are melting. Water levels are rising. What are we going to do??? Hey kids,

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April 18, 2023April 17, 2023 Tom Smithyman 740 Views advance review, comics, dc alonso, Gregg Ostrin, Higher Ground: The Musical Vol. 1., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patrick Barrett, Peter Galperin, Review, Walt Whitman
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Advance Review: The Pressure Is On In `No/One’ #2

Only two issues into the No/One limited series, and the pressure is already building. Cop Ben is being pressured by

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April 17, 2023April 15, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1174 Views advance review, Brian Buccellato, comics, geraldo borges, Image Comics, Kyle Higgins, Mark Englert, No/One #2, Review
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Advance Review: It’s Father Versus Son Versus Sun In `Rogue Sun’ #12

High school dances have a way of getting nasty in popular culture. Remember Spider-Man: Homecoming? To say nothing of Carrie.

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April 17, 2023April 13, 2023 Tom Smithyman 996 Views Able, advance review, Carrie, comics, Image Comics, Natalia Marques, Review, Rogue Sun #12, Ryan Parrott, Spider-Man Homecoming, Supermassive
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Advance Review: `White Savior’ #4 Laughs Its Way To The Finish

There’s a lot going on in the conclusion to the White Savior limited series. The time-displaced would-be hero Todd Parker

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April 11, 2023April 7, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1115 Views advance review, comics, Dark Horse, Eric Nguyen, humor, Iwan Joko Triyono, Micah Myers, Review, Scott Burman, White Savior #4
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Advance Review: Exploring Devil’s Land’s Origins In `Dark Ride’ #5

After a few months’ hiatus, Dark Ride is back, this time filling readers in on the spooky park’s dark history.

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April 10, 2023April 8, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1106 Views Adriano Lucas, advance review, Andrei Bressan, comics, Dark Ride #5, horror, Joshua Williamson, Review, The Omen
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Advance Review: Fighting A Different Kind Of Monster In `TerrorWar’ #1

Imagine your worst fears come to life. Snakes. Zombies. Vampires. A big smiling frog snatched from a kids show. Terror

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April 4, 2023April 3, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1366 Views advance review, comics, Dave Acosta, dystopian future, horror, Image Comics, Jay Leisten, Review, Saladin Ahmed, sci-fi, Terrorwar #1, Walter Pereyra
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Advance Review: `Hairball’ #1 Will Creep Out Even Cat Lovers

In this world, there are two types of folks: dog people and cat people. If his latest series is any

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April 4, 2023April 1, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1359 Views advance review, comics, Dark Horse Comics, Flux House, Hilary Jenkins, horror, Matt Kindt, Review, Tyler Jenkins
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Advance Review: Artwork Goes To The Dogs In `Deep Space Nine – The Dog Of War’ #1

Wars can change people’s perspectives and challenge their ethics and morals in ways they never dreamed possible. Star Trek: Deep

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April 4, 2023April 1, 2023 Tom Smithyman 922 Views advance review, Angel Hernandez, comics, Mike Chen, Nick Filardi, Paramount+, Review, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Dog of War #1, Star Trek: Picard
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Advance Review: I See Dead People In `Where Monsters Lie’ #3

With the body count in the first couple of pages in the newest issue of Where Monsters Lie, it’s a

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April 3, 2023March 31, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1057 Views advance review, comics, Dark Horse Comics, Kyle Starks, Piotr Kowalski, Review, slashers, Vladimir Popov, Where Monsters Lie #3
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Advance Review: Closing In On The Killer In `Blood Tree’ #3

Close, but no cigar. The detectives chasing the Angel Killer, also known as Wingman, finally have a brush or two

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March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 Tom Smithyman 950 Views advance review, Blood Tree #3, comics, Image Comics, John Kalisz, Maxim Simic, Peter J. Tomasi, police procedural, Review
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Advance Review: Olympics In The Wasteland In `Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’ #5

Welcome to the last Olympic Games, also known as the Apocalympics. The sports include bug eating, rat killing, cactus tackling

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March 28, 2023March 25, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1002 Views advance review, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Boom Studios, comics, Jason Aaron, Lee Loughridge, Nick Dragotta, Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #5, Review, Rico Renzi
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Advance Review: Bleeding Humans Dry In `Blood Stained Teeth’ #10

When it comes to vampires who are also capitalists, the phrase “bleed them dry” takes on a new meaning. Yet

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March 28, 2023March 24, 2023 Tom Smithyman 1144 Views advance review, Blood Stained Teeth #10, Bram Stoker, Christian Ward, comics, Heather Moore, Image Comics, Patric Reynolds, Review, vampires
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