Advance Review: Espionage Done The Fun Way In `Spy Superb’ #1
The spy superb is supposed to be the perfect physical specimen. His IQ is off the carts. He is the
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Advance Review: `White Savior’ #1 Is A Laugh A Minute
Todd Parker is not your average hero. In fact, this irreverent, wisecracking New Yorker is about the furthest thing from
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Advance Review: Patching Up The Ghosts And Goblins In ‘The Ward’ TPB
A giant pregnant troll who is afraid of needles. A sasquatch hit by an SUV. A banshee that overdoses on
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Advance Review: `We Are Scarlet Twilight’ #1 Starts With A Shocking Twist
We Are Scarlet Twilight has all the bearings of a classic 1930s’ sci-fi story. There’s the mysterious menace facing the
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Advance Review: Even Gods Can Die In `Fallen’ #1
In Fallen, the gods live among us. Cast down from the Ether for some unknown reason, Zeus, Odin, Loki, Apollo
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Advance Review: Pausing For Christmas In `Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’ #2
‘Tis the season – even when all is lost. That’s right, it’s a very special issue of Once Upon a
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Advance Review: Hell Comes To Earth In `The Roadie’ #4
Just in time for Christmas, it’s…the Satan? The limited series about a 1980s roadie that fought the demons accidently summoned
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Advance Review: Where’s The Action In `Something Is Killing The Children’ #27?
Has Erica Slaughter lost her mojo? After 25+ issues and more awards that writer James Tynion IV and artist Werther
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Advance Review: Pike And Crew To The Rescue In `Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma’ #1
While episodic in nature, the newest Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds, ended its premiere season on a cliffhanger –
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Advance Review: Leave The High School Drama Behind In ‘Rogue Sun’ #9
Story arcs can be difficult to pull off well. To be successful, an arc needs the right mix of exposition
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Advance Review: Welcome To A Sanctuary For Slashers In `Where Monsters Lie’ #1
A new series from Dark Horse Comics answers those age-old questions of what Michael Myers does between Halloweens and where
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Advance Review: `Star Trek: Resurgence’ #2 Needs Characters The Audience Cares About
For drama and suspense to work as intended, the audience needs to care about the characters in jeopardy. That empathy
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Advance Review: Saving The Best For The Last Page In `Dark Ride’ #3
From their inception, comic books have been known for delivering shocking endings. Part of that tactic is artistic – to
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Advance Review: A Writer Becomes Trapped In His Own Writing In `Ice Cream Man’ #33
Pity horror writer W. Maxwell Prince. He wants to tell happy stories. Uplifting tales full of mirth and sunshine. Stories
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Advance Review: An Epic Chase Through Time In `A Vicious Circle’ #1
Every once in a while, a story comes out of nowhere and sets a new standard for excellence. A Vicious
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Advance Review: Pleasant Surprises Abound In `Star Trek– Discovery – Adventures In The 32nd Century’ TPB
Some of the best comic book series can be found where you least expect them. With its season-long stories and
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Advance Review: A Christmas Miracle Of Sorts In `That Texas Blood’ #20
How do you follow up the best story arc of a series whose numbers of issues is well into the
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Advance Review: Revelation Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be In `Seven Sons’ #7
For six issues, Seven Sons has been a study in contradictions and enigmas – much like the religious mysteries it
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Advance Review: Give A Hand To `Blood Stained Teeth’ #7
Pity vampire Atticus Sloane. For years, he’s been turning humans into vampires known as Sips for profit. So many in
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Advance Review: Partying Their Youth Away In `It’s Only Teenage Wasteland’ #1
Javi and his friends are typical high schoolers. They aren’t the most popular kids in school, but they aren’t the
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Advance Review: Not All Funerals Suck In `Quick Stops’ #2
Leave it to Kevin Smith to turn a solemn occasion like a funeral into an occasion for irreverent humor. Also,
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Advance Review: The Made-Up Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction In `Bob Phantom’
Pity the life of a serious print reporter in 2022. As writer James III says in the opening pages of
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Advance Review: Starfleet Officer Dracula Reporting In `Star Trek: Lower Decks’ #3
It isn’t often that Dracula is portrayed as a good guy. But leave it to the Star Trek: Lower Decks
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Advance Review: A New Villain Rises In `Rogue Sun’ #8
New story arcs can be a challenge to pull off correctly. Course correct too much, and longstanding readers may be
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Advance Review: Divided They Fall In `Dead Mall’ #2
The first rule in any horror story is: don’t split up. Nothing good ever happens when the hunted split up.
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Advance Review: Not All Bad Guys Are From Hell In `The Roadie’ #3
It always helps to know your enemy. During a fierce battle In The Roadie #3, Joe D. tries to banish
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Advance Review: Mixing Sci-Fi And Western Tropes In `Fear Of A Red Planet’ #1
From the Mad Max movie series to TV’s Firefly, setting Westerns in a science fiction setting is a familiar tactic
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Advance Review: Love Rules In `Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’ #1
This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a love story. In Once Upon a Time
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Advance Review: Dialing Up The Horror In `The Silver Coin’ Vol. 3
Like a bad penny, a mysterious coin keeps showing up in every horror story in The Silver Coin. This currency,
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Review: The Whole Hog In `Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel To Be Kin’ #7
Geof Darrow doesn’t really do subtle. Whether it’s his unique, over-the-top visual style or his witty, pull-no-punches scripts, Darrow is
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Advance Review: Something Is Missing In `Something Is Killing The Children’ #26
Erica Slaughter is finally back. Well sort of. After nearly four months, Something is Killing the Children is back on
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