Advance Review: ‘Blood & Thunder’ #7 Ends In A Bizarre Way
Regular readers of Blood & Thunder will remember bounty hunter Blood ended the last story arc by failing to bring
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts’ #4 Doesn’t Give Readers Anyone To Root For
One of the reasons Star Trek has endured for over half a century is the characters and our emotional investment
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Advance Review: Clark Bint’s Artwork Stuns In ‘Cyberarchy’ #1
It’s probably a safe bet that few comic book enthusiasts had Mad Cave Studio’s Cyberarchy on their pull lists earlier
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Advance Review: ‘Crownsville’ #1 Explores A Frightening Man-Made Horror Story
From its opening in 1911, Crownsville State Hospital near Baltimore treated Black mental patients, though it quickly expanded to aid
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Advance Review – ‘Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man’ #3 Continues To Thrill
It is a testament to the Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man creative team that, three-quarters through the limited series we
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Advance Review — ‘Exquisite Corpses’ #6 Is Feeling The Weight Of Its Many Characters
Having a number of interesting characters is critical to the success of most stories. After all, no one wants to
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Advance Review — Finch Continues To Dazzle In ‘Skinbreaker’ #2
Leave it to David Finch to take a relatively straightforward panel at the beginning of a book and turn it
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming’ #2 Is Brisk and Entertaining
This is not the homecoming that Captain Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager had in mind. The
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Advance Review — ‘Out Of Alcatraz’ Is One Of The Best Comic Book Reads Of 2025
It’s not hyperbole to say that Out of Alcatraz, the limited series by writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Tyler Crook,
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Advance Review — The Big Battle Leads To Little Change In ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #6
From the start, the overriding issue with Invincible Universe: Battle Beast has been the ease in which the main character
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Advance Review — Cantwell Shows Off His Storytelling Prowess In ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts’ #3
The body count may have slowed down slightly in Star Trek: Red Shirts #3, but the tension keeps building throughout
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Advance Review — The Key To Immortality Is In ‘The Twilight Zone’ #1
You are traveling through another dimension – a new comic book series based on an old television show. Yes, The
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Advance Review — James T. Kirk Returns, More Or Less, In ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #1
One of the most interesting concepts coming out of the otherwise disappointing streaming series Star Trek: Discovery was the idea
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Advance Review – Finch Delivers A Master Class In Comic Artwork In ‘Skinbreaker’ #1
It turns out there’s a really simple formula for creating a great comic book: Hire David Finch and give him
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Advance Review — Man Remains Visible, And Terrifying In ‘Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man’ #2
It’s not a joke to say that halfway through the limited series Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man, we still don’t
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Advance Review — ‘Galactic’ #1 Relies Too Much On Familiar Sci-Fi Tropes
The spunky space princess. The heroic rogue with his furry sidekick. The evil villain set to invade a peaceful planet.
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Advance Review — Love, Plus Body Parts, Is In The Air In ‘Exquisite Corpses’ #5
Time for a little romance. After four issues of terror, traumatic amputations, backstabbing (some literally), and explosions, Exquisite Corpses #5
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Advance Review — ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #5 Provides Character Insights Both Necessary And Irrelevant
Generally speaking, the more we know about a comic book character, the better. Understanding major character motivations is essential to
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Advance Review — ‘Blood & Thunder’ #5 Gets Back On Track, Sorta
Initially, it seems as though the latest issue of Blood & Thunder is about to make the same mistake as
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No Rest For The Weary — ‘Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming’ #1 Reviewed
IDW has brought the U.S.S. Voyager out of mothballs and back into the spotlight in its new limited series Star
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Advance Review – ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts’ #2 Lives Up To Its Name
Star Trek wouldn’t be Star Trek without killing off a couple of random red shirts. This time, though, the body
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Advance Review — ‘Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man’ #1, Or Of Mice And (Vanishing) Men
Have you ever felt invisible? You walk into a room and no one pays attention? You’re standing there being ignored,
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Advance Review — Kirkman’s Writing Tightens Up In ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #4
Despite being a relatively new series, until now Invincible Universe: Battle Beast followed an all-too familiar routine: incredible visuals from
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Advance Review: ‘Everything Dead & Dying’ #1 Is – Thankfully – Not Your Typical Zombie Story
Up until now, it hasn’t seemed like there was any new ground to tread upon in zombie stories. For 60
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Advance Review – ‘Blood & Thunder’ #4 Takes A Detour And It’s Too Much, Too Soon
Stories often have their detours. An intense scene or chapter gives way to something completely different – maybe a character
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Advance Review — ‘News From The Fallout’ #2 Slips After Stellar First Issue
It was bound to happen. After a stellar first issue, News From the Fallout #2 comes crashing back to earth.
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Advance Review – ‘Out Of Alcatraz’ #5 Wraps Up The Superb Series Superbly
Let me let you in on a little secret: Reviewers, by nature, are a cowardly and superstitious lot. We have
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Review – ‘Exquisite Corpses’ #3 Tries To Tackle Existential Questions Amid A Bloodbath
Who are you? It’s a simple question really. But in the hands of writers like Pornsak Pichetshote and James Tynion
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Advance Review: ‘Ice Cream Man’ #44 Skewers Those Horrific Corporate Performance Reviews
Ahhh that dreaded annual corporate rite – the performance review! It’s the opportunity for your manager to finally screw up
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Advance Review: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds –- The Seeds Of Salvation’ #1 Lacks Story Depth
Outer space is exciting. Outer space is dangerous. Outer space is…boring? At least that’s what Nurse Christine Chapel is feeling
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Advance Review – ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #3 Demonstrates The Need For A Worthy Antagonist
Only three issues into its run and Invincible Universe: Battle Beast has established itself as one of the best-looking comics
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