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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Advance Review: An Extended Chase Scene Lifts ‘Blood & Thunder’ #3
After two introductory issues featuring a good mix of exposition and action, Blood & Thunder #3 is an unapologetic extended
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Advance Review: Zdarsky Breathes Life Into Automatons In ‘White House Robot Romance’ #1
Sometimes the name tells you all you need to know about a work of art. In the case of White
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Advance Review — ‘Out Of Alcatraz’ #4 Fleshes Out Characters Before The Finale
With the literal end of the road approaching for the escapees from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, Out Of Alcatraz’s creative team
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Advance Review – ‘Exquisite Corpses’ #2 Drops Off A Little After Stellar Introduction
Like the characters they have created, Michael Walsh and James Tynion IV are risk-takers. Unlike those characters in Exquisite Corpses
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Advance Review – Ryan Ottley Continues To Shine In ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #2
It’s really this simple: Ryan Ottley was born to draw Battle Beast. Only two issues into the new series Invincible
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Advance Review — ‘Something Is Killing The Children’ #42 Plods Along
It’s been a long time since Something is Killing the Children was really good. When it was good – during
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Advance Review: ‘Blood & Thunder’ #2 Meanders Too Much And Too Soon
Sophomore outings are difficult by any stretch of the imagination. If a creative team has done a good job in
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Review– ‘You’ll Do Bad Things’ #3 Meanders
It is said that a foolish consistency is indeed the hobgoblin of simple minds. If that’s truly the case, then
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Advance Review: ‘Benjamin’ #1 Brings High Quality
The art for the various covers are the respective creations of artists Christian Ward, Malachi Ward, and Leomacs. All three
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Advance Review – Weak Visuals Drag Down Strong Story In ‘The Goddamn Tragedy’
It should surprise absolutely no one that Chris Condon has returned to writing a Western story. Before Condon hit the
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