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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Advance Review — Dying A Thousand Deaths ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts’ #1
Pity anyone wearing red in the original Star Trek television series. Those poor security and engineering officers met any number
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Advance Review – Cantwell And Crook Spin A Great, Tangled Web In ‘Out Of Alcatraz’ #3
It’s difficult to fully grasp the number of plot threads that Christopher Cantwell has written into the first three issues
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Advance Review – Ottley Shines In ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #1
Few independent comic book series have the longevity and creativity to create a robust cast of characters. But with 144
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Advance Review — ‘Plague House’ #2 Drops A Bomb On Readers
When you’ve read comic books for a long time it’s easy to become a bit jaded. Nine times out of
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Advance Review: ‘Something Is Killing The Children’ #41 Kicks Off New Arc – Painfully Slowly
After a series of one-off issues, Something is Killing the Children returns to longer-form storytelling with issue #41. Normally, that
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Advance Review — All-Star Creative Team Nails ‘News From The Fallout’ #1
Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming miniseries News From the Fallout: It’s written by Chris Condon
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Advance Review: Tynion Kills It Again In ‘Exquisite Corpses’ #1
Pulling off a successful first issue of any comic book series is challenge. That worldbuilding requires an alchemic mix of
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Advance Review: ‘Mine Is A Long, Lonesome Grave’ #3 Is Packed With Action
If you’re looking for a comic book loaded with action-packed gunfights, knife fights, and the occasional explosion, Mine is a
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Advance Review: Tyler Crook’s Artwork Continues To Impress In ‘Out Of Alcatraz’ #2
Every once in a while, you see a comic book page or even just a panel and you immediately understand
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Review — Great Colors Help ‘Plague House’ #1 To Pop Off The Page
When he was a child, Michael W. Conrad saw a ghost bobbing up and down in his living room pleading
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Advance Review: The Wealthy Pay A Different Tax In ‘Free For All’
Imagine a world with billionaires paid their fair share — or faced death. In the new 56-page graphic novel Free
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Advance Review: ‘Whatever Happened To The Crimson Justice?’ #1 Channels ‘The Dark Knight Returns’
If one thing is for certain, creators Frank Tieri and Inaki Miranda know how to grab your attention. In the
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Advance Review: Killers Unite In ‘Buried Long, Long Ago’ #1
Belle Gunness is not your typical comic book serial killer. First, the main character in Buried Long, Long Ago is
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Advance Review: ‘Pause’ #2 Features An Effective Use Of Color
Imagine a world where time is frozen for everyone but you. Well, you and anyone you touch. While it might
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Advance Review: Shehan Continues To Impress In ‘Mine Is A Long, Lonesome Grave’ #2
Chris Shehan knows how to make an entrance with his art. In the premiere issue of Mine is a Long,
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Advance Review — ‘Far Down Below’ #1 Embraces Nostalgia Of The 1980s
Nostalgia for the 1980s has never been hotter. From popular music to movies to theater, audiences are embracing the throwbacks
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Advance Review: ‘Pause’ #1 Takes Readers To A Frozen NYC
Did you ever wish you could have an hour or two just to yourself? That you could turn off the
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Advance Review– `Assorted Crisis Events’ #1 Makes Post-Apocalyptic Life Interesting
The comic book universe is no stranger to the occasional crisis. Every decade or so, DC rolls out a crisis
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Review: Feast Your Eyes On ‘Mine Is A Long, Lonesome Grave’ #1
The premiere issue of Mine is a Long, Lonesome Grave starts off with an eye-popping page. Pretty much literally. We
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Advance Review: A Robotic Start To ‘We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us’ #1
To say that the first issue of We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us is robotic is not so much of
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Advance Review: ‘You’ll Do Bad Things’ #1 Needs A Stronger Plot
The Godfather author Mario Puzo lamented late in his life that all his audience wanted to read from him was
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