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: 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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Review: Disney’s ‘Gargoyles’ #1 Return From Slumber
Writer Greg Weisman does a bit of info dumping throughout the issue. Though this helps explain things for those new
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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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An Origin Most Tragic: Reviewing ‘Stillwater’ #16
An end is on the horizon for the story of Stillwater, with only two more issues remaining. Sometimes before one
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Review: ‘Mega Centurions: Mega No More’ #5 Twists The End
Writer Jon Parrish creates a very strong script. It has several twists to keep readers’ interest. These twists also work
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A Chill Falls Upon The Gotham Nocturne: Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1066
When it comes to characters featured in decades-long ongoing comic book stories, various elements surrounding them have and will continue
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The Power Of Friendship: Reviewing ‘Eight Billion Genies’ #6
The first eight months following the arrival of eight billion genies left the Earth a truly unrecognizable place. Now those
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Review: Searching For Something Heroic In `Rogue State’ #1
“There’s no heroes, Marlo. There’s just you and me and a bazillion not-super villains.” That’s what a wall-scaling Clara Cruz tells
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A Whole Lotta ’90s Goodness: Reviewing ‘Buffy ’97’ Softcover Edition
Comics books are a medium where a great many ideas, especially the fun ones, can find a life that might
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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: ‘Cosmic Debris’ #1 Has Flaws And Potential
This first issue of Cosmic Debris is definitely an independent comic in style and execution. Meaning that it arguably shouldn’t
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A Concert To Die For: Reviewing Scout Comics’ `Killchella’ #1
If you were ever willing to die to see your favorite band in concert, Killchella may be the series for
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Advance Review: When The New Seems All Too Familiar In `Wiper’
While the future may not be all it’s cracked up to be, in the world of Wiper, neither it seems
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Advance Review: Jae Lee is the Real Savior in `Seven Sons’ #6
If there’s one thing that Seven Sons has taught us, it’s that being one of the chosen few isn’t all
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Advance Review: Stepping Away From A Game’s Glow In `Star Trek: Resurgence’#1
Comic books based on videos games have a mixed history. And it’s not usually a good sign when the sole
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Advance Review: Decapitations, Animations And Mutilations (Oh My!) In `Dark Ride’ #2
It didn’t take long for Dark Ride to get really…well…dark. Sure, we expected some of the darkness after a strong
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Review: ‘Antioch’ #2 Does Okay
Writer Patrick Kindlon provides more exposition in this issue than in the first issue (Antioch #1 [2022]). This is both
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Advance Review: `Minor Threats’ #3 Takes Its D-Listers Very Seriously
They might be D-list villains, but they take their job pretty seriously. The would-be bad guys in Minor Threats –
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Falling Two Steps Behind: Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1065
Finding ways to tell Batman-related stories that haven’t been done, or been done to death, becomes increasingly harder to do
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Advance Review: Saving the World Comes At A Price In `Astronaut Down’ #4
It’s taken a few issues, but Astronaut Down is getting good. Really good. The series had a promising but uneven
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Advance Review: The Bluntman Returns In `Quick Stops’ #1
In his latest comic book series Quick Stops, Kevin Smith artfully blends his love of comic books, New Jersey, his
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Advance Review: `Star Trek– Picard – Stargazer’ #3 Sticks The Landing
Talk about sticking the landing – and not a minute too soon. Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer has been an
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Advance Review: Love and Betrayal in `Time Before Time’ #18
With any relationship comes the risk of betrayal. Kareena Jemisin learns that the hard way in Time After Time #18.
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Advance Review: Face To Face With A Killer In `That Texas Blood’ #19
That Texas Blood wraps up its third – and best – story arc with a bang. Literally. The last issue
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Advance Review: No One is Safe in `Survival Street’ #4
How does a limited series that started with such great promise pivot quickly and end with a thud? Frankly, it’s
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Advance Review: Sisko Returns To Save the Galaxy – Again – In `Star Trek’ #1
It’s Captain Benjamin Sisko the rescue. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had one of the most epic – and controversial
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Advance Review: ‘Mega Centurions: Mega No More’ #4 Astounds
Writer Jon Parrish does a fantastic job with a plot twist that keeps this narrative from being predictable. Though it
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Advance Review: Breaking Into `Dead Mall’ #1 Has Its Perils
Ahhh ye olde shopping mall! That archetype of mid-to-late 20th century capitalism and hangout for teenagers desperately seeking to escape
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