New Horrors In A Future Landscape — Reviewing ‘Frankenstein: New World — The Speed Of Darkness #3’
Welcome to the table, When the things that scare us from the past haunt the far-flung future, the terror takes
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Advance Review — A Rushed Journey’s End For ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #12
It’s the end of the line for the Borg-cloned James T. Kirk, the U.S.S. Omega, and the series Star Trek:
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Something Old, Something New, Something Black: Reviewing ‘Venom’ #1
When it comes to ongoing narratives within the realm of superhero comics, what is old is new again, and again.
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Unboxing WizKids’ ‘G.I.Joe HeroClix Iconix: Cobra Edition’
Welcome to the table, We all know that knowing is half the battle. When Cobra Commander, The Baroness, Destro, and
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Soaring High Once More — Reviewing ‘Nova: Return Of The Rings’ #1
Once upon a time, around fifteen years ago, Marvel Comics entered a period where multiple young new heroes were created.
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Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold — Reviewing ‘The Mafia Vs. The Klan’
Sometimes the title alone is enough to get you reading a graphic novel. Fortunately, in the case of The Mafia
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Review: Directionless ‘Blood And Thunder’ #18 Continues Its Meandering Ways
If nothing else, Blood & Thunder is a series that’s full of surprises. Some good; some not so much. The
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Review: ‘The Karman Blade’ #2 May Be The Perfect Fantasy Series
You almost have to pity Darcy Van Poelgeest. Almost. Van Poelgeest writes the story for the fantasy limited series
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Previously On X-Men: Sink Your Teeth Into The Intricate World of ‘Midnight X-Men’ #1
There’s only one X-book out this week, and it’s the alt-reality Midnight X-Men, so I’m skipping ahead to break it
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts– Ghost Of The 23rd Century’ #3 Gives Needed Background
Halfway through a limited series is usually a smart time to give readers the background information they need to better
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Previously On X-Men: As ‘DNX’ Looms, Beast Battles Beast in ‘X-Men’ #35
We turn once more to the not-too-distant past, in which the X-Men aren’t vampires and “DNX” still looms! Generation X-23
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Bigger Is Better: Reviewing ‘Skinbreaker’ Deluxe Edition Hardcover
Robert Kirkman and David Finch’s Skinbreaker is the kind of comic that demands to be seen big. Now that all
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Review: ‘Midnight Spider-Man’ #1 Takes The Familiar And Mixes It With Horror And Gore
Midnight Spider-Man is not the wallcrawler you know. Not exactly, anyway. Sure there are familiar elements. Peter Parker is still
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Advance Review: Steve Skroce Asks “What If?” In ‘Tales Of Wonder’ #2
What if Captain America and the Avengers and the Fantastic Four weren’t figments of comic book creators’ imaginations but rather
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Advance Review: ‘Of The Earth’ #6 Ends The Series With An Unsatisfying Bang
Over the course of the six issues from the miniseries Of the Earth, Tabby Black has been through a lot.
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Advance Review: ‘Crowbound’ #2 Moves At Its Own Pace And Reveals Just Enough To Keep Readers Hooked
It’s not every new series that ends its premiere issue with the main character’s throat being slashed and pushed off
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Review: ‘Dick Tracy’ #20 May Or May Not Press On
Writers Michael Moreci and Alex Segura create a mostly solid script. Though some of the plot points are definitely formulaic
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Echoes Of ‘The Wolves Of Saint August’ — Reviewing ‘Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.: The Monster Of Nivola’
Welcome to the table, The Wolves of Saint August, the collected color version from 1995, was one of the most
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Reviewing Fanhome’s Darth Vader 1:2 Scale Build-Up Subscription, Stages 85-89
The 19th package in Fanhome’s Darth Vader 1:2 scale Build-Up Model subscription* has arrived. This box contains stages 85-89, and
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Review — ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Total Party Killers’ #1 Feels Like A Day At The Gaming Table
Welcome to the table, Dark Horse Comics has really come to the table in the most delightful way. They bring
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Review: ‘Hidden Springs’ #2 Shines In Small Moments That Showcase Humanity
Welcome to the table, We always need more giant monster stories. Dark Horse Comics is bringing us one of the
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Advance Review: ‘Hammerfist’ #2 Is Nonstop Action From Cover To Cover
First the heist and now the escape. After a crazy first issue involving a scumbag main character getting
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Force Matters: ‘Star Wars: Rogue One — Jyn Erso’ #1 At Least Gives Us A Character Arc
It’s another one comic one-shot week as the ten year anniversary of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Star Wars:
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Advance Review: ‘White Sky’ #6 Completes Initial Story Arc Leaving More Questions Than Answers
Story arcs in comics are funny things. First, they are pretty arbitrary. The arc begins and ends
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Buckle Up For A Fun Ride — Reviewing ‘The Last Driver’ #2
“So what do we do?” “We drive.” No other set of dialogue could better explain Sean Murphy’s The Last
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They Say You Can’t Go Home Again — Reviewing ‘New Titans’ #39
Everyone knows about the Amazons of Themiscyira and their chosen champion Wonder Woman, a stalwart hero of the DC Universe.
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Previously On X-Men: A Tale of Two Gambits — ‘Uncanny X-Men’ #33 And ‘X-Men Of Apocalypse Omega’
Journey with me back to the heady days of August 5th, when one Gambit began his exorcism journey while another
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Death From Above — Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1113
Gotham City elected Pamela Isley, aka Poison Ivy, as their mayor recently. As expected, things haven’t gone very well. Ancient
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Review: “The Eye Collector’ #4 Continues To Embrace The Weird
There’s weird and then there’s The Eye Collector. Weird, of course, is relative. My weird may be normal to
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Advance Review: ‘Terminal’ #3 Is Less Than The Sum Of Its Talented Parts
Sometimes a proven team of industry legends comes together and wows readers with an amazing story, witty dialogue, and eye-popping
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Unmasked Secrets Are Deadly — Reviewing ‘Absolute Green Arrow’ #5
The rich are a plague upon society, reveling in their unchecked, seemingly endless power over the lives of others. In
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