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Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #1

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Andrew Newton reviews Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #1… His name is Judge Death and in his eyes all life is crime! Together with his brothers Fear, Fire, and Mortis, the super-fiend from Deadworld is determined to end all life in Mega-City One once and for all! This compilation features classic Judge Death tales […]

Comic Book Review – Zombies vs Robots #1

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Andrew Newton reviews Zombies vs Robots #1… Zombies vs Robots #1 from IDW is a new take on the zombie apocalypse theme.  Created by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood, this series brings us a world where humanity has all but been destroyed.  This issue brings us 3 stories set in this brilliant and imaginative world. The main […]

Comic Book Review – Strontium Dog: The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha: Dogs of War

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Andrew Newton reviews Strontium Dog: The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha: Dogs of War… Late 22nd century. After the Atomic Wars, many survivors were warped by the Strontium 90 fallout. These “mutants” became a victimized underclass, and the only job open to them was bounty hunting. One such Search/Destroy agent, or Strontium Dog, is […]

Comic Book Review – Graveyard Shift #1

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Andrew Newton reviews Graveyard Shift #1… Graveyard Shift is the new comic book series from writer Jay Faerber (creator of Image Comics’ Near Death and Noble Causes series).  Those lovers of horror and particularly vampire horror stories will be intrigued by this storyline which sees police officer Liam start his night with what appears to be a normal […]

Comic Book Review – The Humans #2

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Andrew Newton reviews The Humans #2… From out of the smoke of their lost brothers’ funeral pyre comes a ghostly figure from the past. A long-thought-dead member returns to The HUMANS, bringing visions of hell and loss with him and a night of mourning quickly turns into an outta-sight homecoming party! Issue 2 of The […]

X-Box Bargains – Bionic Commando

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Andrew Newton looks at a selection of Xbox 360 bargains; next up is Bionic Commando… Following on with my quest of seeking out and reviewing bargain games rather than wait for Black Fridays and January sales etc. I thought I’d continue today with Bionic Commando by Capcom. I have fond memories of the original Bionic […]

X-Box Bargains – Naughty Bear

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Andrew Newton looks at a selection of Xbox 360 bargains; first up is Naughty Bear… Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have come and gone and you may be patting yourself on the back that you queued all night and got the perfect bargain game but it got me thinking.  There are loads of brilliant titles available […]

Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd: The Daily Dredds – Volume One

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Andrew Newton reviews Judge Dredd: The Daily Dredds – Volume One… For those of you old enough, cast your minds back to the far reaches of 1976 (those of you like me who are not old enough just imagine). For children it was one of the best years ever with one of the hottest summers on […]

Comic Book Review – 2000AD Prog #1908

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Andrew Newton reviews 2000AD Prog #1908… Borag Thungg Squaxx dek Thargo.  Prog 1908 greets us this week with part 9 of the excellent ‘Block Judge’ storyline by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra with Ezquerra once again proving how effective his artwork is at bringing Dredd’s world to life. In part 9 of ‘Block Judge’, Dredd is doing his usual […]