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Marvel offers first sneak peek preview of The Rise of Ultraman

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The pop culture icon Ultraman is heading to the Marvel universe this September as writers Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and Mat Groom (Self/Made) join artists Francesco Manna (Fantastic Four), Michael Cho (Captain America) and Gurihiru (The Unstoppable Wasp) reimagine the thrilling beginnings of the Ultraman phenomenon with the new miniseries The Rise of […]

DC announces two new Halloween one-shots for October

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DC Comics has announced the upcoming release of two Halloween anthology titles this October in Legend of the Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular #1 and DC: The Doomed and the Damned #1 , which promise to deliver a double dose of spooks and scares featuring the World’s Greatest Super Heroes in tales of fear and terror. […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Empyre #1: Director’s Cut

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Marvel’s hotly-anticipated new event Empyre gets underway this coming week, and we have a preview of Empyre #1: Director’s Cut for you right here… Featuring action-packed extras including a Cover Gallery, Script, Inked And Color Pages and more! The Kree and the Skrulls have united under a new emperor – and their war fleet is […]

Archie Comics teams with Spotify for slate of original podcast series

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Archie Comics has announced that it has teamed with Spotify to bring the world of Riverdale to live with a series of podcasts based upon the publisher’s beloved roster of comic book characters. “The podcast and audio space is so vibrant, and Spotify is, hands down, the industry leader there,” said Archie Comics CEO/Publisher Jon […]

San Diego Comic-Con announces ‘Comic-Con At Home’ event

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This year’s San Diego Comic-Con International event may have been forced into cancellation by the global health crisis, but the organisers of the big geek culture celebration have announced that they will attempt to fill the void with ‘Comic-Con at Home’. The news was revealed on social media, with SDCC posting a brief teaser video […]

Comic-Con PREVIEWS Exclusives include The Mandalorian, TMNT, Star Trek, Godzilla, TRON and more

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San Diego Comic-Con may have been cancelled this year but Diamond Comic Distributors has revealed that a range of PREVIEWS exclusive collectibles will be rolling out in extremely limited quantities in local comic book stores throughout the second half of the year. Check out a selection here, including a Mandalorian 1:6 scale bust from the […]

Rob Liefeld’s G.I. Joe series Snake Eyes: Deadgame gets 36 variant covers

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With its release fast approaching, IDW Publishing has announced that creator Rob Liefeld’s upcoming G.I. Joe miniseries Snake Eyes: Deadgame is set to launch with 36 variant covers, including nine from Liefeld himself. Here’s a peak at said covers… SEE ALSO: Get a first look at Rob Liefeld’s G.I. Joe miniseries Snake Eyes: Deadgame “G.I. […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers Galaxies #7

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers Galaxies #7… After months of delays due to circumstances outside of IDW’s control, Transformers Galaxies has finally returned with a new story arc focusing on Arcee, Greenlight and the newly created bot Gauge.  Newcomer writer to the Transformers franchise Sam Maggs writes a captivating issue that opens up one of Cybertron’s mysterious factions and […]

Comic Book Preview – iWolverine 2020 #1

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Ahead of its release next week, Marvel has unveiled a preview of iWolverine 2020 #1, and you can find it right here… In the wake of Arno Stark’s crusade against A.I.s, no robot is safe. Fearing of Elsie Dee’s safety in these tumultuous times, Albert, the robot Wolverine, goes to Madripoor to find her…but what […]