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Comic Book Preview – Heartbeat #1

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This week sees the release of Heartbeat #1, kicking off a new series from Maria Llovet (Faithless) who presents a dark, violent, decadent, disturbing story, in which life and death, blood and love, are inextricably intertwined. Check out a preview of the issue here… Eva, a high school outcast, finds herself witness to a horrible […]

Comic Book Preview – Absolute Carnage: Captain Marvel #1

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Absolute Carnage: Captain Marvel #1 hits comic book stores this coming Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of Marvel Comics… Chewie’s been Carnagized, and Carol ain’t happy about it! It’s Earth’s Mightiest Hero against a symbiotic space cat – what more could you need?! Absolute Carnage: Captain Marvel […]

Play as Street Fighter’s Chun-Li in Power Rangers: Legacy Wars

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Good old Chun-Li, she had girl-power before it was a thing, was one of the earliest female heroes in videogaming history (Ms Pac-Man probably holds that honour), and was Street Fighter’s answer to Cynthia Rothrock, but now she’s joining forces with the Power Rangers in developer nWay’s Power Rangers: Legacy Wars to become Chun-Li Ranger.  […]

Iron Studios’ X-Men Battle Diorama series adds Rogue and Wolverine

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Sideshow Collectibles and Iron Studios have unveiled another two additions to the Marvel Comics Battle Diorama X-Men series with 1:10 scale statues for Rogue and Wolverine; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles Sideshow and Iron Studios are proud to announce the latest from the Battle Diorama Series Art Scale […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Annihilation: Scourge Alpha #1

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Marvel sets the stage for December’s big event this week with the release of Annihilation: Scourge Alpha #1, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… THE OPENING SALVO FOR DECEMBER’S MAIN EVENT! Something is stirring in the Negative Zone…something that the Marvel Universe isn’t ready for! Will Nova […]

Covers revealed for Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1

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Marvel is set to explore the origin of the First Order’s new Supreme Leader this December as it launches the four-issue miniseries Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren, and thanks to AIPT, we’ve got a look at the main cover to the first issue from artist Clayton Crain, along with a variant from Carmen Carnero […]

Dark Horse is taking Predator back to the jungle with new series

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Dark Horse Comics is set to take the Predator franchise back to the jungle with Predator Hunters III, the next chapter in the Predator Hunters series from the creative team of writer Chris Warner (Predator Hunters, Barb Wire), along with artist Brian Thies (Predator: Life and Death, Star Wars: Legacy), and colorist Wes Dzoiba (Mystery […]

Get a first look at DC Black Label’s Joker: Killer Smile #2

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Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino and Jordie Bellaire’s three-issue DC Black Label series Joker: Killer Smile continues this December, and we’ve got an unlettered preview of the second issue for you here; check it out… SEE ALSO: Enter the villains in DCeased: Unkillables Ben Arnell promised his wife and child one thing: even though he spends […]

Comic Book Review – Blade Runner 2019 – Welcome to Los Angeles

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Hasitha Fernando reviews Blade Runner 2019 – Welcome to Los Angeles… The 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner envisioned its world as a vastly dystopian one. From up on high the city of Los Angeles, where the story is set, is wondrous to behold. Canary-yellow flying taxis zip through starless night skies bathed in the neon-haze […]