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Marvel’s X-Men event X of Swords: Creation gets a trailer

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This September, ten X-Men will join forces to defend the mutant nation of Krakoa from mysterious new enemies in Jonathan Hickman’s House of X follow-up X of Swords, and Marvel has released a trailer for the launch title X of Swords: Creation #1 which offers up a first taste of the action along with artwork […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Three Jokers #1

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: Three Jokers #1… After several years of build up, Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok’s highly anticipated miniseries Batman: Three Jokers has arrived. The first of three issues, Three Jokers #1 more than meets the level of anticipation as Johns presents a compelling and character driven tale with an engrossing mystery surrounding The Joker and his […]

Comic Book Review – Mega Man: Fully Charged #1

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Kevin McDowall reviews Mega Man: Fully Charged #1… The multi-decade spanning hit series Mega Man gains a new comic based on the hit television series Mega Man: Fully Charged. Published by BOOM! Studios, this comic helps to further flesh out the world of Mega Man as he discovers a past he was forced to forget…  Issue #1 introduces us […]

Z2 Comics to pay tribute to Ronnie James Dio with Holy Diver graphic novel

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Z2 Comics has announced that it has teamed with the estate of late metal god Ronnie James Dio for a comic book adaptation of Dio’s beloved 1983 album Holy Diver. Ride the tiger! The graphic novel will feature an original storyline from Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) inspired by the album’s iconic cover artwork, […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Hell’s Mirror

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Hell’s Mirror… Khan once again returns to the Star Trek Universe, though here we’re not palmed off with a Benedict Cumberbatch “John Harrison” Khan – this the real deal!  Except here the seasoned comic book scribe (J.M. DeMatteis) has rather rudely plopped him in an alternate universe.  A universe in which […]

Comic Book Preview – Locke & Key: …In Pale Battalions Go… #1

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This Wednesday sees the release of Locke & Key: …In Pale Battalions Go… #1 from IDW Publishing; take a look at a preview of the issue here… The impossible, reality-bending keys of Keyhouse have always been weapons of war. In the spring of 1915, Chamberlin Locke’s oldest son, John, is desperate to be a part […]

Comic Book Preview – The Boys: Dear Becky #4

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The Boys: Dear Becky #4 is out this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview for you here courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment… Butcher risks a collision course with Mallory, as he exploits a voice on the inside of Vought’s latest superhero operation. But his memories of Becky make the dangerous game he’s playing all the […]

Comic Book Preview – Mars Attacks Red Sonja #1

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Dynamite Entertainment launches its latest crossover series this week with the release of Mars Attacks Red Sonja #1, and we’ve got the official preview for you here; check it out… She is the red-haired She-Devil with the Sword. They are the green-skinned invaders from the red planet. Yes, those dastardly Mars Attacks Martians are attacking […]

Comic Book Preview – Stephen King and Owen King’s Sleeping Beauties #3

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IDW Publishing’s comic book adaptation of Stephen King and Owen King’s Sleeping Beauties continues this week with the release of the third issue, and you can check out the official preview here… Based on the horror novel by Stephen King and Owen King and adapted by Rio Youers (The Forgotten Girl) and Alison Sampson (The […]