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The world of The Umbrella Academy expanding with You Look Like Death

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Dark Horse Comics has announced the upcoming summer launch of the first Umbrella Academy spin-off series You Look LIke Death from series co-creator Gerard Way along with Shaun Simon (The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys), artist I.N.J. Culbard (The New Deadwardians), and letterer Nate Piekos (The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion). You Look Like Death will […]

It’s morphin’ time for the TMNT in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4

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Boom! Studios has announced that the TMNT will be morphin’ into Power Rangers in the penultimate issue of the publisher’s current crossover comic book series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It’s the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as you’ve never seen them before vs Green Ranger Shredder! Will […]

Comic Book Preview – Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica #9

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Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica #9 hits comic book stores on Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue right here courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment… You’re traveling to another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a land whose […]

Comic Book Preview – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika #1

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IDW Publishing releases Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika #1 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… Trying to acclimate to life as a mutant, the newest Turtle Jennika embarks on a solo adventure that will force her to come to terms with both her troubled past and […]

Marvel to pay tribute to Giant-Size X-Men #1 on 45th anniversary

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Marvel is set to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the 1975 release of writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum’s groundbreaking Giant-Size X-Men #1 by assembling 37 of the industry’s top artistic talents to reimagine the landmark issue page by page with Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein & Cockrum. In 1975, writer Len Wein and artist […]

Comic Book Preview – George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings #2

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Dynamite Entertainment releases George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings #2 this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview for you here; check it out… Daenerys receives a dire warning while she basks in the comforts offered in the city of Qarth, while more than a thousand miles distant, Stannis makes his move on Ser Penrose […]

The Amazing Spider-Man’s loved ones are Dead No More

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Having released a selection of teaser images last week [see here], Marvel has now announced the upcoming release of the Amazing Spider-Man event Dead No More from Dan Slott and Jim Cheung. The story will get underway in Amazing Spider-Man #19, and sees Peter Parker running a gauntlet of his greatest foes, the introduction of a […]

Comic Book Review – Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #1

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Calum Petrie reviews Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #1… With society still reeling from the Aug Incident – the Illuminati orchestrated event which caused augmented individuals to mindlessly attack their ‘natural’ counterparts – anti-aug sentiment is at an all-time global high. Task Force 29 – an Interpol-funded coalition, created to quash the rising tide of […]

SDCC: IDW announces landmark Star Trek issue and new miniseries Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

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Following the SDCC launch of its epic crossover Star Trek/Green Lantern [read our review here and see a preview here], IDW Publishing has announced two new Star Trek comic book projects for this year, beginning with Star Trek #50 – a special anniversary issue from writer Mike Johnson and artist Tony Shasteen which kicks off […]