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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 […]

Comic Book Preview – Amethyst #1

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DC’s Wonder Comics imprint launches its new series Amethyst this Wednesday; check out a preview of the first issue here… Following her triumphant reintroduction in the pages of Young Justice, the new Amethyst miniseries follows teenager Amy Winston—a.k.a. Princess Amethyst—as she returns to her magical kingdom to celebrate her 16th birthday in style. The only […]

Dynamite celebrates Jim Lee with new homage variant covers

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Dynamite Entertainment has announced that it is celebrating the work of legendary artist Jim Lee with a series of homage covers from artist Juan Gedeon and including Vampirella #11 (based on Lee’s Superman #204 cover), Red Sonja #16 (Batman #608), Vampirella/Red Sonja #9 (X-Men #1), Dejah Thoris #6 (Captain America #700), Killing Red Sonja #3 […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Force Works 2020 #1

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Marvel’s Force Works team returns this week as the publisher launches a new three-issue miniseries entitled Force Works 2020; check out a preview of the first issue here… The eruption of a violent robot revolution threatens all manner of biological life! Teetering on the precipice of extinction, there’s only one man with enough tactical skill, […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1020

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Detective Comics #1020 is released this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of DC Comics; enjoy… As Gotham City continues its rise from the ashes of “City of Bane,” some familiar faces have returned to keep Gotham City exactly where they want it: Two-Face is back. But this […]

Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular variant covers celebrate eight decades of the Boy Wonder

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DC Comics celebrates eight decades of the Boy Wonder this March with the release of Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular, and the publisher is marking the occasion with a series of Decade Variant covers here which take us through the history of the iconic character; check them out here… From the high-flying adventures of […]

Comic Book Preview – Punisher: Soviet #4

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Punisher: Soviet #4 hits comic book stores this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of Marvel; check it out… Valery Stefanovich has put himself on a collision course with The Punisher. The roots of this issue go back to Afghanistan in the 1980s where Valery spent time in […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Curse of the White Knight #7

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The penultimate issue of Sean Murphy’s Batman: Curse of the White Knight is out this coming Wednesday, and you can get a sneak peek right here courtesy of the official preview from DC Comics… Bruce Wayne and Batman have come undone. Powerless after learning the truth behind his family’s name and legacy, Bruce prepares to […]