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Spawn #300 and Batman: Damned lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of September 2019

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Todd McFarlane’s history making Spawn became the longest-running creator-owned comic book in history with the release of last month’s Spawn #300, and it also fended off competition from the likes of J.J. Abrams’ Spider-Man, House of X, Powers of X and Doomsday Clock to lead the bestselling comic books of September 2019. DC Comics topped […]

First look preview of The Dollhouse Family #1

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DC Black Label and the Joe Hill-curated Hill House Comics launch their second horror series this November with The Dollhouse Family, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here; check it out… Hill House Comics welcomes its deeply disturbing second series, The Dollhouse Family! On Alice’s sixth birthday, her […]

Jessica Jones: Blind Spot coming to print this January from Marvel

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Marvel has announced that writer Kelly Thompson and artist Mattia De Iulis’ acclaimed digital series Jessica Jones: Blind Spot is coming to print this January as a six-issue limited series; check out the cover artwork and a preview here… Jessica Jones was once the costumed super hero known as Jewel. She sucked at it. Now […]

Comic Book Review – The Illuminati Ball

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Calum Petrie reviews The Illuminati Ball… The Illuminati Ball is an ambitious story about the human condition, greed and tampering with things beyond our understanding. A modest graphic novel by Cynthia Von Buhler and based on the theatrical experience, the story has somewhat of a pedigree. The narrative takes a few turns throughout the book’s […]

Get a first look at The Infected: King Shazam!

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Billy Batson finds himself under the spell of the Batman Who Laughs this December in the one shot The Infected: King Shazam! #1, and you can find an unlettered first look preview here courtesy of DC Comics… Billy Batson is a good kid. Well… he was. Following the events of Batman/Superman and “Year of the […]

Comic Book Preview – Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Allegiance #3

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Marvel Comics releases Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Allegiance #3 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out… BEFORE THE EXCITING EVENTS OF STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER! Decades after Imperial occupation enslaved the their planet, there are those […]

Get a first look at Firefly: The Sting original graphic novel

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Saffron and the women of Serenity are teaming up to pull off a daring space heist this November with the release of the original graphic novel Firefly: The Sting, and you can check out a first look preview here courtesy of Bo0m! Studios… Saffron, the enigmatic rogue who captured the hearts of Firefly fans worldwide […]

Marvel celebrates 40th anniversary of The Dark Phoenix Saga with new variant covers

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Forty years ago, legendary creators Chris Claremont and John Byrne delivered one of the most iconic X-Men comic book stories of all time with The Dark Phoenix Saga, and to mark the occasion Marvel has announced a series of Anniversary variant covers, each featuring a pivotal moment from the seminal tale, brought to life by […]