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Sir Edward Grey to hunt Jack the Ripper in Witchfinder: Reign of Darkness

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Dark Horse Comics has announced the upcoming launch of the five issue miniseries Witchfinder: Reign of Darkness from Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and Chris Roberson (iZombie), which will see Sir Edward Grey, occult adviser to the queen, takes on London’s most famous serial killer – Jack the Ripper. “It’s been long-established that Sir Edward Grey was […]

DC announces The Batman’s Grave from Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch

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DC Comics has announced the upcoming launch of a brand new 12-issue Batman series from creators Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, titled The Batman’s Grave. As per THR, The Batman’s Grave “will feature a new take on Batman, and offer one who has “an almost psychotic identification” with murder victims that leads him to become […]

Hasbro celebrates Marvel’s 80th anniversary with Marvel Legends comic book covers for Comic-Con

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Hasbro has announced that it is joining in the celebrations for the 80th anniversary of Marvel Comics with special comic book cover images featuring a variety of figures from the new Marvel Legends 80th Anniversary line. If you’re attending San Diego Comic-Con this week, the covers featuring the X-Men Marvel Legends figures will be made […]

The Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker begins with Star Wars Adventures #27

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IDW Publishing has announced that it will be filling in some of the blanks between Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with a three-part story arc from writer John Barber and artist Derek Charm, which is set to get underway in October’s Star Wars Adventures #27. With the New […]

Comic Book Preview – Vampirella #1 1969 Replica Edition

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In celebration of the character’s 50th anniversary, Dynamite Entertainment is releasing a special Replica Edition of 1969’s Vampirella #1 this Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… SEE ALSO: Sideshow celebrates Vampirella’s 50th anniversary with collectible statue This special reprint includes every story and even advertisements exactly as they looked half a century […]

Comic Book Preview – Wonder Woman Come Back to Me #1

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DC Comics releases Wonder Woman Come Back to Me #1 this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here… Available to comics shops for the first time! When Steve Trevor is called in for a test flight of an experimental new aircraft, he winds up lost in the Bermuda Triangle-and it’s […]

IDW adapting Stephen King and Owen King’s Sleeping Beauties

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IDW Publishing has announced Sleeping Beauties, a captivating comic book series based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King and Owen King from the creative team of writer Rio Youers (The Forgotten Girl) and artist Alison Sampson (Winnebago Graveyard), who will adapt the narrative as a ten-issue limited series. “We are so excited about Rio […]

The dead will walk again with Marvel Zombies: Respawn this October

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With Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead coming to a surprise end this week, Marvel has announced that it will be filling the zombie void this October with a brand new Marvel Zombies series to rival DC Comics and its DCeased event. The announcement came with a cover image from Inhyuk Lee featuring zombie-fied versions of […]

Comic Book Review – Blade Runner 2019 #1

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Matt Rodgers reviews Blade Runner 2019 #1… Blade Runner 2019 tells the story of detective Aahna Ashina of the Los Angeles Police Department, who was one of the first to qualify for the assignment, and is largely considered the best. Blade Runner has always presented a world of endless possibilities: the labyrinthine neon-lit concrete jungle, […]