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Star Trek: Voyager returns to comics for Mirror Universe event

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IDW Publishing has announced that the starship Voyager will be making its first ever comic book foray into the Mirror Universe this October with the one-shot Star Trek: Voyager: Mirrors and Smoke, which will serve as the first of several excursions into the realm of dark doppelgängers, followed in time by one-shots focused on The […]

Comic Book Review – Superman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 4

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Ricky Church reviews Superman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 4… One of the best series to come out of DC’s Rebirth initiative was Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason’s run on Superman. By bringing back the pre-New 52 Superman and his marriage to Lois Lane, but adding in a young super-powered son named Jon, the pair brought a […]

IDW gets spooky with The Addams Family: The Bodies Issue

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In news coming out of the San Diego Comic-Con International, IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to tie into the release of the upcoming CG-animated The Addams Family movie with the whimsical one-shot comic The Addams Family: The Bodies Issue from writer Zoe Quinn (Goddess Mode) and artist Philip Murphy (Star Trek vs. […]

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 […]