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Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #8

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Allen Christian reviews Fantastic Four #8… Are we finally having some fun? I’m not certain why “fun” seems to be anathema to so many comics creators these days, Dan Slott included. Not that Slott has never made anything fun. His Silver Surfer with Mike Allred is entirely that. It just seems like fun should be […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel Team-Up #1

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Spider-Man joins forces with Ms. Marvel this week with the release of Marvel Team-Up #1; check out a preview of the issue here… After a science demonstration at Empire State University goes awry, Ms. Marvel and Spider-Man find themselves tangled up in the same chaotic adventure. Is it destiny? Or disaster?! Eve L. Ewing (IRONHEART) […]

Comic Book Preview – DC Super Hero Girls: Weird Science #1

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DC Comics has launched its new weekly digital series DC Super Hero Girls: Weird Science, which is set to in the same universe as the new DC Super Hero Girls animated show on Cartoon Network and sees the teenage superheroes facing their smartest competition yet – the Metropolis High Science Fair! Check out a preview […]

Get a first-look preview at Archie Horror’s Jughead: The Hunger vs. Vampironica #1

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Archie Comics has unveiled a first-look preview of its new Horror crossover miniseries Jughead: The Hunger vs. Vampironica #1 ahead of its release in April; check it out here… In the world of JUGHEAD THE HUNGER, there are no vampires, having been wiped out in their great war with the werewolves. In the VAMPIRONICA universe, […]

Comic Book Preview – Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #1

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Boom’s kaboom imprint launches the new four-issue miniseries Rocko’s Modern Afterlife this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview of the first issue for you here; take a look… Rocko returns in this new limited series from writer Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2) and Mattia Di Meo (Ben 10: For Science!) for a spooky look at […]

Comic Book Review – Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman – The Deluxe Edition

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Ricky Church reviews Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman – The Deluxe Edition… If you’re still feeling celebratory for Batman’s longevity after the release of Detective Comics #1000, DC has just the thing to scratch that it. Whereas the landmark issue of Detective was a celebration on how far Batman has come and a look to the […]

Archie releases first-look preview of Riverdale Season 3 #2

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Archie Comics releases Riverdale Season 3 #2 next month, and we’ve got an unlettered first-look preview of the issue for you here; check it out… The comic based on the hit CW series is back! These two stories set between episodes of Season 3 of Riverdale include a first-hand look at life on the Farm and #Choni’s […]

Comic Book Preview – Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Sirens #1

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Boom! Studios launches its new series Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Sirens this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… SEE ALSO: Neil Gaiman reimagining Jim Henson’s The Storyteller The critically acclaimed Jim Henson’s The Storyteller celebrates four mythic tales of sirens, inspired by folklore from around […]