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Why Paper Girls Deserves Its Own TV Series

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Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s Eighties-Set Adventure Comic is Greater Than the Sum of its References… The obvious comparison for Paper Girls is Netflix’s flagship show Stranger Things. Although, it is worth noting that Paper Girls kicked off its run before Stranger Things premiered. Both set themselves in the eighties and center on a […]

Comic Book Review – WWE #14

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Liam Hoofe reviews WWE #14… Following last month’s successful Women’s Royal Rumble, and the debut of Ronda Rousey following the match, the Women’s division in the WWE has never felt more important than it does now. With the first ever Women’s elimination chamber on the horizon, and the division likely to get a lot of […]

Comic Book Review – The Death of Stalin

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Liam Hoofe reviews The Death of Stalin…  When talking about Russia, Winston Churchill once said ‘Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery wrapped inside an enigma’. This quote alone demonstrates what it was that makes Russia the most fascinating country of the 20th Century. The Soviet Union and their decades-long rule over large parts of […]

Preview of Wonder Woman/Conan #6

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DC and Dark Horse Comics’ crossover series Wonder Woman/Conan concludes today with the release of the sixth and final issue; check out a preview here… The final battle is here! Diana has regained her sense of self-and with her mind and memory intact, she’s an unstoppable force. Conan believed her to be his lost childhood love, […]

‘Milk War’s continues in Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye/Swamp Thing Special #1, check out a preview here

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‘Milk Wars’ continues today with the release of the DC/Young Animal crossover Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye/Swamp Thing Special #1; take a look at a preview of the issue here… ‘MILK WARS’ part four! Swamp Thing has detected a disturbance in the Green, and his hunt for it has led him to RetCo headquarters. There […]

Preview of Batman: Sins of the Father #1

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Batman: Sins of the Father #1 is out today, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics… Based on the acclaimed videogame series from Telltale Games, this new digital-first comic tells the story of events between the first and second seasons. Someone is killing people associated […]

Preview of James Bond: M

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007’s superior M gets his own adventure this week with the release of the one-shot James Bond: M from Dynamite Entertainment; check out a preview of the issue here… James Bond’s superior, code-named M, scrambles MI6’s secret agents across the globe. Sometimes, he knowingly sends them to their deaths, for the greater good. But a […]

Choose your own adventure with IDW’s Relic of the Dragon

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The classic you-choose-the-story format jumps to comics this Wednesday as IDW releases the dungeon-crawling fantasy adventure Relic of the Dragon; check out a preview here… Urik the dwarf will need help from his trusty spirit guide if he’s to find the mysterious Dragon Relic, a quest assigned to him by the gods. There’s just one […]