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Comic Book Review – Star Trek/Planet of the Apes #4

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek/Planet of the Apes #4… An uneasy alliance has been forged between Captain Kirk and Colonel Taylor! But will it be enough to prevent Commander Kor and his Klingons from toppling the regime of Doctor Zaius? We’ve arrived at the penultimate issue of this mash-up that on paper shouldn’t be working, but actually […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek/Planet of the Apes #3

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek/Planet of the Apes #3… It’s the battle for the ages! Taylor has escaped the Planet of the Apes, and Captain Kirk must bring him back! Plus, the Klingon/Gorilla alliance makes its move against Dr. Zaius and Ape City! Star Trek/Planet of the Apes from IDW and BOOM! really shouldn’t be working, […]

Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #1

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Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #1… Dana Atkinson, a dishonorably discharged army investigator, is pulled back to the Middle East when a group of American oil technicians disappear under bizarre circumstances. With the help of an Iraqi investigator, what Dana discovers is unimaginable: A series of unusual incidents at the drill site lead her and […]

Zeb’s Top Ten Comic Books of the Year (and a couple of honorable mentions)

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Zeb Larson’s Top Ten Comics of 2014 (and a couple of honorable mentions)… Every top ten list is colored by the reviewer’s preferences, and my list is no exception. I’m most interested in comics that try and deal with some part of the human experience, whether it’s war, crime, violence, home, race, or sex. Most […]

Comic Book Review – Memetic #3

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Zeb Larson reviews Memetic #3… Day Three is finally upon us. As Marcus’s dwindling team makes its final lastassault on the compound of the supposed creator of the meme, Aaron comes to grips with his shocking loss and the impending apocalypse. Good God, this comic ends on an especially bleak note. I guess that’s apropos […]

Boom! Studios teases new Bill & Ted comic book

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The long-rumoured Bil & Ted 3 may never become a reality, but it looks like Bill S. Preston Esq and Ted “Theodore” Logan are in for another excellent adventure in panel form, with Boom! Studios posting the following “Wyld Stallyns” teaser image on Twitter… At present, there’s no further details on the comic, but we’ll […]

Comic Book Review – Memetic #2

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Zeb Larson reviews Memetic #2… The apocalypse continues in the second installment of the oversized, 48-page Memetic. In Day Two of this crisis, Aaron tries to escape his college campus overrun with Screamers, while Marcus and his Pentagon team attempt to track down the source of the meme and eliminate it before time runs out. […]

Comic Book Review – Kong of Skull Island #2

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Tony Black reviews Kong of Skull Island #2… Two rival civilizations and their Kongs must make a home of the horrors that inhabit life on Skull Island. There is no escape! The second part of Boom! Studios’ prequel to the original King Kong novel gets off to a thumping start, as Kong of Skull Island […]

Dark Nights: Metal and The Walking Dead top bestselling comics and graphic novels of March 2018

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of its sales figures for March 2018, with DC Comics’ Dark Nights: Metal finale topping the comic book chart and Image Comics’ The Walking Dead Vol. 29 leading the way in terms of graphic novels. Marvel was still the month’s top publisher however, with a 35.92% dollar share and […]