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DC tops Marvel for the first time since 2013 with July’s comic book sales chart

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DC’s Rebirth relaunch and new pricing structure has helped the publisher to top Marvel in terms of dollar and market share for the first time since September 2013, with DC enjoying eight of the top ten bestselling comic books of July 2016. Topping the comic book chart was Justice League #1, while DC had another seven […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #72

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #72… “Pantheon Family Reunion,” Part 2 of 2. A group of powerful and mysterious beings who decide the course of history can’t seem to stop arguing with each other. What happens when they realize that mutants may threaten their world order? TMNT #72, as far as I can […]

Interview: Arvind Ethan David, writer and executive producer of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

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Flickering Myth recently had the chance to speak with Arvind Ethan David, recently announced as the Exec Producer of the Dirk Gently TV Series – for BBC America – with Max Landis writing.  Last year Arvind was overseeing the edits of the Dirk Gently comic book, written by Chris Ryall, this year we see Arvind is […]

Syfy adapting IDW’s Wynonna Earp with 13-episode series

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Syfy has snapped up the rights to IDW Publishing’s comic book series Wynonna Earp from creator Beau Smith, and has placed an order for a 13-episode series. Melanie Scrofano (Gangland Undercover) is set to take on the lead role of Wynonna, the great granddaughter of legendary gunslinger Wyatt Earp, as she battles demons and other […]

Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short #4

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Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short #4… As the pages closed last month [read our review here] we witnessed the voiceless Kingdom-Brown family – in the UK – regain the power of communication via the means of song, thanks to some smart thinking of Sally and Susan McDuff.  With this Dirk […]

IDW Entertainment and Joe Hill bringing Locke & Key to the small screen

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IDW Entertainment has announced that Locke & Key is finally heading to the screen, with Joe Hill set to write the pilot episode and executive produce a TV series based upon the acclaimed comic book series. “I love this story,” said Hill as part of the announcement. “The seven years I spent working on Locke […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Manifest Destiny #2

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Manifest Destiny #2… The blockbuster mini-series continues as Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew face off with the Klingons in deep space… a conflict that could ignite all-out galactic war! Don’t miss this special event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the STAR TREK franchise! After the rather amazing opener of Star […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek #59

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #59… Don’t miss Part 1 of the 2-part SERIES FINALE! It’s the penultimate chapter in the latest Five Year Mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise, as Captain Kirk and the crew encounter… themselves? Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of STAR TREK with this all-new story that brings two timelines together! Old Trek and NuTrek combined, if […]

IDW launching new Star Trek anthology series Star Trek: Waypoint

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IDW has announced that it is continuing its celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Star Trek by boldly launching a new anthology series this September entitled Star Trek: Waypoint, which will honour the legacy of the various Starfleet crews which have inhabited the Star Trek universe over the past five decades. From Captain Kirk to Archer, […]