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IDW to publish Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics

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In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first Star Wars film this May, IDW Publishing and the multi award-winning imprint, Library of American Comics present Volume One of Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics which contains 575 sequential strips from its premiere run March 11, 1979 to October 5, 1980. Star Wars: The Classic […]

Star Wars: Darth Maul and Seven to Eternity top bestselling comics and graphic novels of February 2017

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Diamond Comic Distributors has unveiled its list of the bestselling comic books and graphic novels for February 2017. Leading the chart on the comic book front is Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Maul #1, while Rick Remender and Jerome Opena’s fantasy Seven to Eternity Vol. 1 from Image Comics topped the sales on the graphic novel […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #8

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #8… “Metalhead 2.0” Part 2! Donatello realizes that Metalhead is now following a new programing protocol and must make a drastic decision before it’s too late! Will the robot end up as an enemy or ally? Eight issues already. Only feels like yesterday that IDW started their […]

IDW announces new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Usagi Yojimbo crossover

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Two decades after their last encounter, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will step foot into the world of Usagi Yojimbo once again this summer for a special once-shot comic from IDW Publishing. “I had wanted to reunite Usagi and the TMNT for awhile, but these are not the Turtles that he knew,” said Usagi Yojimbo […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Till All Are One #8

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Till All Are One #8… This is it: the final stand for Cybertron! Will Starscream and Windblade’s gamble finally pay off or will all of Iacon be destroyed by the zombie titans? The battle for Cybertron came to a head in Transformers: Till All Are One #8 and got a satisfying […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #3

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #3… Orders, kind gestures and pleas for mercy—all things that WHIRL finds it very easy to ignore. Right now, he wishes he could turn a blind eye to the freshly resuscitated monster who—somewhat inconveniently—is determined to beat him to death. Meanwhile—a long way away—one of the Transformers Universe’s longest-running […]

Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #4

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #4… NEW CYBERTRON! Optimus Prime struggles to unite the Junkions, Cybertronians, and humans—but will diplomacy be scuttled when the Junkion’s secret comes out? John Barber continues to examine the political turmoil within Optimus Prime’s ranks as the hero has to keep everything as peaceful as possible between Cybertron, Earth and the […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #7

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #7… Metalhead 2.0″ Part 1! Donatello reboots a new and improved Metalhead only to find that the robot no longer functions entirely as designed… for better and worse! Call it the cynic in me but despite the tremendous amount of goodwill I have towards Universe, a few […]

Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #5

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Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #5… Plagued by nightmares of a life he never had, Dirk Gently discovers that a holistic detective can have more than one past, and they’re about to catch up with him! When is a Dirk Gently comic still brilliant, but in truth not actually a Dirk Gently […]