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Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #1

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #1… REVOLUTION is over—but the danger to Earth is just beginning. As OPTIMUS PRIME pulls Earth into the larger universe, he’s painted a target on Earth… and a new alien incursion begins when a corkscrew shaped craft drills into our world! SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Transformers: Optimus […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #65

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #65… Michelangelo is determined to lift everyone’s spirits with a holiday party. When some unexpected guests show up, the party threatens to grow out of control… and blow the Turtles’ cover! Epic is an overused word nowadays. But I feel this review brings about an occasion of epic […]

Batman and Paper Girls top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of November 2016

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling comic books and graphic novels for November 2016. DC’s Batman #10 topped the comic book chart, with Image Comics’ Paper Girls Vol. 2 leading the way on the graphic novel front, and Marvel retaining top spot in terms of publisher dollar and unit share for the second month running. […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files: Origins #4

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files: Origins #4… Before the FBI, before the X-Files, they were just two teenagers in search of the truth. On Martha’s Vineyard, a young Fox Mulder investigates something strange happening on the island, while in San Diego, 13-year-old Dana Scully looks into the shocking murder of her teacher. Two kids, two […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek New Visions: “The Hidden Face”

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions – “The Hidden Face”… If any readers of these reviews frequent John Byrne’s forum you’ll have noticed that John’s CGI work is quite frankly splendid.  Some months back I commented upon the fact that I was unsure why there was a difference between the brief tasters he was showing […]

Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #3

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Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #3… Plagued by nightmares about a childhood he never had, Dirk Gently discovers that a holistic detective can have more than one past, and his adventures have only just begun… The universe of Dirk Gently is anything but boring, as has been proven over the previous two […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #4

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #3… Cornered and injured, the Turtles have no escape from the forces aligned against them! Raphael must learn to compromise with his enemy if any are to survive! We’re already at the end of the first arc in TMNT Universe. Boooo. But it’s been well-written, fantastically drawn, […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #64

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #64… “Chasing Phantoms” Part 4! The war between the Street Phantoms and the Foot Clan comes to a shocking conclusion, and only one will remain when the dust settles! The Turtles will test their limits in a shocking finale! The TMNT are back together as a foursome. You […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Waypoint #2

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Waypoint #2… This month, two stories from different ends of the galaxy! First, a GOLD KEY homage from New York Times best-selling Star Trek author Dayton Ward, with Trek novelist and collaborator Kevin Dilmore, and art by Gordon Purcell (Star Trek), where Kirk and Spock find an uncharted planet inhabited by […]