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Comic Book Review – Archangel #2

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Tony Black reviews Archangel #2… A military pilot from a radioactive, alternate future has arrived in Berlin 1945, and the corrupt officials from his world want him stopped. Though he won’t reveal the details of his mission, he’s made one thing clear: our entire reality is at stake. At the back of the second issue […]

Comic Book Review – Archangel #1

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Tony Black reviews Archangel #1… Science Fiction Superstar William Gibson comes to comics! The U.S. political leaders of 2016 abandon the radioactive planet they’ve destroyed and harness the power of humanity’s last hope: The Splitter, a colossal machine designed to manufacture a bright new reality for them to infiltrate and corrupt. It’s always quite exciting […]

Batman and The Walking Dead top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of March 2016

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling titles of March 2016; DC Entertainment score ad rare success on the comic book front with Batman #50 topping the chart, while The Walking Dead Vol. 25: No Turning Back led the way in terms of graphic novels. Top ten comic books of March 2016… 1. […]

IDW announces original graphic novel Who Killed Kurt Cobain?

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The most iconic singer/songwriter of his generation, Kurt Cobain left behind a phenomenal body of work, legions of fans, and a mystery… a final letter addressed to “Boddah”, which is the focus on IDW Publishing’s forthcoming original graphic novel Who Killed Kurt Cobain? from creator Nicolas Otero. “I was 17 when Nirvana and Kurt Cobain […]

Comic Book Review – Uncle Scrooge #13

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Andrew Newton reviews Uncle Scrooge #13… “Scrooge’s Last Adventure: Part 1 of 4!” When Glomgold, Rockerduck, Magica and the Beagle Boys team up to beat Scrooge, what happens after they win? Then William Van Horn teams Scrooge and Uncle Rumpus in “Nothing Like It!” ‘Scrooge’s Last Adventure’  is an epic four part story starting this issue […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files #10

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files #10… “Contrarians,” Part 1 (of 2): Mulder chances upon evidence that suggests the now-defunct Syndicate’s involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. Guest-starring the Cigarette Smoking Man and President Reagan! Given the powder keg that is United States politics, ‘Contrarians’ is, in time-honoured X-Files fashion, very appropriate right now. You can feel […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #6

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #6… Behold the debut of the TMNT’s weirdest foe yet: Wyrm! When Michelangelo tries to help find a missing person in the sewers, he ends up discovering something he wished stayed in the dark! Last month I moaned about TMNT Universe being a victim of its own […]

IDW and Top Shelf to release Superf*ckers as five-issue miniseries

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IDW Publishing and Top Shelf have announced that they are teaming up to give cartoonist James Kochalka’s Superf*ckers new life as a five issue comic book miniseries entitled Superf*ckers Forever, which will launch in August. “In an era of ongoing over-the-top comic-book events, Superf*ckers Forever out-events all others,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer. […]

IDW to launch second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing series

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IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to launch a second ongoing comic series based on Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe getting underway in August. “The story of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is now too large to confine to just one ongoing series!” says TMNT editor Bobby […]