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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 – Mars Attacks: Occupation #5

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Emma Withington reviews Mars Attacks: Occupation #5… ‘The Martians came. The Martians saw. The Martians conquered. Now the space invaders cruelly rule over humanity, but Ruby Johnson has something to say about that…’ SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Mars Attacks: Occupation #5 Supreme Overseer Zar failed to kill Ruby Johnson, thanks to a bit […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: 50th Anniversary Cover Celebration

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: 50th Anniversary Cover Celebration… Star Trek: 50th Anniversary Cover Celebration issue is a collectors piece.   Anyone who has picked up their IDW Star Trek comic book or looked at it on their eReader and the first thing they’ve said before they even open a page is, “Wow!”, this is for you. […]

Comic Book Review – Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #6

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Gary Collinson reviews Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #6… The tournament is over… but the fight has just begun for STREET FIGHTER and G.I. JOE! As the unpredictable force known as Psycho Power grants a World Warrior impossible strength, every G.I. Joe soldier, Cobra agent, martial artist and even M. Bison himself struggles to contain […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #60

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #60… The Foot Clan headquarters is under attack and no one is safe as brother turns against brother! If you’ve read last month’s issue of TMNT you’ll know that there’s very little I can say this month without giving things away. I am left with mixed feelings regarding some […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files Annual 2016

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files Annual 2016… Mulder uncovers rumors that the Jade Helm 15 exercises were a smokescreen for a shadow-government group to rendezvous with aliens. Mulder and Scully follow the trail to Mesa Verde in southern Colorado, where they meet skeptical natives and a man who believes he’s an alien, on their way […]

SDCC: IDW announces new post-Revolution titles, including Optimus Prime ongoing series

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IDW has announced plans for its post-Revolution titles following the five-part bi-weekly series which will create a cohesive comic book unievrse from Hasbro’s Transformers, G.I. Joe, ROM, Micronauts, Action Man, and M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand. The Transformers line will see the launch of two new ongoing titles: Transformers: Lost Light and the first-ever ongoing […]

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 […]