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IDW adapting Nicholas Meyer’s The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

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IDW Publishing has announced that it is to adapt Nicholas Meyer’s (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) bestselling mystery novel The Seven-Per-Cent-Solution into a five-part comic book series from writers Scott Tipton and David Tipton and artist Ron Joseph. “I’m delighted to help translate my novel, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, for a new audience in […]

IDW and DC teaming up for Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War crossover

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IDW Publishing, CBS and DC Entertainment have announced that they are teaming up to boldly go where no one has gone before… in brightest day, in blackest night. Yes, the two iconic franchises Star Trek and Green Lantern are crossing over this summer with a six part comic book miniseries entitled Star Trek/Green Lantern: The […]

Richard Matheson’s The Shrinking Man comes to life at IDW

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IDW Publishing has announced a four-issue comic book adaptation of Richard Matheson’s sci-fi novel The Shrinking Man courtesy of writer Ted Adams and artist Mark Torres. “Running IDW keeps me busy so I don’t have as much time to write as I’d like but when we decided to adapt Matheson’s classic novel, I knew I […]

Comic Book Review – Millennium #2

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Andrew Newton reviews Millennium #2… Fifteen years ago, the end of the world—the anticipated “Millennium Event”—was avoided thanks to the efforts of Frank Black and FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Or was it? Frank’s psychic gifts have been showing him that evil has continued to grow unabated in the world, and he’s trying […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files: Season 10 #21

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Andrew Newton reviews The X-Files: Season 10 #21… “Elders,” part 1 of 5: For as long as humanity has known of the alien plot to re-colonize the Earth, there have been men who would conspire to consolidate that knowledge, and the power that came with it, for themselves. But the “Syndicate” that long bedeviled Agents […]

Comic Book Review – Powerpuff Girls Super Smash-Up #3

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Andrew Newton reviews Powerpuff Girls Super Smash-Up #3… The Powerpuff Girls follow the monstrously mutated Dee Dee’s trail to the world of Cow and Chicken! Too bad Red Guy has gotten to her first! His plan? Make Dee Dee a superstar! Can Cow, Chicken and the Powerpuff Girls reach Dee Dee before she signs her […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek #49

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #49… The FIVE YEAR MISSION of the Starship Enterprise continues here in the epic conclusion to “Deity”! Up against a fierce new enemy, Captain Kirk must choose between sacrificing his ship and crew or allowing an innocent species to perish! If you missed Part 1 of Deity [the review is here] […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: New Visions – “The Survival Equation″

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions – “The Survival Equation″… Andrea, Ruk, Exo III — names that conjure grim memories for James Kirk. What, then, happens when the killer androids start showing up by the dozen? Plus, a special guest star who’s bound to surprise! To get it on record, as I know what is […]

Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #3

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Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #3… The reborn Egyptians keep walking, the Copycat Killers keep killing, and the museum gala where these and other seemingly random events will converge looms large! As with last month’s Dirk Gently [review here] our action isn’t as much of a firework display this month – it’s more of […]