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Marvel dominates comic book sales in 2014

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Diamond Comic Distributors has releasing their annual end-of-year sales rankings for the comic book industry, which continued its upward trend in 2014 as sales increased 4.39% over the previous twelve months. The year was dominated by Marvel, who led the charts in terms of both dollar and unit market share (34.38% and 36.78% respectively), as […]

Shrek director to helm IDW’s Zombies vs. Robots

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After starting his directing career with Shrek and Shrek 2, before entering Narnia for The Chronicles of Narnia, director Andrew Adamson has now signed on to helm Inherit the Earth reports Variety. A big screen adaptation of the IDW series Zombies vs. Robots, the film is to be produced by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, Dave Alpert […]

IDW acquires Top Shelf Productions

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IDW Publishing has announced that it has acquired Top Shelf Productions, the award-winning independent publisher of graphic novels such as League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, From Hell, Essex County and March. “The acquisition of Top Shelf is a milestone for IDW,” said Ted Adams, IDW CEO and publisher. “We looked a very long time for a […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #3

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Chris Cooper reviews the third issue of the TMNT and Ghostbusters crossover… “Time is running out for the Turtles to get home, and a new villain is determined to make life as difficult as possible for the Ghostbusters! The two teams will have to think outside of the box to save themselves… and New York!” […]

Zeb’s Top Ten Comic Books of the Year (and a couple of honorable mentions)

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Zeb Larson’s Top Ten Comics of 2014 (and a couple of honorable mentions)… Every top ten list is colored by the reviewer’s preferences, and my list is no exception. I’m most interested in comics that try and deal with some part of the human experience, whether it’s war, crime, violence, home, race, or sex. Most […]

David Cronenberg’s The Fly gets comic book sequel from IDW

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IDW has announced that it will publish a new five-issue sequel to David Cronenberg’s horror classic The Fly entitled The Fly: Outbreak, which comes from the creative team of Brandon Seifert (Hellraiser, Witch Doctor) and menton3 (Silent Hill, Monocyte). “To be totally honest, The Fly is one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever seen!” […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: New Visions – “A Scent of Ghosts”

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions – “A Scent of Ghosts”… John Byrne continues his new Star Trek photoplay adventures with “A Scent of Ghosts” and “Memoriam.” Past and Present collide, as the Enterprise takes aboard a special figure from Spock’s past, only to find themselves haunted by an mystery from years before. Plus, a sad […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: New Visions #4 – ‘Made Out of Mudd’

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions #4 – “Made Out of Mudd”… John Byrne continues his new Star Trek photonovel adventures with “Made Out of Mudd” – Harry Mudd has gotten under Jim Kirk’s skin before, but never quite like this… alien artifacts, Klingons, and a mad man’s schemes add up to headaches for the […]

IDW Publishing gets lost in The Infinite Loop

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French crowd-funded success story The Infinite Loop gets translated into English by IDW Publishing which will be printing the timeless love story as a 6-issue miniseries. Meet Teddy, a young woman who lives in a faraway future where time travelling is a common practice and her job is to maintain the status quo by correcting […]