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Disney Comics returns courtesy of IDW

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IDW has announced that it is set to debut a selection of Disney Comics collections beginning in March 2015 with an Artist’s Edition of Don Rosa’s Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Artist’s Edition, followed by four extra-length comic series launches in April, May, June, and July. “The chance to bring Disney comics to fans, […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: New Visions – “Resistance”

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions – “Resistance”… If I were to tell you that the Borg are about to enter Kirk and Co.’s universe, you’d quite possible have two sensations, as I did – the first being excitement for seeing the Borg and Kirk go toe-to-toe and secondly have a sense of dread knowing the […]

Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #1

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Andrew Newton reviews Judge Dredd Classics: The Dark Judges #1… His name is Judge Death and in his eyes all life is crime! Together with his brothers Fear, Fire, and Mortis, the super-fiend from Deadworld is determined to end all life in Mega-City One once and for all! This compilation features classic Judge Death tales […]

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 […]