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Doomsday Clock and House of X/Powers of X top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of December 2019

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that DC Comics’ Doomsday Clock #12 was the bestselling comic book of December 2019, while Marvel retained its position as the top publisher and also led the graphic novel chart with its hardcover collection of House of X/Powers of X. Here’s the full breakdown… SEE ALSO: DC’s Detective Comics #1000 […]

Comic Book Review – Judas: The Last Days

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Andrew Newton reviews Judas: The Last Days… Two thousand years after he betrayed Messiah, Judas Iscariot is still alive, wandering a world he doesn’t recognize. A world where the strangest of fictions have come true: monsters, immortals, gnome-librarians who monitor human history—they’re all real. And all Judas wants to do is kill himself. So why […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek/Planet of the Apes #1

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek/Planet of the Apes #1… It’s the crossover nobody ever expected! STAR TREK: The hope for the best of mankind’s future! PLANET OF THE APES: A chilling look at the fall of humanity! How could these worlds possibly collide? What could possibly cause Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise to side […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek #39

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Villordsutch review Star Trek #39… In Star Trek #39, “It’s the penultimate chapter of the The Q Gambit! Captains Kirk and Sisko must work together to fight back against the forces of the Dominion! Meanwhile, Spock attempts to free the Enterprise and her crew from the clutches of the nefarious Dukat! And just what is […]

Comic Book Preview – ROM: Dire Wraiths #1

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IDW Publishing launches the new series ROM: Dire Wraiths this Wednesday, and we have a preview of the first issue for you here… “Inhumanauts,” Part 1: In 1969, two American astronauts became the first humans to set foot on Earth’s moon… but they found something inhuman waiting for them! With Rom the Spaceknight nowhere in […]

Comic Book Preview – Gears of War: Hivebusters #4

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Gears of War: Hivebusters #4 is out this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… With the memories of those they’ve lost fresh in their minds, Team Scorpio has finally made it to the hive. But as they fight their way through, they’ll also uncover a disturbing […]

DC’s Detective Comics #1000 and Watchmen top bestselling comics and graphic novels of 2019, but Marvel is the #1 publisher overall

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Diamon Comic Distributors has released details of the top selling titles for 2019, with DC Comics claiming top spot in both the comic book and graphic novel charts but Marvel ending the year as the top publisher in the industry with a 40.2% dollar share and 44.7% unit share compared to DC’s 29.3% and 30.7%. […]

Exclusive variant cover for Stephen King and Owen King comic book adaptation Sleeping Beauties

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Thanks to IDW Publishing, we’ve got an exclusive variant cover for the first issue of the upcoming comic book adaptation of Stephen King and Owen King’s Sleeping Beauties from artist Jana Heidersdorf; check it out here… Sleeping Beauties explores a world where women have sunken into a deep, cocooned slumber, their dreams taking them to an […]

Comic Book Preview – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

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Boom! Studios and IDW’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover series continues this coming Wednesday with the release of the second issue, and you can check out a preview here… Tommy faces a shocking betrayal within the Foot Clan that puts him in the crosshairs of their leader – Shredder! But can the […]