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Dark Knight III and The Wicked + The Divine top bestselling comic book and graphic novels of February 2016

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling title of February 2016; it’s a rare victory for DC on the comic book front with the Dark Knight III: The Master Race #3 taking first place, while Image’s The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 3 led the graphic novel chart. Top ten bestselling comic books… 1. The […]

Comic Book Review – The Walking Dead #152

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Zeb Larson reviews The Walking Dead #152… There’s a reason why dictators don’t just kill their enemies, but kill their enemies’ families as well: no future reprisals to fear. It’s not exactly humane or just, but under the right circumstances it might make more sense than allowing a potential enemy to live. Rick has to […]

Demon Chicken Poyo achieves a brutal finale this April

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New York Times bestselling creative team John Layman and Rob Guillory will unleash the final one-shot chronicling the action-packed exploits of the beloved homicidal cybernetic kung-fu rooster this April with the release of Demon Chicken Poyo from Image Comics. “Several years ago Rob Guillory and I changed the face of comics, and indeed all pop […]

Comic Book Review – The Violent #3

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Zeb Larson reviews The Violent #3… Mason spirals further out of control, pulling those around him down with him. The bodies continue to pile up. Man, Ed Brisson is really not shy about dialing up the elements of Sophoclean tragedy in The Violent. Every step Mason takes to try and hold his family together only […]

Comic Book Review – Lazarus Vol. 4: Poison

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David Smyth reviews Lazarus Vol. 4: Poison… Collecting issues 16-21, “Poison,” the fourth arc in the critically-acclaimed New York Times best-selling series. The world is at war, and Family Carlyle must fight to defend itself. With Malcolm Carlyle hovering at death’s door, the siblings struggle to maintain control. But deception and war go hand in […]

Comic Book Review – Bitch Planet #7

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Zeb Larson reviews Bitch Planet #7… Makoto arrives on Bitch Planet. Whitney has to answer for Meiko’s death. Bitch Planet #7 is here, and for once it came relatively soon after the last issue. We’re back on track with the main plot in this issue as Kamau’s group tries to move on after Meiko’s death […]

Comic Book Review – Sex Criminals #14

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Jessie Robertson reviews Sex Criminals #14… If you’ve never read Sex Criminals, don’t let anything stop you: the title of the book, the independent label, the non-superhero context, none of it matters. It’s at times, sometimes simultaneously the most real and unreal book out there on the market. I first picked up this book a […]

The Walking Dead and Darth Vader top the bestselling comic books and graphic novels of January 2016

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling comic book and graphic novel titles for January 2016. Topping the comic book chart was Image’s landmark issue The Walking Dead #150, while Marvel claimed eight of the nine remaining spots in the top ten, with DC occupying one. In terms of graphic novels, Marvel’s Star […]