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Comic Book Review – Autumnlands #9

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Zeb Larson reviews Autumnlands #9… Sheep. Beer. Mountain. TROUBLE. Autumnlands is back after another relatively long hiatus, but it returns in excellent form and with an apology for its tardiness. Learoyd and Dusty spend time in the town of the sheep, where they learn about a mysterious problem plaguing the townsfolk. They’re given an opportunity […]

Comic Book Review – Cry Havoc #1

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David Smyth reviews Cry Havoc #1… BEHOLD THE MODERN MONSTROSITY. X-Men Legacy writer SIMON SPURRIER and superstar artist RYAN KELLY present fiends, fragility, and firepower in an all-new series, mixing the hard-boiled militaria of Jarhead with the dark folklore of Pan’s Labyrinth. Includes an unprecedented use of multiple colorists (MATT WILSON, LEE LOUGHRIDGE, & NICK […]

Comic Book Review – Paper Girls #5

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Zeb Larson reviews Paper Girls #5… END OF STORY ARC! The first arc of the smash-hit ongoing series concludes with major revelations and another game-changing cliffhanger. Paper Girls’ first arc has been a mystery wrapped inside a riddle, stuffed into an enigma cannon, and fired into a black hole. It’s not that Vaughan hasn’t been […]

Comic Book Review – Nailbiter #20

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Zeb Larson reviews Nailbiter #20… The new serial killer strikes again! Plus, a major death that will rock NAILBITER for years to come! Ugh. I had hoped that taking a break from Nailbiter for a few issues would make reading it a little easier, maybe put a fresh perspective on the book. Unfortunately, it didn’t. […]

Comic Book Review – Chew #54

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Jessie Robertson reviews Chew #54… Amelia feels doom. This issue of Chew felt really short; although it had a nice rounded out complete story that sort of gave Amelia some time to be center stage once again. As Chew nears its final issue (which we saw a horse named 60 Issue Run make a cameo) […]

Comic Book Review – Southern Bastards #13

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Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #13… Coach Boss’s Running Rebs face off against their sworn enemy from Wetumpka in the most important game in Craw County history. Southern Bastards has reached what everybody has expected to be a major milestone, the Homecoming game against Wetumpka County. Is it a major milestone? Not quite, though it […]

Secret Wars and The Private Eye top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of December 2015

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling titles for December 2015, with Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s Secret Wars #8, the penultimate chapter of the Marvel event crossover, topping the comic book chart, and Image’s The Private Eye Deluxe Edition leading the graphic novels. Top ten bestselling comic books: 1. Secret Wars #8 2. Dark […]