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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 year or […]

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 – 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) it’s weird how […]