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Dark Knights Rising and Saga top bestselling comics and graphic novels of February 2018

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Dynamite Entertainment has released details of its bestselling titles of February 2018, which sees DC’s Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1 leading the biggest selling comic books, and Image Comics’ Saga Vol. 8 topping the graphic novel chart. Marvel Comics was February’s top publisher with a 34.86% retailer dollar share and a 36.94% unit […]

Ace Atkins’ acclaimed Crossroad Blues gets graphic novel adaptation

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Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist turned New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins and artist Marco Finnegan (Last Fair Deal Gone Down) are teaming up for a graphic novel adaptation of the beloved first novel of the Nick Travers series, Crossroad Blues. After a New Orleans college professor goes missing while searching for the rumored lost recordings […]

Comic Book Review – Kick-Ass #1

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Harrison Abbott reviews Kick-Ass #1… In October 2014, Mark Millar appeared to definitively finish with one his most lucrative properties; Kick-Ass.  Having developed the violent-universe and its larger-than-life characters over the course of 8 years (it started life in 2006 as a completely different project) 23 issues, 2 movie adaptations and a separate spin-off volume, Millar […]

Doomsday Clock and The Legend of Korra top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of January 2018

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Diamond Comic Distributors have shared details of the bestselling titles of January 2018, with DC’s Doomsday Clock #3 topping the comic book chart and Dark Horse Comics’ The Legend of Korra Vol. 2 leading the pack in terms of graphic novels. Check out the sales stats and publisher charts here… Top 10 Comic Books of […]

New story arc of The Wicked + The Divine will provide key answers to mysteries surrounding the gods

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Image Comics have announced that Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie are set to launch a brand new story arc in The Wicked + The Divine #34, which promises to answer long-asked questions about the gods and unveil key events from Ananke’s history. Check out a preview here… “Like all the years, we take a new […]

The Walking Dead 15th anniversary variant covers revealed

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As Image Comics and SKybound Entertainment continues its 15th anniversary celebrations of The Walking Dead, we’ve got a look at three new Bill Sienkiewicz variant covers for issues #177, #178 and #179 featuring The Governor, Andrea and Carl; check them out here… The Walking Dead #177 goes on sale on March 7th, with #178 following […]

Lucifer showrunner penning Skyward series for Image Comics

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Image Comics has announced that Lucifer showrunner Joe Henderson is teaming up with artist Lee Garbett (Lucifer, Loki: Agent of Asgard) for an all-new gravity-defying series entitled Skyward, which is set to launch this April. “Skyward is my all of my favorite things mashed together,” said Henderson. “It’s a coming-of-age story filled with action and humor, devastation […]

A new Cold War gets underway in Image’s The Dead Hand

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New York Times bestselling writer Kyle Higgins (C.O.W.L., Nightwing) and artist Stephen Mooney (Half Past Danger, Grayson) join forces with Eisner Award-winning colorist Jordie Bellaire for an all-new series steeped in Cold War history, mystery, and spy-thriller action with The Dead Hand, set to launch this April through Image Comics. “The Dead Hand mixes my […]