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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 […]

Marvel Legacy tops Dark Nights: Metal as the bestselling comic book of 2017

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that Marvel Legacy #1 was the biggest selling comic book title of 2017, pipping Dark Nights: Metal #1 to the top spot. The top ten featured five titles from Marvel and five from DC, with Marvel leading the way in terms of both publisher and dollar share. Graphic novels belonged […]

DC dethrones Marvel as bestselling publisher in December 2017 thanks to Doomsday Clock

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released its figures for December 2017, with Doomsday Clock #2 helping DC Entertainment to dethrone Marvel Comics as the bestselling comic book publisher of the month. The second issue of the Watchmen crossover led the top ten comic book chart, with Image’s Saga Vol. 8 the biggest selling graphic novel of […]