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Jay Gunn’s Surface Tension optioned for television

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Those of you that have followed the fantastic Jay Gunn’s Surface Tension from Titan Comics will possibly be very happy with the news that the series which has won numerous praises from both fans and critics alike has now been optioned for television by Awesome Media & Entertainment. Surface Tension has been described as, “a delirious mix of Hayao Miyasaki and The Walking […]

Comic Book Review – Penny Dreadful

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Calum Petrie reviews Titan’s Penny Dreadful… Featuring Vanessa Ives (Eva Green), Sir Malcom Murray (Timothy Dalton) and Sembene (Danny Sapani) the story recounts the events that led up to the explosive first season of the show. This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, […]

U.S.Avengers and Batman top bestselling comics and graphic novels of January 2017

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the sales figures for January 2017’s comic books and graphic novels, led by Marvel’s U.S.Avengers #1 and DC’s Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham. Marvel proved to be the month’s top publisher with a 37.09% dollar share and a 42.62% unit share, followed by DC Entertainment with a 28.93% dollar […]

Games Workshop’s Blood Bowl coming to comics courtesy of Titan

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Games Workshop and Titan Comics are partnering up to bring the smash hit board game and video game Blood Bowl to the world of comic books with a brand new series entitled Blood Bowl: More Guts, More Glory. Inspired by the fantasy world of Warhammer, this bone-crunching sports action comic series is written by Nick […]

Titan publishing The Death of Stalin to coincide with Armando Iannucci movie

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Titan Comcis has announced that it is set to bring Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin’s acclaimed graphic novel The Death of Stalin to a brand new audience this year, to coincide with the release of the upcoming Armando Iannucci movie. The Death of Stalin is the story of a dictatorship plunged into madness. And it’s […]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo coming to comics courtesy of Titan and Hard Case Crime

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Titan Comics has announced that Steig Larsson’s Millennium novels are coming to comic books, with a serialized adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo joining the publisher’s Hard Case Crime line. Facing prison time for slander, discredited journalist Mikael Blomkvist is hired by a reclusive industrialist to investigate a decades-old family disappearance. Aided by […]

Star Wars: Princess Leia leads bestselling comics and graphic novels of March 2015

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling titles of March 2015, with Marvel’s Star Wars: Princess Leia #1 leading the top ten comic books and IDW Publishing’s Nemo: River of Ghosts from Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill the biggest seller on the graphic novel front. Here’s the top ten comic books, which is […]

Comic Book Review – Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade #3

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Calum Petrie reviews Deus Ex Universe: Children’s Crusade # 3… Titus King’s hate-mongering leads to escalating tension around TF29 HQ, leaving the strike force in an uncompromising position.  Meanwhile, Jensen discovers a shocking new link to the pro-aug terrorists. The first issue of this series left us on a high note with the groundwork was laid […]

Titan celebrating 50th anniversary of the Cybermen with Doctor Who summer crossover event

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Titan Comics and BBC Worldwide have announced that they will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of the Doctor’s most iconic foes the Cybermen this summer with the five-part, bi-weekly adventure Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen. Check out the five covers to the first issue here…   This special crossover event comic entitled […]

Comic Book Review – Independence Day #1-5

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Tony Black reviews Independence Day #1-5… On the eve of Independence Day: Resurgence, a blockbuster sequel two decades in the making, Titan Comics have jumped on the prequel bandwagon to deliver this limited-run, five issue story set just after the original Independence Day film, from writer Victor Gischler & artist Tazio Bettin. The hook is […]