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Comic Book Preview – Rai #1

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Valiant Entertainment launches its new Rai series this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue from writer Dan Abnett and artist Juan Jose Ryp right here… Welcome to the 41st century: New worlds, new characters, new adventures. Valiant’s critically celebrated cyborg ronin named Rai embarks on a […]

Absolute Carnage and The Walking Dead lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of August 2019

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Marvel enjoyed another big month in August, with the publisher topping the Diamonc Comic Distributors direct sales chart with Absolute Carnage #1, followed closely by its 80th anniversary celebration Marvel Comics #1000. Meanwnile, The Walking Dead Vol. 32 – the final collection in the long-running zombie series – proved unsurprisingly to be the bestselling graphic […]

Get a first look preview of Valiant’s Bloodshot #1

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Valiant is set to launch its new Bloodshot series from Tim Seeley and Brett Booth this September, and we’ve got a first look preview of the first issue for you here; check it out… Bloodshot is a nanite-fueled supersoldier forever at war. What happens to the world when he starts picking his own battles? Will […]

Comic Book Review – The Forgotten Queen #4

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews The Forgotten Queen #4… Readers versed in the Valiant Universe probably already know that Gilad Anni-Panna (or the Eternal Warrior) has two immortal brothers. When you don’t know, though, and Dr. Oyuunchimeg switches to “brothers,” all casual-like, it couldn’t come as more of a surprise. One of the great things about reading […]

War of the Realms and The Magic Order lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of April 2019

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After losing top spot to rival DC Comics in March, Marvel reclaimed the crown of the bestselling publisher for the month of April, with its event series War of the Realms proving to be the biggest selling title of the month. Check out the comic book and graphic novel charts below, along with a publisher […]

Valiant unveils first-look preview of new Doctor Mirage series

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Valiant Entertainment has announced that Magdalene ‘Mags’ Visaggio (Eternity Girl), artist Nick Robles (Euthanauts), Eisner Award-nominated colorist Jordie Bellaire (The Vision), and letterer Dave Sharpe (Harley Quinn) are teaming up this August to launch a brand new Doctor Mirage series; check out a preview of the first issue here… How do you solve the case […]

Valiant unveils extended preview of Psi-Lords #1

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Valiant Entertainment has unveiled a first-look preview of Psi-Lords #1, the first issue in a new ongoing sci-fi series from Fred Van Lente and Renato Guedes; check them out here… The Psi-Lords make their debut in the modern-era Valiant Universe in a brand-new ongoing series! But WHO are they? And where they heck are they?! […]

Comic Book Review – Bloodshot Special FCBD 2019

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Sam Thorne reviews Bloodshot Special FCBD 2019… Free Comic Book Day is an absolutely great way to advertise a new series, particularly when that series has a related movie coming out the year after starring Vin Diesel. The brooding man with the crimson patch is due to burst into cinemas in 2020, thus it’s not […]

Comic Book Review – The Forgotten Queen #3

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews The Forgotten Queen #3… While she hasn’t been able to shake the label “witch,” yet, The Forgotten Queen #3 is more concerned with Vexana’s immortality, and what that does to her perception of time. Every series will tell you something different about witches – what they look like, how their magic works […]