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Classic Comic of the Week: Thunderbolt Jaxon

March 14, 2022 by d. emerson eddy in Comic of the Week

The second of the DC/Wildstorm approach to the IPC/Fleetway characters was from Alan Moore's Watchmen co-creators, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins, tackling Thunderbolt Jaxon…

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March 14, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
Thunderbolt Jaxon, IPC/Fleetway
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This Book Is A Noun: On THE TALE OF ONE BAD RAT by Bryan Talbot

March 10, 2022 by Arpad Okay in Comics

‘Every piece of pleasure in her past has been cut away and ruined, like a manic night’s sink full of hair…’

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March 10, 2022 /Arpad Okay
Bryan Talbot, The Tale of One Bad Rat, Dark Horse, Dark Horse Comics
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Welcome to HISTORY OF X, Hope You Survive the Etc. Etc.

March 10, 2022 by Micheal Foulk in Heroes of X History of X

Looking at the Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1 Omnibus, and it’s (many) connections to the current Krakoa era of X-Men comics.

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March 10, 2022 /Micheal Foulk
History of X, House of X, Charles Xavier, X-Men
Heroes of X History of X
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Man Without Fear...By The Year: Daredevil Comics in 2003

March 10, 2022 by Bruno Savill De Jong in Man Without Fear Years

It’s 2003. SARS is discovered in Vietnam, Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected Governor of California, and the Iraq War begins. People are listening to “Hey Ya!,” watching Pirates of the Caribbean, and reading Daredevil.

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March 10, 2022 /Bruno Savill De Jong
Daredevil, Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev
Man Without Fear Years
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This CLEMENTINE by Tillie Walden preview looks so so good

March 08, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Previews

The Walking Dead is about to undergo its first major expansion within comics, and if these 10 pages are any indication, it’ll be a doozy.

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March 08, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
The Walking Dead, Walking Dead, Tillie Walden, Clementine
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EXCLUSIVE: Break Out #3 Cover Unveiling

March 07, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Previews

Check out the main cover by Adam Gorham along with the variant cover by Jorge Fornes!

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March 07, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Break Out, Dark Horse, Dark Horse Comics, Zack Kaplan, Wilton Santos
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9 Things About THE BATMAN - Staff List

March 07, 2022 by Staff in Batman

Including which comics inspired it, the score, the car chase scene, and ideas from the movie for training your puppy…

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March 07, 2022 /Staff
The Batman
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EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #5

March 07, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Previews

Our cast arrive in Terlingua, Texas, looking to flee to Mexico, all the while wondering if they've been the good guys in all this, doing their patriotic duty, and whether they should stay and fight after all….

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March 07, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
BOOM!, BOOM! Studios, Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body, Christopher Cantwell
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Classic Comic of the Week: Albion

March 07, 2022 by d. emerson eddy in Comic of the Week

The concept behind this 2006 revival — which was plotted by Alan Moore — was ‘rediscover the classic heroes of Britain's yesteryear in a new series…’

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March 07, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
Albion, Alan Moore
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The cable channel AMC is making comics now (apparently)

March 04, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

The move comes after the success of The Art of AMC’s The Walking Dead Universe coffee table book, which was published in partnership with Image Comics and Skybound.

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March 04, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
AMC, Walking Dead
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Panels & Prose: Al Ewing's EL SOMBRA TRILOGY + Urasawa's PLUTO

March 04, 2022 by Sean Dillon in Panels & Prose

On Al Ewing’s El Sombra trilogy and the intersection with Naoki Urasawa’s seminal manga, Pluto…

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March 04, 2022 /Sean Dillon
Al Ewing, Pluto, El Sombra, Naoki Urasawa
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Shell(f) Space: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Comics - Who Is Jennika?

March 04, 2022 by Kris Markl in Cowabunga Corner, Shell(f) Space

Kris Markl’s monthly TMNT column returns with a look at the fifth turtle.

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March 04, 2022 /Kris Markl
Jennika, TMNT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Cowabunga Corner, Shell(f) Space
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Man Without Fear...By The Year: Daredevil Comics in 2002

March 03, 2022 by Bruno Savill De Jong in Man Without Fear Years

It’s 2002. The WorldCom scandal exposes accounting fraud, Kelly Clarkson wins American Idol, and Halle Berry captures a Best Actress Oscar. People are listening to “Hot in Herre,” watching Spider-Man, and reading Daredevil.

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March 03, 2022 /Bruno Savill De Jong
Daredevil, Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev, Marvel, Marvel Comics
Man Without Fear Years
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Bendis, Lima Araújo team on three graphic novels for Abrams Books

March 01, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

The first book — dubbed Phenomena: The Golden City of Eyes — is set to arrive in September, with the another release coming in each of the subsequent years.

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March 01, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Brian Michael Bendis, Andre Lima Araujo
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The Wicked + The Divine #28: Wic + Div Re-Read

March 01, 2022 by Alex Batts in Wic + Div Re-Read

‘…be careful who you drink around if you’ve got loose lips. You might wind up inadvertently causing an eight-person homicide…’

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March 01, 2022 /Alex Batts
Kieron Gillen, Wic + DIv, Wic + Div Re-Read, Wic + Div
Wic + Div Re-Read
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Classic Comic of the Week: Avengers - Operation Galactic Storm

February 28, 2022 by d. emerson eddy in Comic of the Week

The creative teams each do their part and the end result is an epic that belongs alongside the earlier Kree/Skrull War and the ramifications that are still felt through the Marvel Universe in Empyre.

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February 28, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
Avengers, Avengers - Operation Galactic Storm
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Hayao Miyazaki manga SHUNA'S JOURNEY gets first English translation

February 25, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

Alex Dudok de Wit is handling the translation of the book, which was first published in Japan in 1983.

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February 25, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Hayao Miyazaki, Shauna's Journey, First Second
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Ant-Man's 60th birthday party looks fun, actually

February 25, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

Marvel has tapped writer Al Ewing and artist Tom Reilly to celebrate six decades of the character with a new book.

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February 25, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Ant-Man, Al Ewing, Tom Reilly
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Your new creative team for the BATMAN main book is ZDARSKY and JIMENEZ

February 25, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Batman

The duo is taking over the title with Batman #125 in July.

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February 25, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Batman, Chip Zdarsky
Batman
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Black Widow Underestimated - An Introduction

February 24, 2022 by Paul Thomas in Black Widow Underestimate

This introduction lays out Paul Thomas’ forthcoming eight part series detailing the history and treatment of one of his favorite Marvel Characters.

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February 24, 2022 /Paul Thomas
Black Widow, Daredevil
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