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ShortBox to wind down publishing by end of 2023

April 05, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

The experimental and always-interesting publisher is the latest small imprint publisher of fine art comics to scale back or cease its work.

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April 05, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
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The Bomb Is Us, On Homunculus by Joe Sparrow

April 05, 2022 by Arpad Okay in Comics

Arpad Okay writes about this Eisner-nominated classic from Shortbox, ‘…a vision of dystopia and utopia in reaction to each other.’

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April 05, 2022 /Arpad Okay
Joe Sparrow, Homunculus, Shortbox
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Classic Comic of the Week: 100 Bullets, Vol. 1 - First Shot, Last Call

April 04, 2022 by d. emerson eddy in Comic of the Week

What would you do if a stranger offered you a gun, one hundred bullets, and the opportunity to right a wrong in your life without any consequences?

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April 04, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
100 Bullets, Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, DC Comics, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics
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Shell(f) Space: Why THE LAST RONIN Slaps...and Kicks

April 01, 2022 by Kris Markl in Shell(f) Space

With The Last Ronin set to conclude at the end of this month, Kris Markl’s Shell(f) Space TMNT column takes a look at a modern Turtles classic.

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April 01, 2022 /Kris Markl
The Last Ronin, TMNT, Shell(f) Space
Shell(f) Space
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HEROES OF X - 'I believe in adaptation' - The Beginnings of Hickman's X-Men

March 31, 2022 by Micheal Foulk in Heroes of X History of X

The new edition of Heroes of X / History of X — two columns that are one — looks at the first six issues of the X-Men anthology main series, as written by Jonathan Hickman.

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March 31, 2022 /Micheal Foulk
X-Men, Jonathan Hickman
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Man Without Fear...By The Year: Daredevil Comics in 2004

March 31, 2022 by Bruno Savill De Jong in Man Without Fear Years

It’s 2004. George W. Bush is re-elected, Mark Zuckerberg launches TheFacebook at Harvard, and Janet Jackson’s breast is exposed during the Super Bowl Halftime Show. People are listening to Yeah!, watching Saw, and reading Daredevil.

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March 31, 2022 /Bruno Savill De Jong
Daredevil, Daredevil Comics, Brian Michael Bendis
Man Without Fear Years
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DC Comics Round Robin Tournament Returns for 2022

March 29, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics, DC Digression

Once again this year, fans will vote on which potential comics series they want to see actually made by the publisher. We pick our personal favorites.

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March 29, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
DC Comics, Round Robin
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Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda of MONSTRESS announce new graphic novel series

March 29, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

The Night Eaters: She Eats The Night is due out in October.

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March 29, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda
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Classic Comic of the Week: House of Penance, a meditation

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

A horrific take on the true story of the Winchester haunted house and one woman's mission to wash away the blood curse of the Winchester rifle from claiming her own life and soul.

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March 28, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
House of Penance, Ian Bertram, Dark Horse, Dark Horse Comics
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Black Widow Underestimated - Tortured Beginnings and Solo Black Widow

March 24, 2022 by Paul Thomas in Black Widow Underestimate

In the second installment of Black Widow Underestimated, Paul Thomas takes a look at some of the notable Black Widow beginnings in comics.

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March 24, 2022 /Paul Thomas
Black Widow, Daredevil
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Classic Comic of the Week: Battler Briton

March 21, 2022 by d. emerson eddy in Comic of the Week

This series is possibly the most faithful to the original IPC/Fleetway source material, delivering an adventurous war story of two countries' airmen trying to survive in World War II.

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March 21, 2022 /d. emerson eddy
Battler Britton, Garth Ennis
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Paul Dano to write THE RIDDLER: YEAR ONE

March 18, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Batman, Comics

The new series, which features artwork by Stevan Subic, is slated to launch with a first issue due out in October.

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March 18, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Paul Dano, DC Comics, The Riddler: Year One, The Batman
Batman, Comics
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Two Substack comics series get physical releases through Image

March 18, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

Books that were first released through Chip Zdarsky’s and James Tynion’s Substacks are getting physical releases through Image Comics this June.

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March 18, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
The Closet, Public Domain, Image, Image Comics, James Tynion, Chip Zdarsky
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Vault Comics announces MINDSET, a new psychedelic thriller

March 18, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

The series is slated for June from writer Zack Kaplan, artist John Pearson, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

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March 18, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Mindset, Vault Comics, Zack Kaplan, John Pearson
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Daniel Warren Johnson's new comic has been unveiled and it has lucha libre

March 18, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

It’s called Do A Powerbomb!, and the first issue is due out June 15.

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March 18, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Daniel Warren Johnson, Do a Powerbomb!, Image, Image Comics
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Priest, Rafa Sandoval to team on new BLACK ADAM comic

March 18, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

The series is slated to launch on June 21 with a new #1 issue.

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March 18, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Black Adam, Christopher Priest, Rafa Sandoval
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Gabriel Hernandez Walta to draw new Hellboy comic, OLD MAN WHITTIER

March 18, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

The book, written by Mike Mignola, is due out June 22.

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March 18, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Hellboy, Mike Mignola, Gabriel Hernandez Walta
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Panels & Prose: Alex Segura's mystery novel SECRET IDENTITY and comics history

March 17, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Panels & Prose

The mystery thriller set within the 1970s comic book industry is out this week.

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March 17, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Secret Identity, Alex Segura
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Man Without Fear...By The Year: The 2003 Daredevil Movie

March 17, 2022 by Bruno Savill De Jong in Man Without Fear Years

Before the current domination of the MCU and other comic book adaptations, a superhero craze had been bubbling since the early 2000s.

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March 17, 2022 /Bruno Savill De Jong
Daredevil, Daredevil Comics, Daredevil Movie, Man Without Fear
Man Without Fear Years
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DC Comics Announces 2022 Pride Publishing Plans

March 15, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

Four new books are slated to launch in June before the pride publishing initiatives continue throughout the year.

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March 15, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
DC Comics, Pride
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