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Author: Jason Wilkins

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Harlan Ellison’s 7 Against Chaos

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 15, 2013

Over 20 years in the making, sci-fi legend Harlan Ellison and Paul Chadwick’s cosmic Magnificent Seven bends reality even as it seeks to expand your consciousness. There are few storytellers…

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Quantum and Woody #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 11, 2013

  Rousing, rebellious, and rebooted for the digital age, cult favorites Quantum and Woody expand the Valiant Universe in a fun and unexpected new direction. The self-proclaimed “World’s Worst Superhero…

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The Silver Six

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 9, 2013

When their lives and families are tragically stolen, six special orphans use their wits and teamwork to avenge their loss in this fantastic all-ages OGN from Scholastic. Kids are smarter…

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Skyward #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 9, 2013

Although the story may seem a tad familiar, Jeremy Dale’s Skyward takes flight with lush artwork and high production values. Action Lab Entertainment’s latest all-ages fantasy epic Skyward by talented…

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Catalyst Comix #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 3, 2013

More Nineties properties get the comic book version of a reality TV makeover, courtesy of Joe Casey, et al. Billed as Comics’ Greatest World when it first appeared back in…

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Satellite Sam #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 2, 2013

Steamy, sexy, and downright seductive, Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin’s murder mystery set against the Golden Age of Television raises the benchmark for modern crime noir comics. When two masters…

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Uncanny #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • June 27, 2013

Andy Diggle and Aaron Campbell fuse hardboiled crime fiction with the unexplainable as they usher in a “Season of Hungry Ghosts” for fans starved for originality. Dynamite Entertainment’s efforts to…

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Jupiter’s Legacy #2

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • June 26, 2013

  Millar and Quitely’s legacy marred by a whole lot of nothing new under the sun. I can’t understate how much I’ve been craving a really good superhero book lately….

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The Dream Merchant #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 15, 2013

Edmondson and Novosadov create a strange, new modern mythology plumbing the depths of our dreams. There once was a boy named Winslow, who dreamed big dreams every night. In fact,…

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Chin Music #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 10, 2013

Stunning artwork and a script that keeps you guessing anchor Image’s latest high-profile creative coup, in Niles and Harris’ occult investigation of Al Capone’s Chicago. There are very few comic…

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X #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 10, 2013

Fast-paced, straight-ahead action and a new vulnerability herald the return of Dark Horse’s mysterious, ultra-violent vigilante. Formerly the product of Dark Horse’s ill-fated but critically acclaimed 1990s superhero initiative, Comics’…

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Heads in the Clouds: Jeff Ellis and Bevan Thomas Dream Big as Members of Cloudscape Comics Society

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 9, 2013

Denny O’Neil, comics writer and editor extraordinaire and one of the smartest guys on the planet when it comes to funny books, once said: “There is seldom one absolute, unarguable,…

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Huck Finn’s Adventures in Underland

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 1, 2013

Nikola Jajic drops us down the rabbit hole into a bizarre realm of dark whimsy in his latest offering from Alterna. As the title suggests, Nikola Jajic’s latest limited series…

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Princeless Vol. 2 #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • May 1, 2013

Whitley’s all-ages, Eisner-nominated series returns for more fantastic hijinks, as Adrienne and Sparky continue their quest to save her royal sisters. If you haven’t already heard, Princeless is a pretty…

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Ten Grand #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 30, 2013

Joe’s Comics makes a welcome return with the grim tale of a faustian bargain turned on its ear. There are few people in the world who understand the art and…

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Jupiter’s Legacy #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 26, 2013

  Hyped for months, the creator-owned debut of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s deconstructionist superhero drama fails to break new ground. I’ll always love superheroes. I don’t know that any…

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The Private Eye #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 25, 2013

Even as they challenge our perceptions of identity and information, Vaughan and Martin present a bold new alternative to traditional comics. First things first: regardless of format, The Private Eye…

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Witch Doctor: Mal Practice #6

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • April 24, 2013

As another volume of Witch Doctor comes to a ghoulish close, Seifert and Ketner plant the seeds of future arcs in Morrow’s stalwart associates. By now, we all know Dr….

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