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The Star Wars #1

  • by Jonah Lang
  • September 5, 2013

Epic, tragic, and full of action and intrigue, The Star Wars  is an interesting glimpse at what one of the most beloved sagas in the universe could have been. First,…

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Thor: God of Thunder #12

  • by Ricky Miller
  • September 4, 2013

After the epic “God Bomb Saga,” Jason Aaron brings Thor back to his home away from home for a holiday in Midgard. “Have you ever danced with a god?” –…

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Zombie Cities: Violence vs Compassion

  • by Kris Bather
  • September 3, 2013

A follow-up to last year’s Zombie Cities anthology, this original collection of six stories features the titular flesh eaters in unusual situations. This is wild and entertaining stuff to be…

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Biografiktion

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 3, 2013

The fantastic secret lives of ABBA and Eddie Murphy are revealed to the public at last in the Nobrow compilation of this cult European series. Berlin small press collective Edition…

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Batman Superman #3

  • by Jonah Lang
  • September 2, 2013

If I had to sum up Batman Superman #3 in one word, it would be “otherworldly”, though words like sharp, vivid, imaginative, and (just plain) good are appropriate as well. The…

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American Vampire Anthology #1

  • by Evan Henry
  • September 2, 2013

For longtime fans of the series and newcomers alike, American Vampire Anthology delivers a pack of bloodcurdling tales with style and flair. Have any of your comic-reading friends ever told…

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Death & the Girls

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2013

Death & the Girls takes us to an eerie, hallucinatory world of violence, vomit and voyeurism, all infused with the distinctive imagery of Mexican folklore. Betsy, Bunny and Batstone –…

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Playing Out

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 2, 2013

Playing Out combines Medway’s lively cartooning comedy with an incisive eye for slice-of-life observational analysis. It’s most appropriate to be reviewing Jim Medway’s Playing Out at this time of year…

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Secret #3

  • by Jason Clyma
  • August 30, 2013

The year spent waiting for issue #3 was well worth it. It may have been more than a year since its last offering, and memory may not be able to…

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Bloodshot #0

  • by Ricky Miller
  • August 28, 2013

Is Bloodshot simply a soulless killing machine or something else?  This issue presents us with the secret history of Project Rising Spirit’s Bloodshot program and its most successful soldier. “They…

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Thunderbolts #14

  • by Jonah Lang
  • August 28, 2013

Now that Daniel Way and Phil Noto have left the Thunderbolts, the reigns are in the hands of Charles Soule and Jefte Palo. Way’s high-tension tales of intrigue, espionage, and…

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Superman Unchained #3

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • August 26, 2013

The must-read comic of the summer delivers again. Superman Unchained #3 is a punch in the face that you saw coming but couldn’t prevent. Courtesy of an ass-whipping that is…

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Daredevil #30

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • August 26, 2013

Attention angst fans, stay away from Daredevil #30! This issue is all about the joy, and you really should give it to the non-comics readers in your life. Think of…

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Sacrifice

  • by Evan Henry
  • August 26, 2013

Sacrifice is a quirky, acid-tinged expedition to pre-Columbian Central America, brimming with action, intrigue, and psychedelic encounters with rock stars and ancient gods. The time is the sixteenth century; the…

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Batman ’66 #2

  • by Jason Clyma
  • August 23, 2013

Batman ‘66 is one of the best books DC publishes, digital-first or not.  Jeff Parker channels the tone of the original Batman TV series into a book that emphasizes fun…

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Waterlogged: Tales from the Seventh Sea

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • August 23, 2013

  Vancouver’s Cloudscape Comics Society debuts a treasury of tales inspired by the briny deep in its latest top-notch showcase of local talent. Waterlogged overflows with accomplished graphic storytelling from…

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Revival #13

  • by Levi Hunt
  • August 23, 2013

This is a perfect jumping on issue for new readers. Characters are re-established, and the mythology is really just now starting. When Revival started over one year ago, it started…

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Batman and Nightwing #23

  • by Jason Clyma
  • August 23, 2013

Batman and Nightwing #23 is the single best issue of Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason’s run on the Batman and Robin series. Issue #23 is the emotional capstone of not…

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