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Domovoi

  • by Eric Lindberg
  • June 19, 2013

A modern fantasy drawing from Slavic mythology, Peter Bergting’s Domovoi is a journey through a world hidden just beyond our perception. Upon the death of her grandmother Vasilisa, free-spirited waitress…

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Peter Panzerfaust #11

  • by Jason Clyma
  • June 13, 2013

Peter and his band of friends return for the start of a new arc. It’s a great week for comics when we are treated to a new issue of Peter…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Superman Unchained #1

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • June 13, 2013

The dynamic duo of Scott Snyder and Jim Lee offer an irresistible Superman story that sets a new standard for sequential art storytelling. Not a panel is wasted as each…

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Trading Up: The Victories

  • by Kris Bather
  • June 13, 2013

Mike Avon Oeming is the co-creator of two unique series in recent times (Powers and Mice Templar), and here he’s let loose with a story all his own. And what…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1

  • by Jason Clyma
  • June 12, 2013

Gerard Way & Shaun Simon team-up with fellow fan-favorite artist Becky Cloonan for The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1, a brand new series that clearly demonstrates Way’s affinity…

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Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem #1

  • by Jason Clyma
  • June 12, 2013

In Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem, the traditional World War II epic is infused with mythology for a wholly new experience. Instead of immediately blazing into their…

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Naming Monsters

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 12, 2013

Hannah Eaton’s idiosyncratic psychodrama is an absorbing mix of the quirky, the sinister, and the very human, and yet another perceptive publishing choice for the Myriad back catalogue. It’s the…

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Science Tales, New Edition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • June 10, 2013

Darryl Cunningham’s use of the comic strip form in Science Tales as an investigative journalistic tool to bust some of the popular myths about contemporary scientific issues was one of the…

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Kick-Ass 3 #1

  • by Jason Clyma
  • June 7, 2013

Mark Millar hits the ground running in his new volume of Kick-Ass as the young hero and his gang of awkward vigilantes attempt to break Hit-Girl out of her cell….

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East of West #3

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • June 7, 2013

Death leads the Horsemen on a bloody chase through a futuristic western dystopia poised on the brink of apocalypse. Jonathan Hickman’s crisp script deftly reveals the underlying causes of the…

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X-Men #1

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • June 5, 2013

Right from Olivier Coipel’s striking cover it’s clear that these X-women mean business. After getting his feet wet for twelve issues on the previous X-Men volume, Brian Wood is back…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Ten Grand #2

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • June 5, 2013

In Ten Grand #2, grit, gore, and a dark dash of occult mystery seep from the pores of every hard-boiled panel. The daunting task of living up to the promise…

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The Wake #1

  • by John Trigonis
  • June 5, 2013

A new terrifying tale rises to the surface in Snyder & Murphy’s The Wake! The U.S. Department of Homeland Security invites cetologist Lee Archer to join a diverse cast of…

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The Private Eye #2

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • May 27, 2013

The Private Eye is modern noir without the shadows. The bursting of the Internet and stampede of secrets that toppled lives, businesses, and the culture of information resulted in a…

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Edgar Allan Poe’s Fall of the House of Usher #1

  • by John Trigonis
  • May 21, 2013

Something is rotting in the House of Usher, and it might just be the story. A lone traveler makes a journey through thick woods and into a thicker fog that…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale

  • by Kris Bather
  • May 20, 2013

More like Dickens than Disney, Porcelain is a wonderfully structured, hard to resist fantasy tale. The opener of Porcelain shows a group of children facing a large gate, as the…

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Cyborg 009, Chapter 000

  • by John Trigonis
  • May 20, 2013

The classic Shotaro Ishinomori manga returns revamped for a fast-paced Western audience. A young boy awakens after a hazy dream and finds he’s cuffed to a table with maniacal robots…

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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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