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X-Factor #262

Peter David’s excellent run ends not with a bang or a whimper, but a tear. Unfortunately, it takes a long sigh and an eye-roll to get there. Did you know…

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Hit #1

Hit delivers fast-paced action, bloody revenge, and pulp-style anti-heroes in a hard-boiled noir package. The year is 1955, and the setting is Los Angeles, California. Our story begins with the…

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The Lost Boy HC

Greg Ruth’s horror-tinged fantasy offers a surprisingly chilling treatment of childhood imagination run amok. Exploring the mystical secrets behind a child’s disappearance in a small New England town, children’s book…

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X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1

The most anticipated spectacle in comics starts here. Let’s just say it: The decision to bring back the original X-Men after AvX was ridiculous. Even more ridiculous is the idea…

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Reality Check #1

Reality Check slogs along, but has a brighter future. Glenn Brunswick’s Reality Check is a mixed bag of classic comic stereotypes, interesting execution, and lackluster story. Following aspiring comics writer,…

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Rebel Angels

Divinely shocking yet devilishly good…what better way to describe James Turner’s satanic, stylish chronicle of a revolt in Hell? Fan-favorite creator James Turner’s (Rex Libris) latest project is sure to…

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Molly Danger Book One

There’s something about Molly! Jamal Igle raises the bar for all-ages superheroics in this smart, beautifully illustrated graphic album from Action Lab. Literally years in the making, Jamal Igle’s (The…

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Monstrosity Volume One

Alterna Comics reminds us monsters come in all shapes and sizes in this wonderfully eclectic and creep-filled showcase of top-notch indie talent. Reborn in the recent explosion of crowdfunded self-publishing…

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The Star Wars #1

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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Biografiktion

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

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

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

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 –…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Playing Out

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

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

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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