Monthly Archives: April 2011

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Columns
Friday Recommendation: Gotham Central

By | Apr 29, 2011 | Columns

On occasion, I buy whole series of books without reading them. You might be thinking, “What? Why? That’s a lot of money on an admittedly huge gamble.” You’re 100% right – it absolutely is. You see, I’m easily suckered into the glitz and glamour of things like “Deluxe Edition” this or “Absolute” that. If you’re […]

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Reviews
Review: Amazing Spider-Man #659

By | Apr 29, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Dan Slott and Fred Van LentePenciled by Stefano Caselli CLASSIFIED! (That’s the actual solicitation according to Marvel.com, but, um, I don’t know, I guess the cover more or less says it all? Like, Spider-Man is a member of the Future Foundation, and they’re doing Future Foundation stuff. Also, other characters do other things. […]

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Review: Uncanny X-Men #536 and X-Men #10

By | Apr 29, 2011 | Reviews

Uncanny X-MenWritten by Kieron GillenIllustrated by Terry and Rachel Dodson When the X-Men left the militaristic alien Breakworld, its political structure was reduced to ashes. It didn’t stay that way forever. Now a warship is crossing the gulf of space, with a mission that will strike the lives of star-crossed lovers Colossus and Kitty Pryde […]

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News
Marvel To Put Out Free MMO For PC

By | Apr 29, 2011 | News

Marvel had been teasing this one for a little while now, but tonight the news finally dropped: Marvel’s latest MMO is coming soon. At the helm of the project is acclaimed writer Brian Bendis, who has recently extended his writing career above and beyond the comic book world to also include that of Marvel Studios […]

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Fund It!: The "Return" of John Constantine

By | Apr 28, 2011 | Columns

So it appears that everyone’s favorite magician, John Constantine, is back. Well, he’s never really been gone, but in recent years Constantine’s involvement with the DC Universe has been very, very limited. Now, though, it appears that the Laughing Magician will soon be making his return to the world of brightly-colored capes and tights – […]

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Review: Batman Incorporated #5

By | Apr 28, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Grant MorrisonPenciled by Yanick Paquette Batman’s Argentinean adventure concludes as The Dark Knight and Gaucho fight to the death to save the lives of countless innocents. Meanwhile, England’s other Batman, The Hood, stumbles across a monstrous conspiracy — can Batman and his international allies stop a plot that threatens to transform the whole […]

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Review: Action Comics #900

By | Apr 28, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Paul Cornell and guestsIllustrated by Pete Woods, Jesus Marino, and guests Superman returns to ACTION COMICS just in time for the title’s historic 900th issue, which clocks in at 100 pages! Everything Paul Cornell and Pete Woods have been building to over the last year culminates here in the ultimate Superman vs. Lex […]

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Review: Avengers #12.1

By | Apr 28, 2011 | Reviews

Written by Brian Michael BendisIllustrated by Bryan Hitch START READING with this Point One Issue! Prepare for the upcoming high-stakes Avengers event with a battle between the Avengers and the Intelligencia, the return of SWORD, and the dissapearance of Spider-Woman!. Bendis and modern master Bryan Hitch Join forces for this very special, all-new Avengers story […]

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News
The Pound Launches This Month

By | Apr 28, 2011 | News

IDW Publishing Press Release IDW Publishing and Frozen Beach Studios today announced the launch of the latest supernatural thriller comedy by Frozen Beach, entitled THE POUND. Created by Stephan Nilson and Charles Pritchett, THE POUND will be available digitally, and a collection of the entire five-issue series will be released in September 2011. To introduce […]

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Dark Horse Digital App & Store ARE LIVE!

By | Apr 28, 2011 | News

Dark Horse Press Release Earlier today, Dark Horse’s iOS app and digital store went online and opened for business! Even after extensive load testing, demand for Dark Horse digital comics was still too high for our servers! Thousands of fans rushed to download our digital comics, resulting in intermittent service outages. The Dark Horse Comics […]

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