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Legendary Assassin’s Creed characters return in new Titan miniseries

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Titan Comics has announced the upcoming release of Assassin’s Creed Reflections, a new four-issue miniseries of standalone stories featuring fan-favourite Assassins from the hit franchise in Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin’s Creed III), Edward Kenway (Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag), Connor (Assassin’s Creed III) and Altair (Assassin’s Creed). Penned by Eisner-nominated writer Ian Edginton (Last Descendants […]

Marvel announces Monsters Unleashed ongoing series

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Marvel has announced that a brand new Monsters Unleashed ongoing series is exploding out of the big event courtesy of creators Cullen Bunn (Monsters Unleashed, Uncanny X-Men) and artist David Baldeon (Nova, Web Warriors). “Kei and his monsters are under a lot of scrutiny from the heroes of the Marvel Universe, government agencies such as […]

Skybound and Image announce Southern vampire series Redneck

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Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics have announced that Donny Cates (God Country) is teaming up with artist Lisandro Estherren for the Southern vampire series Redneck, which launches in April. “Redneck is truly a dream come true for me as a storyteller, and to be able to tell this story on a stage as nice as […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files #10

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files #10… “Contrarians,” Part 1 (of 2): Mulder chances upon evidence that suggests the now-defunct Syndicate’s involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. Guest-starring the Cigarette Smoking Man and President Reagan! Given the powder keg that is United States politics, ‘Contrarians’ is, in time-honoured X-Files fashion, very appropriate right now. You can feel […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #6

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Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #6… Behold the debut of the TMNT’s weirdest foe yet: Wyrm! When Michelangelo tries to help find a missing person in the sewers, he ends up discovering something he wished stayed in the dark! Last month I moaned about TMNT Universe being a victim of its own […]

IDW and Top Shelf to release Superf*ckers as five-issue miniseries

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IDW Publishing and Top Shelf have announced that they are teaming up to give cartoonist James Kochalka’s Superf*ckers new life as a five issue comic book miniseries entitled Superf*ckers Forever, which will launch in August. “In an era of ongoing over-the-top comic-book events, Superf*ckers Forever out-events all others,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer. […]

IDW to launch second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing series

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IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to launch a second ongoing comic series based on Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe getting underway in August. “The story of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is now too large to confine to just one ongoing series!” says TMNT editor Bobby […]

Comic Book Review – Brit-Cit Noir

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Villordsutch reviews Brit-Cit Noir… I’ve stepped into Brit-Cit Noir with a bit of trepidation I’ll be honest. My last piece of Brit-Cit I recall was reading it in The Heavy Mob over in the Judge Dredd: Mega Collection back in April last year.  The titles were Brit-Cit Brute and Trilogy, albeit from Robbie Morrison and Co., […]

Comic Book Review – The Fix #1

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Emma Withington reviews The Fix #1… From the creators of The Superior Foes of Spider-Man (Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber), comes a story of the crooked cops, scheming mobsters, and corrupt politicians that run things—and the sex toy that can bring them all down. Oh, and the hero is a drug-sniffing beagle named Pretzels. Bad people […]