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Comic Book Review – Kong of Skull Island #3

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  Tony Black reviews Kong of Skull Island #3… Volcanic eruptions and political overtakings—the Kongs struggle against the horrors of Skull Island. SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Kong of Skull Island #3 here It feels as though quite an immense amount happens in the third issue of Kong of Skull Island, which begins […]

Interview – Greg Carpenter on The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer

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Tony Black talks exclusively to Greg Carpenter, writer of The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer (read our review here), about his book and the comic-book industry past, present and future… What served as the inspiration for writing a book about Moore, Gaiman & […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor – The One Vol. 5

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Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor – The One Vol. 5… The Doctor struggles to clear his name, and rediscovers more of what his War Doctor incarnation got up to during the Time War! Plus: the Squire uncovers her true past, and Alice cracks a temporal mystery. (While Abslom Daak uses his chainsword […]

Comic Book Review – The Flash #5

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Tony Black reviews The Flash #5… “Lightning Strikes Twice” part five! With Central City now protected by dozens of freshly trained Flashes, Barry Allen takes time out to explore a new relationship. Meanwhile, a serial killer targets citizen speedsters as Wally West takes his first steps toward becoming the new Kid Flash… The culmination it […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor – Arena of Fear Vol. 5

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Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor – Arena of Fear Vol. 5… The Tenth Doctor’s star-crossed epic continues, as allies become enemies in an interstellar arena! Plus – the Doctor, Gabby and Cindy face off against the terror of the Wishing Well Witch: Gabby and Cindy’s first trip to the UK turns deadly in […]

Comic Book Review – Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1

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Tony Black reviews Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1… Lost in the desert with no memory of the past few years, teenager Jaime Reyes must find his way home again—but when he reaches his town, he’s shocked to find it abandoned and in the hands of government officials…officials who are very interested in the Blue Beetle and […]

Comic Book Review – The Hellblazer #1

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Tony Black reviews The Hellblazer #1… “The Poison Truth” part one! London may have recovered from Constantine’s return, but he hasn’t. Mercury hasn’t forgiven him, but she won’t leave him alone, and Swamp Thing is calling in a favor. And all the while, bigger things are brewing… You know what? I’m glad I stuck with […]

Comic Book Review – The X-Files: Origins #1

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Tony Black reviews The X-Files: Origins #1… Before the FBI, before the X-Files, they were just two teenagers in search of the truth. On Martha’s Vineyard, a young Fox Mulder investigates something strange happening on the island, while in San Diego, 13-year-old Dana Scully looks into the shocking murder of her teacher. Two kids, two […]