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Graveyard of Empires Vol. 1: Even Zombies Have More Heart Than This

Graveyard of Empires Vol. 1 TP Story: Mark Sable Art: Paul Azaceta Colours: Matthew Wilson Letterer/Desginer: Thomas Mauer Publisher: Image Comics War has been a tough sell in Hollywood over the last decade, with a number of high profile films barely making a dent in the box-office. With the exception of Zero Dark Thirty, it seems …

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Jupiter’s Legacy #1 is a Promising First Chapter in an Epic Superhero Saga

Jupiter’s Legacy 1 Writer: Mark Millar Artist/Cover: Frank Quitely Colors: Peter Doherty Published by Image Comics In Jupiter’s Legacy, two legendary comics creators come together to tell a multi-generational superhero epic for the 21st century. The story isn’t as dark and dystopian as Watchmen or Dark Knight Returns, and it’s not as sentimental as Kingdom Come. It is also is a …

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Happy Trade Paperback Mixes Violence and Unicorns

Happy Written by Grant Morrison Art by Darick Robertson Colors by Richard P. Clark and Tony Avina Published by Image Comics When faced with the idea of a Grant Morrison-penned Christmas comic, the first images that probably come to mind for those familiar with his work is something involving a quantum-physics powered cyborg Santa Claus …

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Miniature Jesus #1 mixes a compelling blend of dark and light

Miniature Jesus #1 Image Comics Created, written, illustrated and lettered by Ted McKeever Cover concept and production by Ted McKeever and Dana Moreshead Editor: Laura Tavishati Communications: Marc Lombardi ‘Unrepentant Sinner’: Jim Valentino   Ted McKeever’s first Miniature Jesus book is a tale of two distinct halves. In the second, we spend a brief moment …

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Savage Skullkickers #1 initiates newcomers the hard way

Savage Skullkickers #1 Writer: Jim Zub Pencils: Edwin Huang Cover: Huang & Zub Publisher: Image Comics The first issue of this third incarnation is in fact the second reboot in as many months. It is the twentieth issue, following the nineteenth issue that also masqueraded as a first. Got that? In simpler terms, adventure series …

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Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray

Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray Part One (of 5) Writer: Frank J. Barbiere Art: Chris Mooneyham Colour Assists: S.M. Vidaurri Logo and Graphic Design: Dylan Todd Publisher: Image Comics $3 is a lot of money. On its own, it seems like a perfectly tangible amount, something you may find in your couch cushions, …

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Lost Vegas, a Crazy Concept with even Crazier Visuals

Writer: Jim McCann Artist: Janet Lee Publisher: Image In Lost Vegas 1, Eisner Award winners Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Return of the Dapper Men) manage to marry a wacky high concept sci-fi story with deep characterization and unique visuals. On the surface, Roland is just another space scoundrel like Han Solo or Malcolm Reynolds. However, he …

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‘Tales From Beyond Science’ to Appeal to Fans of Horror and B-Movies

Tales From Beyond Science Written by Mark Millar, Alan McKenzie, John Smith Art by Rian Hughes Published by Image Comics “You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!” -Rod Serling The above …

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Todd the Ugliest Kid On Earth; Todd Solondz For the Comic Book Crowd

Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth #1 Written by Ken Kristensen Art and Cover by M.K. Perker and Colorist Cemal Soyleyen Published by Image Comics When a comic is prefaced with a special thanks to Todd Solondz (director of Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness), it’s safe to assume you’re in for a work of …

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Comics You Should Be Reading…John Layman’s Chew

Chew Written by John Layman Art and covers Rob Guillory Published by Image Comics To the outsider, the world of comics can seem as daunting and impregnable as the Great Wall of China. That is, if the Great Wall involved more people in long underwear beating up criminals with deformities, of course. In spite of …

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