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Head Lopper’s MacLean returns with Death Fight Forever

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Crash and Bash Biggle jump into action in Death Fight Forever, a new video game-style mashup comic from Head Lopper's Andrew MacLean and Alexis Zirrt

Exclusive Preview: Parrish’s THE PAST IS A GROTESQUE ANIMAL is a multimedia visual feast

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Tommi Parish's The Past Is a Grotesque Animal combines cartooning, photos, and more for a hybrid graphic novel and scrapbook.

Inside the upcoming Heavy Metal Library Kickstarter campaign

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Heavy Metal has announced a Kickstarter for four of its best loved properties, but just what is inside them? HM expert RM Rhodes gives some background.
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Dynamite signs with Universal for distribution in the US

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Universal Distribution has signed a second publisher, Dynamite Entertainment, for a non-exclusive distribution deal in the US and Canada

Phillips and Garbett relaunching DAREDEVIL

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Stephanie Phillips and Lee Garbett's relaunch will be accompanied by blind bag variants when it begins this March.
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The slog in Diamond: bills, delays, discussions

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It has been an uneventful month in the Diamond Bankruptcy, as matters just slog along

Exclusive Preview: See Kindt & Moustafa’s take on John le Carré’s world in THE...

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Get a sneak peek at John le Carré: The Circus—Losing Control #1 (of 3) before it goes on sale on November 19.
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Exclusive Preview: Vault shares a sneak peek at BARBARIC: THE LONG DEATH #1

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Vault shares a sneak peek of BARBARIC: THE LONG DEATH #1, the popular series by Michael Moreci and Nathan Gooden.
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WEBTOON and Warner Bros. Animation to adapt DOWN TO EARTH, ELF & WARRIOR, and...

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WEBTOON has announced yet another brand partnership, as it expands its presence beyond the vertical scroll platform space.
Spider-Man and Wolverine #7 I was always going to be at least a little interested in a book featuring two of my (and the world’s) favorite Marvel characters. Their odd couple rapport is simply too good and I feel strongly a book featuring these two should always be available. Give me Kaare Andrews drawing, with Spidey and Wolverine going on huge, zany adventures with enormous action set pieces? It’s all I need. The first five issue story left me cold from a narrative standpoint with its focus on Peter’s secret agent parents, but after a one off with a full-in artist, this second story from writer Marc Guggenheim and Andrews is pure, over the top fun featuring a villain from an alternate earth that is a twisted amalgamation of our heroes. Kaare Andrews goes wild on the layouts in this issue, with massive double page spreads and contorted figures. The final page reveal is pure cool. The inventiveness of the visuals, and Andrews’ strange mix of McFarlane and Romita suits the contortionist Spidey and animalistic Wolverine. Sometimes you want your superhero books to say something about the human condition. And sometimes you really just want to see an artist pushing himself to the limit with your two favorite guys as the subject. This is easily the best script we’ve gotten from Guggenheim on the series so far, though. Moving away from the tortured motivation of the first arc’s mystery villain and the baggage of Peter and Mary Parker is a big help. Brian Reber’s retro approach to colors, mostly flat with simple shading and highlights, helps Andrews’ bold figure work stand out on the page. The switch in dimension also includes a subtle color shift to a more washed out, grimier palette that helps define the tone of this darker world. VC’s Travis Lanham’s lettering is clean and readable, tracking comfortably even among the wilder layouts and heavy caption use. You could easily skip the first arc of this series and jump in here and have a great time, but it’s worth seeking out past chapters too, if only for the great Kaare Andrews work. - TR

The Marvel Rundown: ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #22 sees the long game play out

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Welcome once again to another edition of The Marvel Rundown. This week as the year starts coming to a wind down, we have a...

DC Round-Up: Sleeper hit BATMAN: DARK PATTERNS says goodbye

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All good things must come to an end, and that's certainly the case with Batman: Dark Patterns this week, as the sleeper hit wraps up.

Wednesday Comics Reviews: COLOSSAL KAYA is a jumping on point for a great series,...

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In this week’s Wednesday Comics Reviews, the team reviews the gigantic heft of Colossal Kaya, the odd crossover of Gargoyles x Fantastic Four, the...

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