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Indie Comic Review: The Creep

The Creep, written by John Arcudi and drawing by Jonathan Case, is a crime noir comic harkening back to the old days of comic-dom. Pulp magazines and film noir were really the forefathers of the comic book, and without them … Continue reading

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Indie Comic Review: Ningen’s Nightmares

Sometimes sequels can take an already good property and raise it to new heights. The Empire Strikes back and Aliens immediately come to mind. Both took a successful and well-received property and fleshed them out, creating new avenues for storytelling … Continue reading

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Indie Comic Review: MIND MGMT vol. 1

Mind MGMT, a Dark Horse original by Matt Kindt, seems to start like a confusing mess but expertly coalesces into something surprisingly elegant. This book showcases an impressive mind bending tale with subtle foreshadowing throughout. Normally I might be put … Continue reading

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Indie Comic Review: The Last of Us – American Dreams

The Last of Us: American Dreams is a prequel comic for the upcoming video game of the same name.  But don’t let that deter you from buying it.  The Last of Us is a solid comic in its own right. … Continue reading

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Dark Horse to Publish Humphries and Rose’s Sacrifice

Dark Horse is continuing its practice of collecting self-published works of well-known creators, giving these works a wider audience. First it was Mike Norton’s Cursed followed by Faith Erin Hicks’ Superhero Girl. Now they are turning their attention to Sam … Continue reading

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Indie Comic Review: Resident Alien: Welcome to Earth

Resident Alien is like Twin Peaks…but with aliens. A stranded alien seeks refuge in the small town of Patience, USA, where he hides undercover as a retired doctor. All the alien wants is to be left alone until he’s rescued. … Continue reading

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Preview: X

Dark Horse has released information about their upcoming title, X. Originally launched as part of the Comics’ Greatest World line in 1993, X was one of the standout characters (alongside Ghost and Barb Wire). Now, after a successful run in … Continue reading

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Indie Comic Review: The Adventures of Superhero Girl

It is about time that Faith Erin Hicks’ Adventures of Superhero Girl got some love. The little strip that could was published weekly in Halifax’s free newspaper, The Coast. She squeezed it in between her days drawing books for First … Continue reading

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Indie Comic Review: Hiroaki Samura’s Emerald and Other Stories

People often have a fear of commitment.  Whether it is with relationships or technology, taking the plunge is a scary and daunting plunge.  Mostly there is the uncertainty that something better will come along, that it will be too expensive, … Continue reading

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Dark Horse Promotes Jim Gibbons to Associate editor

Dark Horse Comics announced that they have promoted Jim Gibbons to Associate Editor from the position of Assistant Editor. So far at Dark Horse he has worked on the anthology title, Dark Horse Presents, as well as Brian Wood’s Massive … Continue reading

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