In 1984, Eastman and Laird debuted the world’s most popular reptiles… Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo. At first, this black and white comic out of Mirage Studios was as cutting edge as Alan Moore. Then as the comic gained popularity, an animated series was spawned and the “heroes in a halfshell” sparked a phenomina that [...]

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Escape From Wonderland #2 (of 6) (Zenescope – Gregory / Leister / Ruffino / Crank!) As Calie treks through the ever-changing Wonderland terrain she comes face to face with a monstrous creature that may have deeper ties to her past than she realizes. Calie must find a way to reach out to the being in [...]

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The title just kind of says it all, doesn’t it? If you are a Doctor Who fan… you know, own your own Psychic Paper, are not ashamed of your Cybermen action figures, ever wished you owned either a TARDIS or a long multi-colored scarf, actually went to the store as a child looking for Jelly [...]

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Poe #4 (of 4) (Boom! – Mitchell / Kotz) He created Horror. Find out how horror created him… as our intrepid author Edgar Allen Poe delves into the dark side of man. It’s the final showdown between the Red Death and Poe, time begins to run out! Will Poe live to tell the tale? Supernatural [...]

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It may have been given the TV death slot of Friday at 7pm, but Smallville is still planning on a big season (and why not? CW signed off on the budget!) with the appearence of the JSA! SciFi Wire and IGN are reporting the news that Michael Shanks, of  “Stargate” fame, will play Hawkman in the [...]

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Green Lantern Corps #41 ( DC – Tomasi / Gleason / Buchman ) The intense and horrific battle between the Green Lantern Corps and the Black Lanterns on Oa takes a turn for the worse! The Corps realizes that the abominable, ultimate goal of the Black Lanterns is not only to feed off the Corps’ [...]

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Beautiful Creatures #2 (of 2) (Red 5 – Wiebe / Jackson / Zigarelli) Four beautiful college girls must unravel the mystery of the ancient mythic creatures living inside them. Their quest leads to a final showdown between the coeds and the minions of a power from the Dark Ages. The first issue (reviewed here) saw [...]

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28 Days Later #3 (Boom! – Nelson / Shavely) The film that changed horror forever continues here! It doesn’t matter who you are or what you did, if you are infected Selena will give no mercy. Selena teaches the rest of her team the cold, hard truth of what it takes to survive in the [...]

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Gothology Vol 1 – the Eternal Sad – (various) The Eternal Sad is the first volume of the Gothology comic anthology series. It is packed with 30 deep and depressing comics from sorrowful artists that inhabit 10 different countries. These tales deal with vampires, zombies, ghostly dolls, love, death, loneliness, resurrection, pain, animal sacrifice, and [...]

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Well, okay maybe not today… but Monday.  Last year at the Motor City Comic Convention, I had the privilege of screening Hero Tomorrow, an independent film by Swinging Cane Productions.  I loved it then and I love it today, check out the write up here. And now, this break through film that was once only [...]

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So, it broke this morning via Harry at Ain’t It Cool, that Martin Campbell (director of the new Green Lantern movie – Ryan Reynolds) that child actor turned geek uber-moviestar Jackie Earle Haley will be playing mentor turned nemesis Sinestro.  And also that once some legal action gets out of the way, perhaps there will [...]

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We Kill Monsters #4 (of 6) (Red 5 – Harkcom / Leone / Churilla / Pattison / Powell) The town has been overrun by monsters bent on chaos and mass destruction. Mechanics Jake and Andrew Basher battle an enormous man-rabbit creature and make a startling discovery about its origins. The decision to send away ex-girlfriend [...]

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