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Chasin’ The Bird: Charlie Parker in California Written by Dave Chisholm Art by Dave Chisholm and Peter Markowski Lettering by Dave Chisholm Published by Z2 Comics ‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 (Image credit: Z2 Comics) (opens in new tab) Like music-biography movies (think Bohemian Rhapsody or Rocketman for two …

Marvel Comics is releasing the long-awaited X-Force #10 on July 8 after the comic book Direct Market went on hiatus due to COVID-19 – and according to writer Benjamin Percy, the issue will scratch all kinds of itches readers may have for X-Force action. With the team reconvening in Terra …

Show of hands… Have you ever been in a long-term relationship and experiencing difficulties, and maybe exasperated by an extreme situation not under the control of you or your partner, which led you to break up, only to reconcile later on?  Perhaps just weeks or months later, or even years? …

Negan Lives! #1 Written by Robert Kirkman Art by Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn Lettering by Rus Wooton Published by Image Comics / Skybound Entertainment ‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 The biggest monster in the Walking Dead makes his return in Negan Lives #1, as writer Robert Kirkman and …

Superhero comic books are often like soap operas (or pro-wrestling, if that’s your thing) — filled with melodrama, dramatic twists, and characters once known as heroes turning heel and breaking bad. This is a longstanding tradition, from decades old comic book to DC’s recent ‘Year of the Villain’ which included …

While promoting his behind-the-scenes book Watching the Watchmen (opens in new tab), Dave Gibbons shared with Wired (opens in new tab) a personal frustration. “People unacquainted with graphic novels, including journalists, tend to think of Watchmen (opens in new tab) as a book by Alan Moore that happens to have …

Dan DiDio is a lifelong comic fan who landed in TV in the ’80s, eventually becoming a programming executive, and later senior VP of creative affairs at Mainframe Entertainment, an animation studio. DiDio befriended many comic creators, and helped several cross-pollinate their work into animation. In 2002, by then co-writing …

In 2017, Stephen and Owen King unleashed a waking nightmare on a sleeping world. Their prose novel, Sleeping Beauties, told the story of Aurora, a global disease that put women into strange, alien comas. Now, IDW Publishing is bringing Sleeping Beauties and its curious affliction to comic readers everywhere.  To …

Black Cat #11 Written by Jed Mackay Art by C.F. Villa and Brian Reber Lettering by Ferran Delgado Published by Marvel Comics ‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) Felicia Hardy sets her sights on Stark Enterprises in Black Cat #11, and the …

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew #1 Written by Anthony Del Col Art by Joe Eisma and Salvatore Aiala Lettering by Crank! Published by Dynamite Entertainment Review by David Pepose ‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 With the announcement of The Death of Nancy Drew, …