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'Ghostbusters' #9 Kicks Off RV Action Across a 'Haunted America' [Exclusive Preview]

Caleb Goellner — 2012-05-25T11:00:00 00:00

The Ghostbusters have tooled around in some sweet rides over the years, including several different models of the Ecto-1 and all kinds of weird vehicles in the animated The Real Ghostbusters series and associated toy line. IDW's Ghostbusters #9, ... Read more

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'Dark Horse Presents' #12: Motter and Rude Make for an Ideal Anthology [Exclusive Art]

Andy Khouri — 2012-05-23T14:30:00 00:00

Filed under: Dark Horse, Indie, Previews, Art, Opinion

On sale today, Dark Horse Presents #12 may be the most impressive yet of Dark Horse Comics' already prestigious anthology series. The new issue is an almost ridiculous who's who of my favorite comics creators and characters including: Mike Baron ... Read more

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He's a Tiger. He's a Lawyer. He's a 'Tiger Lawyer' [Indiegogo]

Christopher Sebela — 2012-05-21T10:00:00 00:00

Filed under: Indie, Previews, Video

Book titles are a tricky business. Trying to sum up the essence of your work in a few simple words that intrigue and encapsulate can often be the hardest part of creating something original. Writer Ryan Ferrier (Terminals, The Brothers James) ... Read more

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Boom! Reveals Rockin' 'Marceline and the Scream Queens' #2 Covers

Caleb Goellner — 2012-05-17T17:30:00 00:00

Filed under: Television, Previews, Animation, Art

Meredith Gran will be joined by a quartet of killer cover artists next month as the new Adventure Time spinoff comic from Boom! Studios, Marceline and the Scream Queens, rocks on across the Land of Ooo and into comic shops. Today The Boom!Pen ... Read more

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'Glory' #26: Time to Move on to Real Weapons [Preview]

Laura Hudson — 2012-05-16T13:30:00 00:00

Filed under: Image, Indie, Previews

In Glory #26 by Joe Keatinge and Ross Campbell, the titular heroine helps a young girl named Riley learn to defend herself in order to prepare for the coming war. Read more for a six-page preview of the issue, out today from Image comics with a ... Read more

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Finn and Jake Clean Up in 'Adventure Time' #4 [Preview]

Caleb Goellner — 2012-05-16T10:00:00 00:00

Filed under: Television, Previews, Animation

Saving the planet is dirty work, but for full-time heroes Jake (the dog) and Finn (the human), cleaning up is even messier business in this week's Adventure Time #4 by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb. Boom! Studios has provided us with ... Read more

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ComicsAlliance Week-in-Review: May 7-11

J. Caleb Mozzocco — 2012-05-13T21:34:00 00:00

Filed under: Marvel, DC, Television, Indie, Webcomics, Previews, Video, Humor, News, Animation, Art, Opinion, Culture, Digital Comics

Sunday is Mother's Day, so don't forget to make your mother a card. If you need some help coming up with some ideas, Chris Sims and some of your favorite superheroes have got your back. But that's Sunday. What about this past Monday through ... Read more

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'Saga' #3: It Takes a Village of Ghost Kids to Raise a Child [Exclusive Preview]

Laura Hudson — 2012-05-12T10:00:00 00:00

Filed under: Indie, Previews

In Saga #3, the newest issue of the sci-fi comic by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, Alana finds herself tending to a wounded Marko, surrounded by the ghosts of the native murdered by their warring peoples, and faces a terrible choice: saving ... Read more

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'Fatima: The Blood Spinners': Gilbert Hernandez's Beautiful & Violent Zombie Sci-Fi [Exclusive Preview]

Andy Khouri — 2012-05-11T16:00:00 00:00

Filed under: Dark Horse, Indie, Previews

Following up on his and brother Mario's sexy future-noir graphic novel Citizen Rex, Gilbert Hernández is back with his latest vision of the dark days ahead: Fatima: The Blood Spinners. The four-issue miniseries stars a beautiful and deadly ... Read more

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Enjoy the Invisible Heads and Weird Science of 'Bad Medicine' #1 For Free! [Full Comic]

Chris Sims — 2012-05-10T15:30:00 00:00

Filed under: Oni, Previews

It's never a good sign when a headless corpse turns up in an alley, but when it turns out that the head is still there and just invisible? That's when things start to get a little strange. That's how the story kicks off in Bad Medicine, the new ... Read more

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Gillen & McKelvie's 'Phonogram: The Singles Club' Available Digitally

Andy Khouri — 2012-05-10T11:30:00 00:00

Filed under: Image, Indie, Previews, News, Digital Comics

In advance of the Image Comics series' much anticipated return later this year, Phonogram: The Singles Club has finally manifested on the mighty comiXology digital comic book service. The sequel to the Britpop-inspired, black-and-white indie opus ... Read more

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'Higher Earth': Sam Humphries' Sci-Fi Revenge Epic [Exclusive Preview]

Andy Khouri — 2012-05-09T12:00:00 00:00

Filed under: Indie, Previews

On sale now from BOOM! Studios is Higher Earth #1, beginning a new ongoing series from writer Sam Humphries (Ultimate Comics Ultimates, Our Love Is Real) and artist Francesco Biagini (Elric: The Balance Lost). The story is set across multiple ... Read more

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Bernie Wrightson Returns to 'Frankenstein' with Steve Niles in 'Alive, Alive!' [Preview]

Andy Khouri — 2012-05-08T14:30:00 00:00

Filed under: Indie, Previews, IDW

On sale this week from IDW Publishing is Frankenstein Alive, Alive! #1, which sees Bernie Wrightson return to the subject of one of his most enduring works, the illustrated edition of Mary Shlley's Frankenstein which was originally released all ... Read more

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'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics' #1 Comes Out of its Shell [Preview]

Caleb Goellner — 2012-05-07T10:00:00 00:00

Filed under: Previews, IDW

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 has seen its share of reprints over the years, including being retold in color. It's a sticky issue for diehards and casual fans alike. After all, Eastman and Laird's chunky style ... Read more

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The Power Rangers Return to Comics in 'Power Rangers Super Samurai' Vol. 1 [Preview]

Caleb Goellner — 2012-05-04T12:30:00 00:00

Filed under: Television, Previews

On June 27, Papercutz restores the Power Rangers to comic book duty in Power Rangers Super Samurai Vol. 1: Memory Short, the first in a series of 64-page graphic novels (available in both softcover and hardcover formats) expanding on the ... Read more

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'Reincar(Nate)': Better Living Through Death [Kickstarter]

Christopher Sebela — 2012-05-03T17:30:00 00:00

Filed under: Indie, Previews, Video

Reincar(Nate), created by writer Michael Moreci and artist Keith Burns, isn't about being haunted by your past, but by your past lives. A 102-page, full-color graphic novel, Reincar(Nate) follows private eye Nate McCoy as he tracks down a ... Read more

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Daniel Johnston Releases 'Space Ducks: An Infinite Comic of Musical Greatness' [Preview]

Andy Khouri — 2012-05-01T11:00:00 00:00

Filed under: Indie, Previews

On sale this week from BOOM! Town, the alternative comix imprint of BOOM! Studios, is Space Ducks: An Infinite Comic Book of Musical Greatness #1. The book is created by none other than Daniel Johnston, the prolific and influential musician and ... Read more

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'Adventure Time' Heroes Train For Battle in Free Comic Book Day Tale [Exclusive Preview]

Caleb Goellner — 2012-04-30T11:00:00 00:00

Filed under: Television, Previews, Animation

Boom! Studios is serving up a special double-sided flipbook this Saturday, May 5 for Free Comic Book Day, catering to both Peanuts and Adventure Time fans alike. In anticipation, Boom! has given ComicsAlliance an exclusive early look at half of ... Read more

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'I'm Not A Plastic Bag': The Touching Journey of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Andy Khouri — 2012-04-26T16:00:00 00:00

Filed under: Indie, Previews

On sale now from Archaia is I'm Not A Plastic Bag, a truly remarkable graphic novel by Rachel Hope Allison that tells a fantastical yet extremely poignant story about the environment. The book, which features almost no text, imagines the Great ... Read more

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'Play Ball' Is a Home Run (Or Your Baseball Pun of Choice) [Preview]

Chris Sims — 2012-04-26T14:00:00 00:00

Filed under: Oni, Previews

Over the past few years, the writing team of Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir have been quietly producing some of the most solid character-driven comics on the market. They've done it everywhere, from independent OGNs to webcomics, and even ... Read more

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