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Marvel Comics for June 2022
A.X.E.: EVE OF JUDGMENT #1
KIERON GILLEN (W) • PASQUAL FERRY (A)
Cover by CARLOS PACHECO • VARIANT COVER BY JOHN CASSADAY
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO • VARIANT COVER BY MR GARCIN
MEN OF A.X.E.…
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DC Comics in June 2022
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Dark Horse Comics in June 2022
It is never too late to love someone loudly.
Always Never TP
Jordi Lafebre (W/A/C) and Clémence Sapin (C)
On sale Aug 3
FC, 176 pages
$24.99
TP, 7” x 10”
After forty years of being madly in love, Ana and Zeno are finally retiring and giving their romance a chance to bloom while they both still have time left.…
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Archie Comics in June 2022
ARCHIE
THE BEST ARCHIE COMIC EVER SPECIAL #1 (ONE-SHOT)
THE BLOCKBUSTER OF THE SUMMER IS HERE featuring Superheroes! Barbarians! Spies! All this…
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Marvel to adapt 'Wild Cards'
Here's a story from ICv2.com:
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50481/marvel-adapt-wild-cards-comics
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Remember when DC Comics used to turn its superheroes into apes? That is so Silver Age! Now it's dinosaurs.
DEFENDERS OF TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE PREHISTORIC WAY IN …
THE JURASSIC LEAGUE
A 6-Issue Limited Series Depicting The Justice League As…
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Dark Crisis: An event 30 years in the making
Joshua Williamson and Daniel Sampere Team on Dark Crisis Seven-Issue Event
A Special Prelude Is Available on Free Comic Book Day with…
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The Justice League comes to an end in 'Justice League' #75
Joshua Williamson & Rafa Sandoval Team up to kill the team on April 19
The Death of the Justice League is only the beginning of…
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The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series -- Book Four: Balance HC
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It’s moving day for syndicated comics columnist Andrew “Captain Comics” Smith
MEMPHIS, TN – The longest-running syndicated newspaper column on comics is moving to a new home – and renovating an old one!
For nearly 22 years, journalist Andrew Smith has submitted his weekly “Captain Comics” column to Scripps Howard News Service, which syndicated it to newspapers across the country. But on Jan. 1, 2014, the column moved to McClatchy-Tribune News Services, part of the most respected newspaper chain in America.
To celebrate, the Captain is upgrading and…
Added by Captain Comics on January 1, 2014 at 9:30pm — 8 Comments
Marvel and DC movies are biggest news out of Comic-Con
By Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
Comic-Con International: San Diego this year was its usual bad self, an immense Christmas party for nerds, geeks, cosplayers and fans of all stripes. But two movie announcements stole the show.
While Captain Comics didn’t personally attend the Con, the two announcements have been widely reported. And in case you have a life and didn’t spend the weekend glued to Entertainment Weekly…
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'Before Watchmen': No controversy about its quality
By Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
Here in the real world, the DC series of miniseries called “Before Watchmen” was controversial. But there’s no debate about the quality of the stories themselves: They’re really good.
First, the controversy. It begins with writer Alan Moore, who became a legend in…
Added by Captain Comics on July 25, 2013 at 11:00am — 16 Comments
From 'Ninjago' to 'Big Nate,' some comics are still for kids
By Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
Although most comics are for adults, some are still for kids – and one thing they all have in common is that they seem to leap promiscuously from one medium to another.
Take, for example, three recent trade paperbacks from DC Comics, Batman Beyond: 10,000 Clowns…
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