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'Preacher' the TV show to vary considerably from 'Preacher' the comic book

Dominic Cooper plays Jesse Custer in AMC’s Preacher, based on the comics by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. Photo Credit: Lewis Jacobs/AMC. © AMC Networks Entertainment LLC. and Sony Pictures Television Inc. All Rights Reserved.

 

Ruth Negga plays the

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Gaiman's 'Lucifer' still present in Fox's buddy-cop show

Lauren German (left) and Tom Ellis star in Lucifer,  airing Mondays on Fox. ©2016 Fox Broadcasting Co. Credit: Bettina Strauss/FOX

 

Lucifer became a major supporting character in the Sandman series in the “Season of Mists” storyline (1991). Copyrigh

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Q&A: The good, bad and ugly of 'Fear the Walking Dead'

Clark (Kim Dickens, right), her boyfriend and teacher Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis) star in Fear the Walking Dead, although IMDb.com seems to think the stars are Ruben Blades and Mercedes Mason. Justin Lubin/AMC

 

Robert Kirkman, co-creator and writer

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From Justice League to Civil War: 2016 is a huuuuuge year for genre films

Ben Affleck (left) and Henry Cavill star in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/ TM & © DC Comics

 

Marvel's Captain America: Civil War stars (from left) Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), Scarlet Wi

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'Legends' takes a pinch of this and bit of that from all over DC Universe

Rip Hunter first appeared in 1959, and had an eponymous title from 1961 to 1965. Copyright DC Entertainment Inc.

 

Ciara Renée (left) and Falk Hentschel star as Hawkgirl and Hawkman in Legends of Tomorrow. Katie Yu/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 

 

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Three good reads: 'Nanking,' 'Corto Maltese' and 'Men of Tomorrow'

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

 

For a lot of people, Superman is one of those characters that they know is important, but they aren't all that interested in reading about him. The Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, Geoff Johns, is tryin

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In-depth comics geekery is secret to understanding 'Batman v Superman'

The battle between Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) is lifted in large part from the 1986 graphic novel “The Dark Knight Returns.” Photo Credit: Clay Enos/ TM & © DC Comics

 

Gal Gadot plays a Wonder Woman who’s been around for at lea

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Down the Toy Aisle

This morning I went to Target to look for the DC SUPER HERO GIRLS Batgirl and Wonder Woman for my cousin's daughter. She and her little brother (my godson) are into super-heroes, LEGOs, Star Wars and even pro wrestling. I like to think that's because

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'Wonder Woman Earth One': Science fiction lesbians with a side of bondage

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

 

It’s a good time to be Wonder Woman.

On the heels of Gal Gadot’s impressive turn as the Amazing Amazon in Batman v Superman comes one of the most unusual WW stories ever. Wonder Woman: Earth One Volume 1 ($

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'Wynonna Earp' brings weird Western genre from comics to TV

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

 

Did comic books invent the “weird” Western? Wikipedia seems to think so, and the idea is buttressed by Wynonna Earp, debuting April 1 on Syfy channel – a modern supernatural Western based on a long-running

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'Daredevil' Season 2 introduces two big names: Elektra and The Punisher

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

When Daredevil returns to Netflix for its second season March 18, the series will take some liberties with an iconic story. But even comics fans are likely to concede that it’s for the best.

The story in ques

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Easter eggs come by the dozen in current DC-based TV shows

On Arrow, Megalyn Echikunwoke plays Vixen, a DC superhero who can mimic the abilities of animals. Photo: Bettina Strauss/ The CW © 2016 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

 

On Flash, Danielle Panabaker is Killer Frost and Robbie Amell is Death

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Deadpool's history offers a lot of funny for movies to use

Ryan Reynolds is Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool. Photo Credit: Joe Lederer TM & © 2015 Marvel & Subs. TM and © 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Not for sale or duplication.

 

Deadpool stars in

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2015 was a big year for Marvel on every front

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

If you’re The Walt Disney Co. looking back on 2015, you have to be happy about your Marvel subsidiary. From comics to TV to films, it was a Marvel-ous year.

 

MOVIES

Paul Rudd starred in Marvel’s Ant-Man. Ph

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Comics Guide for November 11, 2015

DARK HORSE COMICS

ARCHIE ARCHIVES: PROM PRANKS AND OTHER STORIES (TPB)

Writer/Penciller: BOB MONTANA

Inks/Colors: Various

FC, 240 pages, $19.99, TPB, 7" x 10"

Dark Horse and Archie Comic Publications present the archive library series everyone’s talk

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High-end books highlight gift-giving season

Cartoons for Victory, by Warren Bernard, $34.99, Fantagraphics Books

 

The Art and Making of The Peanuts Movie, by Jerry Schmidtz, $34.95, Titan Books

 

Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel, by Paul Levitz, $40.00, Abrams ComicArts.

 

By Andrew

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'Moon Girl' tops a month of new Marvel #1s

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Marvel Comics, in the midst of a reboot of its entire superhero universe, dropped 21 first issues of new ongoing titles in November. That’s on the heels of 17 new titles in October.

Of the 38 new titles so fa

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Mid-Season finales of comics-related TV promise big moments in 2016

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

As of last week, the seven major TV shows based on comics characters have all gone on hiatus until January. Each show ended its 2015 run with big reveals and cliffhangers – some good, some bad. But all worthy

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Marvel's December launches too much of a good thing

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Sometimes there can be too much of a good thing.

That’s a theme that stands out in the third month of the Marvel Comics reboot, as 13 first issues of ongoing titles were released in December. That brings the

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Comics Guide for December 9, 2015

DARK HORSE COMICS

ALABASTER: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BIRD #1 (of 5)

Writer: CAITLÍN R. KIERNAN

Art: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON

Colors: CARLOS BADILLA

Cover: GREG RUTH

FC, 32 pages, $3.99, Miniseries

“Kiernan is the poet and the bard of the wasted and t

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