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New Archie updated for 21st century, but essentials are still there

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

 

There's a new Archie in town, but in all the ways that matter he's still the guy you've always known.

On July 8, Archie Comics launched a new Archie #1, replacing the previous Archie title that had run cont

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Comics Guide for July 22, 2015

DARK HORSE

THE ADVENTURES OF DR. MCNINJA VOLUME 3: KING RADICAL (TPB)

Writer/Art/Cover: CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS

Colors: ANTHONY CLARK (C)

FC, 312 pages, $19.99

TPB, 7″ x 10″

When Dr. McNinja is believed killed by a vengeful astronaut ghost, the Doc uses

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CW brings revered comic book to life on "Flash"

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

 

If you listened carefully when "Flash of Two Worlds" aired on The CW Oct. 12, you could have heard the distant roar of many minds being blown.

That episode of Flash, the second of season two, wasn't named r

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'Arrow' including more elements from the comics

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

 

In 1941, Green Arrow and Speedy debuted as the protectors of Star City. After more than three seasons, the TV show Arrow has finally caught up with the comics -- in more ways than one.

Astute viewers of Arr

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'Doctor Strange' tops Marvel's re-launches in October

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

In the month of October, Marvel Comics produced 17 first issues of new series. What th-? Here’s the dillio:

Over the summer, Marvel canceled its entire line after a huge, climactic crossover destroyed its sup

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Comics Guide for September 16, 2015

DARK HORSE

2 SISTERS: A SUPER-SPY GRAPHIC NOVEL (HC)

Writer/Art/Cover: MATT KINDT

Colors: MARIE ENGER

On sale Sept 16

FC, 344 pages, $27.99

HC, 8 1/4″ x 10 1/4″

SISTERS AGAINST THE WORLD!

“Kindt’s work is more complex, ambitious and somber than its s

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Comics Guide for October 14, 2015

It's another monster week, with lots of No. Ones from Marvel and serious competition from other publishers. Sorry it's long, but isn't that a good thing?

DARK HORSE COMICS

THE BIG GUY AND RUSTY THE BOY ROBOT
(SECOND EDITION HC)

Writers: FRANK MILLE

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'Supergirl' combines comics elements for plot points, Easter eggs

Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist) combines the best elements of the character’s personalities and costumes from her many iterations in the comics. Photo by Darren Michaels/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © 2015 WBEI. All rights reserved.

 

James Olsen (

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Comics mine American history with great stories, terrific art

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

 

Call it the Mad Men effect: Some of the best writers in comics are setting series in America's past. If you want to get your historical fiction on, here are some of the more notable titles:

 

REBELS (Dark H

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'Fantastic Four' complicated behind the scenes

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Fantastic Four, premiering Aug. 7, is one strange movie. I don't mean on the screen, although it very well may be. Behind the scenes, though, it's complicated.

Let's tackle the movie first, which needs a lot

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Comics Guide for August 5, 2015

DARK HORSE COMICS

AGE OF REPTILES: ANCIENT EGYPTIANS #3 (OF 4)

RICARDO DELGADO (W/A/COVER) AND RYAN HILL (C)

On sale Aug 5

FC, 32 pages, $3.99

Miniseries

Ricardo Delgado’s wordless tale of survival continues in this exciting new installment of the mu

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Classic S.H.I.E.L.D. stories go back to 1965

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Happy birthday, S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Fifty years ago, Marvel's Stan Lee and Jack Kirby rode the wave of James Bond mania by taking an old World War II character, wrapping an espionage agency around him, and coming

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Comics Guide for September 23, 2015

DARK HORSE COMICS

B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 11: FLESH AND STONE (TPB)

Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, JOHN ARCUDI

Art: JAMES HARREN

Colors: DAVE STEWART

Cover: LAURENCE CAMPBELL

On sale Sept 23

FC, 144 pages, $19.99

TPB, 7″ x 10″

Things seem to be going w

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Comics Guide for July 8, 2015

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ABE SAPIEN #24

I know why Abe is leaving. All those smokers! They'd dry him up like a sardine.

Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, SCOTT ALLIE

Art: SEBASTIÁN FIUMARA

Colors: DAVE STEWART

Cover: MAX FIUMARA

FC, 32 pages, $3.50

Ongoing

New arc begins her

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Archie re-launches Jughead for a new generation

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

If there's one comics character I wouldn't mind being, it's Jughead Jones. And never moreso than now, when he's been re-invented for a new generation.

And he isn't alone.

Archie Comics, once famous for being

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The French are invading!

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

 

The French are invading! (And they’re bringing comic books!)

Delcourt Group, the leading independent comic book publisher in France, launched an exclusive line of English language, digital-first comics and

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Weekly "Comics Guide" full of winners and not-so-winners

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

 

Every Tuesday or early Wednesday I post a "Comics Guide" on the Captain Comics Round Table website, chock-full of reviews, previews and press releases about the week's most interesting new comics and graphi

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Comics Guide for September 2, 2015

We're going to try something new this week. In order to make the Guide more scroll-friendly, I'm putting the previews on our Facebook page. So if you're interested in seeing a preview of a given book (provided one is available), click on the link. An

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Comics Guide for September 9, 2015

DARK HORSE

ABE SAPIEN #26

Writers: MIKE MIGNOLA, SCOTT ALLIE

Art: SEBASTIÁN FIUMARA, MAX FIUMARA

Colors: DAVE STEWART

Cover: MAX FIUMARA

On sale Sept 9

FC, 32 pages, $3.50

Ongoing

Abe left the BPRD to confront the monsters to which people said he was

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'Descender' has a lot of heart, author Jeff Lemire says

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

 

Everybody loves a story about a boy and his dog. Even if they're both robots.

Tim-21 (boy) and Bandit (dog) are the stars of writer Jeff Lemire's new Image Comics series, Descender, whose first trade paperb

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