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The Occultist: Review

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Created by Michael Richardson Written by Tim Seeley Drawn by Victor Drujiniu with colors by Guy Davis Published by Dark Horse Comics Ever feel like despite your best intentions, things just kind of go wrong? That is how the Occultist‘s protagonist, Rob Bailey, is feeling about his life in general. He is just an average college [...]

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Marvel Makes Huge Announcement: Fear Itself

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Now we have it. We finally know what all the hype is about. Marvel has just announced today at their noon press conference that in April they will be, as Matt Fraction put it, “busting down the doors with the biggest story we’ve ever told.” The premise is this: Marvels heroes vs. the god of Fear. The more [...]

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Here Be Geek’s Interview with Matt Fraction

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We here at Lytherus can’t be everywhere at once (though we would really REALLY like to be). Like Singapore. We couldn’t make it to Singapore this year for the Singapore Toy, Games, and Comic Convension but we’re always keeping an eye out for those fellow geeks who were able to fill us in on what we missed. Check [...]

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Recommendation: Astonishing X-men

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The most daunting thing to a person interested in beginning to read any long-established comic is the sheer mass of back story facing them and the inevitable question, “where do I even start?” I understand. I face that every time I start a new series (and I still am very much a beginner in comparison to [...]

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Check out this interview with X-Factor’s Rick Remember

Comic Book Resources landed an interview with X-Force’s Rick Remember as part of their X-Position series.  Not a bad read for any x-fans out there!

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IGN Interview with Robert Kirkman

Since we’ve been on the topic of The Walking Dead, check out this interview ING did with Robert Kirkman. He talks about the differences between the tv show and the books. Warning to those who still haven’t watched AMC’s first season of the Walking Dead television show – this interview contains spoilers.

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The Walking Dead Vol. 1-2 Recommendation

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Recommendation: The Walking Dead Volumes 1 & 2 Author: Robert Kirkman Illustrator: Tony Moore (Vol. 1), Charlie Adlard (Vol. 2) I’m not trying to scare anybody. If that somehow happens as a result of reading this comic, that’s great, but really… that’s not what this book is about. … To me the, the best zombie movies [...]

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Seducing the Ladies – Marketing Comics to Women

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The question of why there isn’t a bigger market of female readers of comic books is a constant fascination to me. That being said, I don’t want to use this time to debate things like whether or not women are drawn too sexy. (I mean come on – the men don’t fare much better. Even their [...]

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“Lady Mechanika” Review

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Lady Mechanika review Created, Written and Drawn by Joe Benitez Colors by Peter Steigerwald I love a heroine who, within five pages, can show both deep compassion and a wicked left hook. Aspen comic’s highly anticipated steampunk comic Lady Mechanika No. 1 hit the shelves yesterday, December 8. So far the book has met, exceeded and [...]

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Holiday Recommendations: A Summary

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Over the past week and a half, our diligent team of recommend-a-trons have compiled five individual lists of the best fantasy, scifi, and horror products on shelves for the 2010 holiday season. Whether you’re looking to spoil yourself or a friend, our guides are the perfect solution for those stumped for ideas. The best part? The [...]

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