Author Archives: Steven

Star Trek: City on the Edge of Forever Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Steven

If you head over to the news site Comics for Sinners, you can read my review of IDW’s Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s The City on the Edge of Forever—The Original Teleplay #1–2; the second issue is currently on sale. It’s … Continue reading →

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Afterlife with Archie #6 Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Steven

It started as a jokey Halloween drawing and has gone on to become one of the best horror comics currently on the stands. I’m talking, of course, about Archie Comics’ runaway hit Afterlife with Archie, a not-for-kids series that places … Continue reading →

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DRM-Free Comics? Already Got ‘Em!

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Steven

As you may have heard, at this week’s Comic Con International: San Diego, digital comics distributor Comixology announced that they are making titles from certain independent publishers—including Image, Dynamite Entertainment, and Top Shelf—available as Digital Rights Media–free (DRM-free) PDF and … Continue reading →

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The Devilers #1 Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Steven

At the site Comics for Sinners you’ll find my review of The Devilers #1, currently on sale from Dynamite Entertainment. Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, Vampire, The Bunker) and illustrated by Matt Triano (Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon, The … Continue reading →

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Warlord of Mars #0 Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Steven

Ever since Dynamite Entertainment started publishing comics based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’s “Mars” novels, his creation John Carter, Warlord of Mars, has continued to achieve the success in comic-book publishing that eluded him on the big screen in Disney’s woefully … Continue reading →

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Chastity #1 Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Steven

Bad girls are apparently back in style at Dynamite Entertainment these days. First there was June’s relaunch of comics’ premier bloodthirsty seductress, Vampirella, followed by the debut of the probably-not-a-vampire-series The Blood Queen. Now, spinning off from the recently revived … Continue reading →

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“Harley Quinn Invades San Diego Con” Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Steven

Over at the site Comics for Sinners, you can check out my review of Harley Quinn Invades Comic-Con International: San Diego #1 (clearly that title could have been longer), from DC Comics. Written by the former Power Girl team of … Continue reading →

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“The Strain, Book 1” Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Steven

Over at the site Comics for Sinners, you can check out my review of The Strain: Book 1, from Dark Horse Comics. Written by David Lapham (Crossed, Ferals, Stray Bullets) and illustrated by Mike Huddleston (Harley Quinn, Batgirl, Friday the … Continue reading →

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Looking for Badass Vampires?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Steven

This coming Sunday, July 13th, marks the broadcast debut of FX’s The Strain, the new vampire television series based on the trilogy of horror novels by director Guillermo del Toro (Pacific Rim, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) and coauthor Chuck Hogan. This … Continue reading →

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Happy 65th Birthday, Bob Larkin!

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Steven

“You may not know the name off the top of your head but if you’ve been reading Marvel comics, or SF and fantasy paperbacks, for any length of time at all then you’ve seen Bob Larkin’s work…. Once I learned … Continue reading →

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