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Book Review: Malice – SciFiChick.com

Feb.18, 2010 in Book Reviews · Malice, by Chris Wooding. When Luke and Heather decide to read a comic called “Malice,” Luke decides to try out an urban legend. He calls for the character Tall Jake to take him away. And Luke disappears. ...
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DTOX gets an 8-page story printed in Heavy Metal

Media Release -- Asylum Press announced today that an eight page story featuring the character DTOX will be featured in the November 2009 issue of Heavy Metal magazine. DTOX is written by Frank Forte (Warlash, Undead Evil) and illustrated by Nenad Gucunja (Satan's 3-Ring Circus of Hell, Girls and Corpses). Read more
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #4 – Review « Weekly Comic Book Review

In between all the explosions and chaos, it's good to see that Bendis can still cleverly finds ways to fit in all the proper character drama that make up a good Spider-Man book . A perfect example of this is with the use of the character ...
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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #4 – Review « Weekly Comic Book Review

In between all the explosions and chaos, it's good to see that Bendis can still cleverly finds ways to fit in all the proper character drama that make up a good Spider-Man book . A perfect example of this is with the use of the character ...
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Fantomas

Fantomas The anti-hero has a certain European flair to it. Therefore it should come as no surprise that the character of Fantomas should be so enduring in underground art culture. Pervading the film world as well as the comic book medium the masked criminal genius known as Fantomas has impacted many art forms over the decades. Praised by absurdist painter set, film maker Jean Cocteau and novelist Umberto Eco. A sadistic killer and master of men, the character was thrust upon the world in 191
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100 Greatest Fictional Characters #1: Batman

We collected input from hundreds of visitors to the site, convention attendees, and industry professionals to compile the list of the 100 Greatest Fictional Characters of All Time. You can see the beginning of the project here, where you’ll also find an index of all the results to date.After counting down the previous 99 characters, today we bring you the character who topped the voting list and earned the #1 spot!1. BatmanAppears In: DC ComicsCreated By: Bob Kane and Bill FingerInfluence: It’s
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Vault of Deeds – Book Review | Hellnotes

From the character names, to the action, to the word selection on the page, this novella is hilarious as it turns most every fantasy trope inside out while providing numerous laugh out loud moments.
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Why I Read “Comics”

There’s invariably a rather tense moment in my house when unsuspecting friends come to visit. At some point during the day, they’ll peruse my bookshelf and pick out a slender paperback volume of something-or-other. “What’s this?” they’ll ask, holding it out – sometimes gingerly by one corner as if it’s something nasty the cat left under the bed.
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Top Five Most Iconic Captain America Covers

Here are the top five most iconic covers featuring Captain America (with iconic being determined partially subjectively by what covers are called to mind when one thinks of Captain America, but first being determined with a prominent objective standard of whether a cover is homaged a lot or featured a lot in histories of the character). The notable exception is no covers from a character's first appearance (which isn't applicable to all characters, of course, just those who appeared on the cover
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Top Five Most Iconic Barry Allen Covers

Here are the top five most iconic covers featuring Barry Allen (with iconic being determined partially subjectively by what covers are called to mind when one thinks of Barry Allen, but first being determined with a prominent objective standard of whether a cover is homaged a lot or featured a lot in histories of the character). The notable exception is no covers from a character's first appearance (which isn't applicable to all characters, of course, just those who appeared on the cover of the
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