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It was never going to take much for The Walking Dead to raise the bar back up following last week’s disappointing “Splinter“, and indeed, it didn’t. Episode 21, “Diverged”, is equally as uninterested in progressing the show’s overall narrative, but the improvements are tangibly felt in its stronger writing, more …

What seemed unimaginable just over one year ago – Diamond Comic Distributors losing its 25+ year near-monopoly on the means of comic book distribution to independent comic book shops (otherwise known as the Direct Market) – has taken another big turn. Less than a year after DC ended its relationship …

Heavy Metal’s trademark heroine Taarna returned to comics back in December, and I think you can say it was a hit. Newsarama has confirmed that the first three issues of Taarna, The Last Taarakian (opens in new tab) have all sold out on a distributor level, leaving those interested to …

Diamond Comic Distributors tells Newsarama that it welcomes DC’s participation in August 14’s 20th edition of Free Comic Book Day (FCBD).  “We are aware that DC may plan to participate in some way with Free Comic Book Day and we welcome their participation,” Diamond responded in a statement, asked by …

After long delays to the title’s debut cause by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Marvel’s newest X-Men title Children of the Atom #1 (opens in new tab) from writer Vita Ayala and artists Bernard Chang and Marcelo Maiolo hit big with a distributor-level sellout of the first printing, driven in large …

What if Spider-Man wasn’t able to fight off the sinister tugging of the Venom symbiote, and was fully immersed into that liquidy black alien the way Eddie Brock and others have been? (Image credit: Phil Noto (Marvel Comics)) (opens in new tab) In classic Marvel Comics continuity Peter Parker was …

PlayStation has acquired Evolution Championship Series, AKA EVO, the largest fighting game tournament in the world, the two companies have announced. In a joint statement (opens in new tab), the companies say Sony and new esports venture RTS have “acquired the assets and properties” of the Evo series, meaning all …

The Marvel Comics June 2021 solicitations are here, listing all of the upcoming Marvel June 2021 comic books, collections, covers, and more. The X-Men not-quite-linewide crossover ‘Hellfire Gala’ event is the centerpiece of the month, with the finale of the ‘Heroes Reborn’ coming in a close second. The Star Wars’ …

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Captain America run will conclude in June with Captain America #30. It’s unclear if Captain America #30 will also mark the conclusion of the title, or if a new creative team will continue the current volume’s numbering. (Image credit: Marston Comics) (opens in new tab) 2021 marks the …

The core titles of this year’s Free Comic Book Day have been revealed. Like usual, it’s a mixture of new comics and older comics aimed at getting new eyes on them. What’s unusual about this year’s FCBD core list is the absence of any DC comics (more on that in …