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Quick Recommendations For This Week In Comics

Time’s tighter this week but we all still need comics. Here’s a handful that you should check out this week. Chime in with what you’ll be getting in the comments below.

May 19, 2011
In Real Life

The Old Republic, Silver The Hedgehog And A Surprisingly Interesting Rocketeer Revival

There are new comics in comic books shops every Wednesday, plus new ones on the iPad and other portable devices with nice screens. Some of these comics are about video games, some aren’t. I’m here to recommend a few.

February 24, 2011
News

Lewis And Clark And Halo

My weekly comics roundup returns, though the list of promising new releases is short this time. A fitting disappointment, perhaps, in a week marred by the sad news of the sudden passing of superb comics writer Dwayne McDuffie, whose Milestone books were among my favourite comics reads of the ’90s.

February 10, 2011
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Suicide Squad, An Assassin’s Creed Finale, And A Sonic Comic, Of Course

My weekly round-up of comics returns for the new-look Kotaku. There are new comics every week in the US in comics shops and — legally! — for download. Some are about video games. Some are good. (That’s a joke, sort of.)

February 3, 2011
In Real Life

Transformers Vs Zombies, DCU Online’s First Issue And More

My weekly roundup of comics – some of them about video games – is back, in a slightly new format. Read on for my recommendations.

May 29, 2010

This Week In Comics

I recently read about a big change scheduled for a Superman comic. Superman won’t be in it. Lex Luthor will star. That raises a question you could ask for any medium: Can villains be the stars and still be villains?

May 15, 2010

This Week In Comics

They sort of killed Batman last year. This week, they sort of brought him back.

May 8, 2010

This Week In Comics

I don’t read many Wolverine comics. My leeriness of Marvel’s most famous X-Man is equal to my apprehension for video game’s Tony Hawk: Great in the past, but so over-exposed that maybe there’s no new greatness to come?

April 29, 2010

This Week In Comics

Bagge and Clowes. Each have released new books this month. Do you realise how big a deal that is?

April 23, 2010

This Week In Comics

As is so often the case, the press I’m reading about comics is about crossovers. Blackest Night. Siege. They are, despite the hate they get – the suspect claims of “event fatigue” – the most popular thing in comics.

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