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Cover Reveal: Jughead Double Double Digest #196

Brigid Alverson
JugDDDigest#196

The Archie Comics folks have something new going on this year: Each of their Double Digests will double in size, to 320 pages, for one of their releases. Chris Sims took a look at the Archie Double Double Digest for Comics Alliance, and it’s a handful. As I’m a big Jughead fan, I was thrilled [...]

Preview: Lego Ninjago, vol. 7: Stone Cold

Brigid Alverson
Ninjago 7_Page_1

The saga of Lego Ninjago continues—no, really!—as our little interlocking-block warriors face off against the evil Stone Warriors in Lego Ninjago, vol. 7: Stone Cold, out this Wednesday in finer bookstores everywhere. Here’s a preview to get you started. (Click each image 3 times to enlarge.)

This Week’s Comics: Double the Boom!

Lori Henderson
Adventure Time playing OGN

If you like to wait for trade paperbacks, this week’s list is a treasure trove of titles! The fifth trade for Mega Man comes out this week from Archie Comics. BOOM! Studios has two for the adventurer and cat lover with the collection of Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens and Garfield, and IDW [...]

Preview: Odd Duck, by Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon

Brigid Alverson
Odd Duck cover

We have a treat for you today: A preview of Odd Duck, written by Cecil Castellucci and illustrated by Sara Varon, out this month from First Second. Castellucci is well known for her young adult work, which includes the Minx graphic novel The Plain Janes (illustrated by Jim Rugg) and the hybrid graphic novel The [...]

This Week’s Comics: Wolvie Breakiron

Lori Henderson
BennyBreakiron1

Mother’s Day is this weekend. Make Mom happy by keeping the kids out of her hair with some of the comics coming out this week! Archie Comics concludes the first arc in their huge crossover with Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man in Mega Man #25. Papercutz has a new volume of  Smurfs, and Viz [...]

Preview: Jughead Double Digest #192

Brigid Alverson
JGDD_192-0

Our next preview is Jughead Double Digest #192. If you follow my Archie writings at all, you already know that Jughead is my favorite character, and the Jughead comics are my favorite Archie series; I think the writing just has that extra spark. Jughead is on hiatus at the moment but I hope it comes [...]

Preview: Archie and Friends Double Digest #27

Brigid Alverson
AFDD_27-0

Ready for some Archie goodness? We have a double preview for you to enjoy on this lazy Sunday. First up is Archie and Friends Double Digest #27, which goes on sale next week in comics shops, a little later in other venues. Here’s the solicit information: Abracadabra! Magician extraordinaire, the Illustrious Salustri, is coming to [...]

Free Comic Book Day Special Preview: Archaia’s FCBD Comic

Brigid Alverson
FCBD 2013-Pantalones TX Preview

Today is Free Comic Book Day, the national holiday that celebrates all things sequential. Check the official website for a list of comic book stores that will be offering special FCBD comics to all comers today—and the site also has a list of the comics. And to tide you over, here are a series of [...]

This Week’s Comics: Going Ape for Sesame Street

Lori Henderson
Sesame Street 1

It’s May Day! If that’s a call for help to relieve the kids’ boredom, then check out this week’s list of new comics! Archie Comics releases the next installment of their epic Sonic the Hedgehog and Megaman crossover with the next issue of Sonic the Hedgehog. BOOM! Studios releases a new issue of Garfield, and [...]

Preview: Archie Double Digest #239

Brigid Alverson
ARDD_1-32-0

We’ve got a quick hit of Archie goodness for you today! Here’s the solicit information: Archie Double Digest #239 Archie drops by Chuck’s and discovers the artist at work on some portraits of the gang. Using Chuck’s skills to his advantage, Archie stumbles upon the key to getting into any girl’s good graces by presenting [...]