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Nick Tapalansky and Alex Eckman-Lawn’s zombie noir, Awakening, has reached its grim conclusion. The Awakening Omnibus captures every gritty page of the series and gives the reader a glimpse of small-town life in the wake of an escalating undead crisis. Enjoy this advanced review of the zombie thriller from Archaia Press.

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The term “the greatest generation” is thrown around a lot to describe those who fought during World War II. In comics, there’s one man who defines this title: Steve Rogers.
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Originally taking place in Captain America Vol. V, #8-14, “The Winter Solider” not only did the impossible in bringing Cap’s long dead sidekick James “Bucky” Barnes back to life, but it also firmly established Ed Brubaker as the definitive Captain America writer of this generation. Despite decades of stories starring the Star Spangled Avenger, this arc will forever be my favorite Captain America story ever written. Read the rest of this entry »

San Diego Comic Con is just around the corner, and many people are curious as to what the “fantastic news” Marvel vs. Capcom 3 producer Ryota Niitsuma will be delivering actually is. Well, our sources close to the project have revealed that news to be the announcement of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Read the rest of this entry »

You’ll be “Cryin’” when you find out just how “Crazy” this week’s Continue? is. Afterwards, you’ll feel like making “Love in an Elevator” to a “Dude, Looks Like a Lady” that wants to “Eat the Rich.” Okay. Enough. Go watch.

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For comics shipping 07.13.11 or The Week Harry Potter Said Goodbye. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop. Read the rest of this entry »

The Quarter Bin is proud to announce the premiere of Castlevania at The County Theater in Doylestown, PA on Saturday, July 23. Check out the official press release for more information.

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There’s no denying my love for the Harry Potter series, books and films. However, there are times when it seems like the movie adaptations make better companions to the novels than standalone films. Having to condense hundreds and hundreds of pages into a two-hour cinematic experience is no easy task, and inevitably things have to get cut or rewritten. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 may actually have more changes from its source material than any previous Harry Potter movie, which will no doubt incense some die-hard fans. The result is an action-packed second half of a dark, emotional story that’s a fitting farewell, though it suffers from some of the same problems as the previous films.

Don’t worry, this will be a spoiler-free review.

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On July 15, 2011, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 will be released in theaters, thus ending the boy wizard’s decade-long cinematic experience. It’s been even longer since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (or Philosopher’s Stone, for those outside the United States), the first novel in J.K. Rowling’s series, made its way into bookstores. For me, planning to see the movie feels like the end of a long journey, one that began in 2001, when I was seventeen years old.

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The second issue of Ron Marz’s and Lee Moder’s creator-owned vampire ninja saga Shinku arrived this week, and it was none too soon. I’d been looking forward to this book more than most everything else hitting shelves this month, and the creative team does not disappoint one bit. Read the rest of this entry »