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I'm a nerd with a journalism degree, who loves pop culture, science and comic books. I write things and occasionally, people read it.
- Reviews
CRUEL SUMMER Will Break Your Heart, Just Like You Want It To
Cruel Summer may not be the end to Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' brilliant series Criminal, but it's certainly its culmination. Seeds planted in the first...REVIEW: ADVENTUREMAN #3 Brings Its Main Character Off the Pedestal
Image Comics' Adventureman #3, written by Matt Fraction, with pencils and colors by Terry Dodson, inks by Rachel Dodson and letters by Clayton Cowles,...Review: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: INFERNAL TIDES #5 Offers The Best Of The Forgotten Realms
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: INFERNAL TIDES #5, available in comic book stores on Wednesday, July 12th, concludes Jim Zub's thrilling tale of paladins and hellfire....Review: THE IMMORTAL HULK #36 Aiming High, Hitting Low
The Immortal Hulk #36 never quite finds the right balance and that detracts from the narrative and from the great storytelling.
- Previews
Marvel Comics Exclusive Preview: CABLE #3 — Deadpool & Cable Together Again!
CABLE #3 hits your local comic book store August 19th, but thanks to Marvel Comics, Monkeys Fighting Robots has an exclusive three-page preview for...AfterShock Comics Exclusive Preview: MILES TO GO #1
MILES TO GO #1 hits your local comic book store September 23, but thanks to AfterShock Comics, Monkeys Fighting Robots has an exclusive four-page preview...Marvel Comics Exclusive Preview: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #46 – “Sins Rising” Part II
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #46 hits your local comic book store August 12th, but thanks to Marvel Comics, Monkeys Fighting Robots has an exclusive three-page preview...AfterShock Comics Exclusive Preview: LONELY RECEIVER #1
LONELY RECEIVER #1 hits your local comic book store September 2nd, but thanks to AfterShock Comics, Monkeys Fighting Robots has an exclusive four-page preview...
- Features
HaKashaph: The Witchy Jewish Potential of BtVS: WILLOW #1
Joss Whedon has created myriad iconic female characters throughout his career and yet, besides Buffy, I would defy anyone to find a Whedonverse character...I’d Buy That For A Dollar: DC Comics’ WHO’S WHO (1985-1987)
Welcome to 'I'd Buy That For A Dollar' a column where I will be exploring the weird and wonderful world of dollar bin diving....BIG GIRLS And Relatable Monsters
In Big Girls, Jason Howard creates a solid foundation from which the readers can view the rest of the narrative.THE SENTRY: REBORN and Perfecting Surprise Reveals
David Weber - 0The Sentry: Reborn is a wonderful tale about the golden guardian of good that is filled to the brim with twists. Paul Jenkins crafts...
- Interviews
Exclusive Interview: Jason Howard Talks BIG GIRLS #1
BIG GIRLS #1 hits your local comic book shop on August 12, but thanks to Image Comics, Monkeys Fighting Robots was able to chat...Self-Published Spotlight: THE BABOON AND PINK LEMONADE JAMBOREE
Welcome to Self-Published Spotlight, a regular interview column where I will be highlighting self-published comics and the creators and small print publishers who make...Interview: Sara Kenney Takes On The World With PLANET DIVOC-91
Planet DIVOC-91 Chapter 1 dropped on WEBTOON yesterday for FREE, and Monkeys Fighting Robots was able to catch up with the writer of the...Interview: Tom Scioli on JACK KIRBY: THE EPIC LIFE OF THE KING OF COMICS
Tom Scioli is no stranger to Jack Kirby and Kirby's comics. In much of his work, like Godland and IDW'a Go-Bots, Scioli's Kirby love...
- Publishers
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GIDEON FALLS Ends In December With 80-Page Finale
The successful Image Comics series, GIDEON FALLS, is set to conclude this December with issue #27, an 80-page book that promises to end the...Lobo, Patton Oswalt Join DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL
Kevin Sharp - 0As if Dark Nights: Death Metal wasn't already shaping up to be DC's biggest event of the year, along comes word of two new...Valiant’s Official Statement On Its Future
Comic-Watch recently discovered and reported that Valiant Entertainment was shuttering its NYC offices. Despite Valiant's innocuous response when asked for comment (see below), the...Marvel Preview: More Than One Phoenix Will Rise This Fall
Following yesterday's announcement from Marvel Comics that the next story arc after Age of Khonshu will be Enter the Phoenix, Marvel has released a...Marvel Comics Exclusive Preview: CABLE #3 — Deadpool & Cable Together Again!
CABLE #3 hits your local comic book store August 19th, but thanks to Marvel Comics, Monkeys Fighting Robots has an exclusive three-page preview for...Here’s The Punchline: “Joker War” Star Gets Her Own One-Shot
Kevin Sharp - 0She was the breakout character from "Joker War," and now Punchline will be the star of a new one-shot comic in November. James Tynion...AfterShock Comics Exclusive Preview: MILES TO GO #1
MILES TO GO #1 hits your local comic book store September 23, but thanks to AfterShock Comics, Monkeys Fighting Robots has an exclusive four-page preview...CRUEL SUMMER Will Break Your Heart, Just Like You Want It To
Cruel Summer may not be the end to Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' brilliant series Criminal, but it's certainly its culmination. Seeds planted in the first...
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