In 2016, Valiant Comics brought a faraway adventure to comic book shelves with the story-out-of-time Savage. Following the saga of Kevin Sauvage, a young boy trapped on an island ruled by prehistoric creatures, Savage packed harrowing survival thrillers and Jurassic monsters into just a limited four-issue series. Now, Valiant is …
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Dark Nights: Death Metal #2 Written by Scott Snyder Art by Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, and Fco Plascencia Lettering by Tom Napolitano Published by DC ‘Rama Rating: 5 out of 10 (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) The sophomore event slump becomes explicit in Dark Nights: Death Metal #2. …
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The basic pitch for Watch Dogs: Legion (opens in new tab) pretty much boils down ‘what if Hitman was a hacker?’ That original reveal idea of being able to recruit and play as any NPC you see has been expanded to include archetypes that can act as disguises and let …
Read More »Minecraft RTX is the easiest way to discover why ray-tracing matters
Read more (Image credit: Mojang) “We have new ideas to last millenia”: Mojang on reimagining the hack and slash for Minecraft Dungeons (opens in new tab) Ray-tracing is one of those next-gen buzzwords that’s difficult to get excited about. It doesn’t help, of course, that it sounds like something Captain …
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The Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise has never been a one-person show, and now one of their most unique characters gets the solo spotlight in a new five-issue comic book series debuting July 8. “Since we first started building our corner of the Buffyverse, we’ve been excited to give Willow …
Read More »Best Shots Review – Fire Power #1 a “dynamic and emotional kung-fu story”
Fire Power #1 Written by Robert Kirkman Art by Chris Samnee and Matt Wilson Lettering by Rus Wooton Published by Image Comics ‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 (Image credit: Chris Samnee/Matt Wilson/Rus Wooton (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment)) (opens in new tab) Originally slated for Free Comic Book Day, the oversized …
Read More »How Conner & Palmiotti push boundaries of Harley Quinn in Black Label series – and what DC says is too far
After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the prestige format Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey title is back at DC with the third issue due on shelves (and digitally) August 14. Writer/artist Amanda Conner and co-writer Jimmy Palmiotti aren’t strangers to one Harleen Quinzel, after an acclaimed …
Read More »Umurangi Generation lets you take photos of your friends at the end of the world
Read more (Image credit: Doublefine) The best upcoming games of 2020 (opens in new tab) (and beyond) Umurangi Generation describes itself as “a first-person photography game in the shitty future”. It’s like if Pokemon Snap was about loitering in demilitarized zones. It’s a game where you try to frame a …
Read More »Empyre aims to offer a clear and brave statement about the Marvel Universe
After months of delay due to COVID-19, Marvel’s epic summer event Empyre is finally coming to readers beginning July 15. Written by Al Ewing and Dan Slott, the Avengers and Fantastic Four-centric event brings together ancient enemies the Kree and Skrull as one massive intergalactic empire under the leadership of …
Read More »The Last of Us 2, complicated women, and survival
**spoiler warning** The women of The Last of Us 2 (opens in new tab) are strong. The women of The Last of Us 2 are in pain. The women in The Last of Us 2 are protectors, and destroyers, and heroes, and monsters. The women of The Last of Us …
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