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Comic Reviews

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OPERATION: IRON COFFIN #2 (IDW DARK)

As Count Dracula continues to atone for his sins, the past finds a way to come back and bite him. The Nazi train that is carrying the Vampire Virus is moving quickly towards its destination and the Count along with the British Allied Forces are the only hopes to stop it. But now a new wrinkle has been added, as it seems Dracula’s own children are on the train helping the Nazi’s.

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FIRST LOOK: ANY GIVEN SMILE #1 (IDW DARK)

The big game is coming up, but that’s not all that is on the mind of the starting quarterback Maximillian Dupree. After a string of mysterious deaths surrounding the bookkeeping and sports betting world. The only connection is they all died with a smile. Now, Dupree needs to not only navigate the big game but also navigate the craziness surrounding these deaths before it’s too late. The first issue of this new chapter in the Smile franchise from IDW Dark is set to rush its way into comic shops on September 23rd, 2026. Ahead of the Final Order Cutoff date of Monday August 17th, 2026, IDW Publishing gave us a copy for a SPOILER FREE first look review.

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EXQUISITE CORPSES: RASCAL RANDY #2 (TINY ONION/IMAGE COMICS)

To truly understand Rascal Randy, we need to know how he began and issue two of this series gives us just that. We see how Elias Friedman created the character that would go on to become one of the biggest icons of his era. But we also see how this dream scenario can also be turned into a nightmare quickly. Oh yeah, we also catch up with what’s happening in the present with the killer that has taken up the mantle.

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EVENT HORIZON: INFERNO #4 (IDW DARK)

As Durante’s vision of making the Event Horizon whole again and opening the true gateway to hell gets closer to being a reality. He needs to rely on his android, Annabelle, to access the ship’s main frame to join the two pieces together. However, the ship loves its mind games, and an android isn’t even immune to them.

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ODIN #3 (TINY ONION/IMAGE COMICS)

The nightmarish fever dream continues, and it gets even more strange. Following Robert’s sacrifice the rest of the group is still trying to figure out what’s happening in this forest. Making things even more crazy and strange is Fred’s role in all of this. Will the group make it to see another day, or will their flock continue to dwindle?

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A QUIET PLACE: STORM WARNING #5 (IDW DARK)

The fate of Pearl is upon us, as the final issue of A Quiet Place: Storm Warning hits the shelves this week! We’ve been clinging on to hope that the residents could survive, as well as seeing the growth in Terri as she must make the best of this terrible situation. However, when its all said and done who and what will be left of this little Island town?

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SMILE: FOR THE CAMERA #5 (IDW DARK)

One model is still alive, and the curse is hot on her trail. What the curse didn’t bet on though is the resiliency of Ivy Monroe. Now back in NYC, she isn’t going to just lay down and give up. She’s a fighter so she is swinging back with everything she’s got, because it may be her last either way.

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EXQUISITE CORPSES: RASCAL RANDY #1 (TINY ONION/IMAGE COMICS)

Exquisite Corpses took the comics world by storm over the last year. Nominated for an Eisner Award, a successful Kickstarter campaign for a game, and finishing off the first season strong, heading into season two. But before we get to that next season, it’s time to find out the origin of one of the most popular killers, Rascal Randy.

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EVENT HORIZON: INFERNO #3 (IDW DARK)

This issue of the series mostly focuses on Starck, one of the members of the crew of the Lewis and Clark. She bridges the gap between what happened to the crew of the Lewis and Clark and now. Worse than that, she gives a detailed account of the hell she has been in onboard of the Event Horizon for a couple of hundred years!

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A QUIET PLACE: STORM WARNING #4 (IDW DARK)

The residents of Pearl have cornered and stopped Lonnie from blowing up the bridge. But now they must deal with the alien menace that is headed straight for them. With only one issue left of this miniseries, how will the people of Pearl cope with the carnage that takes over their quiet town?

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FIRST LOOK: EXQUISITE CORPSES: RASCAL RANDY #1 (TINY ONION/IMAGE COMICS)

Exquisite Corpses took the comics world by storm over the last year. Nominated for an Eisner Award, a successful Kickstarter campaign for a game, and finishing off the first season strong, heading into season two. But before we get to that next season, it’s time to find out the origin of one of the most popular killers, Rascal Randy. The first issue of the five issue limited series from Tiny Onion/Image Comics is set to hop into comic shops on July 8th, 2026. Ahead of the Final Order Cutoff date of Monday June 15th, 2026, Tiny Onion gave us a copy of Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy #1 for a SPOILER FREE first look review.

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EVENT HORIZON: INFERNO #2 (IDW DARK)

The story keeps getting crazier as we get deeper into this nightmare. We find a little more about Skylar Mooney, her tortured youth, into her marriage to Durante, and right up to where we are today. Speaking of that, the crew start to realize that the Event Horizon is a living nightmare, and they are trapped in it.

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FIRST LOOK: OPERATION: IRON COFFIN #1 (IDW DARK)

Ever wonder what would happen if you dropped Dracula onto a train full of Nazi’s during World War II? A gory, ass kicking, action-packed thrill ride is exactly what would happen. Operation: Iron Coffin takes us on that exact journey, and the hype surrounding this book is real and warranted. The first issue of this series from IDW DARK drops on July 8th, 2026, at the comic shops. Ahead of the Final Order Cutoff date of Monday June 1st, 2026, IDW PUBLISHING gave us a copy for a SPOILER FREE first look review.

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EXQUISITE CORPSES #13 (TINY ONION/IMAGE COMICS)

After some interesting rules lawyering, we are now finally down to the final two. Laura holding the gun and representing Massachusetts and Audrey holding the sword representing New York. One of the two citizens who have been thrust into this game for survival will win and live, well one will die. The toll has been heavy, but never with this amount of emotions on the line.

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