About A.D. Shadie

In Sam Raimi’s Oz The Great And Powerful, Disney’s new 3D, mega-budgeted, Sam Raimi-directed fantasia, cinemagoers are treated to a lavish origin story for “the man behind the curtain”. …
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In Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra’s The Manhattan Projects, the protagonists aren’t a bunch of musclebound men in tights or sword-wielding barbarians, but rather men of science. With each character based, sometimes loosely, on actual scientists that took part in the famed Manhattan Project during World War II …

In the wake of the popularity of zombies, ninjas, penguins, and monkeys, it would seem that vikings are the newest two-syllable pop-culture touchstone to excite the imagination of both …
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Webcomics are ever present on the internet, with new ones popping up literally every day. With the vast selection, it’s often hard to find a few or even one comic that you can enjoy. That’s where the Webcomic Roundup comes in. This week, five comics for your perusal: Dear Dinosaur, Xombee Guy, Scandinavia and the World, Pictures for Sad Children, and Nothing is Forgotten.

Welcome back! Apologies for the delay in posting this column (I wish I had a great excuse like ghosts were coming out of my computer to attack me until …
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Writing in the world of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer must be an arduous endeavor. There is a unique rhythm to Buffyverse dialogue and it’s not easy to replicate. Part of …
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Writers Justin Jordan and Patrick Zircher and artists Patrick Zircher, Lee Garbett, Stefano Gaudiano, and Roberto Delatorre start the new arc of Shadowman with the return of a old Valiant character and a very sinister deal.

The award-winning team of Jim McCann and Janet Lee team up again to bring readers Lost Vegas. It’s Ocean’s Eleven meets Star Wars in this intergalactic casino heist. Roland is a man playing at high stakes, everything riding on the line, and absolutely nothing to lose.

Dan Slott took a lot of unfortunate and unfair abuse for his conclusion to Amazing Spider-Man; however, he’s kicked off Dr. Octopus’ reign as the Webslinger in high style, bringing everything …
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Everybody Loves Tank Girl, by Jim Mahfood and Alan C. Martin, is a beautiful chaotic mess of swearing, bodily fluids, and uncensored carnage. The latest installment in the Tank Girl …
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Sean Howe’s absorbing tell-all, Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, a decades-spanning page-turner that not only pulls back the curtain on the company’s early days, but also sheds light on equally riveting episodes from the more modern Marvel Age.

Having recently surpassed two million views, super-villian centric series Super Knocked Up (the brainchild of writer/director Jeff Burns) has firmly established itself as one of the most popular comic book …
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