THE PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK: AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY #1 | COMIC BOOK REVIEW | DC VERTIGO | A NEW CASE

New York City, 1941. Ezra Cain is a private investigator with a reputation for taking it on the chin if it means solving a case. But it’s his former life as an archaeology student that makes him the only man to track down an artifact that’s gone missing from the Museum of Natural History… an ancient anvil said to hold the power of the Greek god Hephaestus. If someone could harness that power, they could bend nations to their will. Science fiction quickly becomes Cain’s reality when a shadowy sect calling themselves the Brutal Dark appears in the city wielding resources that defy human logic. Now Ezra is the only thing that stands between them and their plot to overthrow America!

Writer Chris Condon and artist Jacob Phillips, creators of the hit series That Texas Blood and The Enfield Gang Massacre , introduce us to a private eye whose business is exposing our deepest secrets… but on this job, he’ll learn that some mysteries are better off buried!

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TALKING ABOUT PREDATOR: BLOODSHED with Writer JORDAN MORRIS from MARVEL COMICS
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Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theater Presents: Romeo & Juliet and Godzilla is a wild one-shot comic that blends Shakespearean tragedy with giant monster spectacle — and somehow makes it work.
Written by Adam Tierney with art by Sean Peacock and letters by Brian Kolek, this mashup pushes the classic Romeo and Juliet story to kaiju-sized extremes. The result is a theatrical, fun, and surprisingly cohesive comic that combines literary drama with iconic Godzilla imagery.
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Lost Contact #1 from IDW Publishing delivers a character-driven sci-fi mystery set within the legendary Star Trek universe.
Written by Morgan Layne with art by Corali Espuna, colors by Nora Espuna, and letters by Neil Uyetake, this issue follows a group of Starfleet cadets whose routine survey simulation spirals into a dangerous first contact scenario after a storm cuts off communication with their instructors.
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DRAVEN Glorious Executioner VS FIORA Grand Duelist| RIFTBOUND: TCG | SPIRITFORGED | BEST OF 3

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Watch a full gameplay match of Riftbound, the new League of Legends Trading Card Game (TCG), recorded at my local shop! In this video, I play a full round using my Riftbound deck and walk through key plays, strategy moments, and how this new LoL card game flows in a competitive environment.

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UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA #1 | COMIC REVIEW | PREMIERE | IMAGE COMICS | SKYBOUND

THE HORRIFYING NEW VISION OF THE STORY YOU ONLY THINK YOU KNOW!

After a series of violent crimes wracks the Paris Opera House, Christine Dubois’s career is in chaos. But the show must go on, and Christine will discover that no one — especially the mysterious voice whispering from the eaves — is what they seem.

As an old friend returns to investigate these surprising attacks, Christine will find out there’s no escaping… THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

The superstar team of Tyler Boss (You’ll Do Bad Things) and Martin Simmonds (Department of Truth) present the shocking new horror series of 2026 that will thrill Phantom of the Opera fans new and old with a twist no one will see coming!

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