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In the webcomic North World, the most famous dungeon-delving adventurers have tie-wearing accountants. You might run into your blacksmith at the local burrito stand or Chinese restaurant. Pizza parlors need to be prepared against the occasional viking attack. And young swordsman Conrad has to worry about the mystical bear spirit following him around his hometown — when he isn't stressing about his ex-girlfriend's wedding. More »
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Two unlucky janitors, working for the world's most diabolical evil scientist corporation are getting their own feature film! The Oni Press comic book Maintenance will be adapted by DreamWorks. So fingers crossed for an adorable toxic spill monster! [THR] More »
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Reviewing Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour is difficult given that the SP sextology's one of most "either-you-get-it-or-you-don't" series I've encountered. Which is a pity, as it's a pop gem and Scott's such an intriguingly crappy protagonist. More »
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Everybody says San Diego Comic Con can make or break a project, and we saw it happening first-hand at SDCC 2010. Here's our list of the projects that gained supercharged buzz at SDCC... plus a few that lost some buzz. More »
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While many comic book publishers are holding off on big releases in favor of this Saturday's Free Comic Book Day, at least one book hitting stores tomorrow is ideal material for all you io9 readers. More »
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When you're trapped in a post-nuclear dystopia, what else is there to do but rock? That's the one-line premise behind Ray Fawkes and Cameron Stewart's The Apocalypstix, a new graphic novel series coming your way from Oni Press, home of Scott Pilgrim, later this year. More »
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Sure, so this Wednesday was kind of a weak one for comics, but that's because everyone was saving the awesome up for tomorrow. What's so special about tomorrow, you may ask yourself (beside it being Saturday, and therefore requiring no work for the majority of you)? Well, it's Free Comic Book Day 2008, where stores across the nation are giving away a lot of free books, many of which are worth your attention. Want to know which ones? Click that "more" button. More »
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Anything that can be pitched in high concept terms as "Iron Chef meets John Carpenter's '70s comedy Dark Star" has, according to recent studies, a 99% chance of being almost unspeakably awesome. And James Stokoe's Wonton Soup, a 184-page graphic novel from Oni Press, doesn't let us down in that regard. Find out about planets based around cooking, culinary geniuses turned space truckers, and space ninjas after the jump. More »
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Now that the dust is settling on WonderCon Weekend it's time to look back and wonder, as we so often do, what just happened? Anywhere that you can see Elvis with a hustle of Leias has to be one of the most wonderful places in the world, despite the hype and inevitable disappointments. The headlines, the low points, and bits that we didn't tell you about at the time all await you after the jump. More »
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While the George Michael-isms of the trailers for ABC's new lawyer-prophet series Eli Stone (premiering tonight) may make you worried about the show's quality and musical taste, you can rest assured that show co-creator Marc Guggenheim's heart is in the right place. Namely, a post-alien apocalyptic Earth. More »
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Bored of Cloverfield and looking to jump into the next big sci-fi movie a bit early? Then head over to Oni Press's website and look at the 23-page preview of Jumper: Jumpscars, a 96-page prologue comic to Doug Liman's teleportation movie Jumper (released in the US on February 14th) and get the backstory on the movie before anyone else. A couple more images below the fold. More »
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