11th Apr2022

‘The Rocketeer: The Great Race #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Stephen Mooney | Art by Stephen Mooney | Published by IDW Publishing I absolutely love The Rocketeer. Granted, I am a sucker for anything set in the 1930s and 1940s, be it comic book, film, or pop culture, but Dave Stevens created something beautiful with The Rocketeer. For those that came in late, […]

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20th Sep2021

‘Voyage to the Stars’ Graphic Novel Review

by Phil Wheat

Written by Ryan Copple, James Asmus | Art by Connie Daidone, Reggie Graham | Published by IDW Publishing | Format: Paperback, 96pp Voyage to the Stars is a bonafide podcast phenomenon starring Colton Dunn (Superstore), Felicia Day (Supernatural), Janet Varney (Legend of Korra), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), and Steve Berg (Drunk History)! With 2.5 million […]

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10th Aug2021

Review Round-Up: Contraband / D&D: At the Spine of the World

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest graphic novel review round-up here on Nerdly, featuring reviews of Contraband from writer Thoma J Behe and illustrator Phil Elliot; and Dungeons & Dragons: At the Spine of the World from writers Aimee Garcia & AJ Mendez (aka former wrestler AJ Lee) and artist Martin Coccolo. Contraband Written by Thomas J […]

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04th Aug2021

‘Marvel Action – Avengers: Off The Clock’ Graphic Novel Review (IDW)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Katie Cook | Art by Butch Mapa | Published by IDW Publishing | Format: Paperback, 144 pp Although we like to throw around terms like ‘graphic novels’ and ‘sequential art’ these days, comic strips and comic books were originally designed to be cheap and cheerful throwaway entertainment. The comic strips were designed to […]

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16th Apr2021

‘Locke & Key / Sandman: Hell and Gone #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Joe Hill | Art by Gabriel Rodriguez | Published by IDW Publishing When it comes to genre fiction royalty, you’d be hard pressed to do better than Joe Hill and Neil Gaiman, or their most famous creations Sandman and Locke & Key. Joe Hill is, of course, the son of Stephen King, and […]

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07th Aug2020

‘Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes’ Graphic Novel Review (IDW)

by Chris Cummings

Written by Lun Zhang, Adrien Gombeaud | Art by Ameziane | Published by IDW Publishing Released by IDW Publishing, Tiananmen 1989 is written by Lun Zhang and Adrien Gombeaud and drawn by Ameziane and details the movement behind the famous 1989 image of a single protestor standing in opposition tanks in the street. This is […]

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23rd Apr2020

‘Star Pig Vol.1’ Review (IDW)

by Chris Cummings

Written by Delilah S. Dawson | Art by Francesco Gaston | Published by IDW Publishing | Format: Paperback, 96pp Sci-fi comics can be delightful things. I’m a big fan of the genre and so the concept of Star Pig appealed to me right away. A teenage strong female lead named Vess who goes on a […]

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10th Apr2020

‘Canto: Vol.1’ Graphic Novel Review

by Chris Cummings

Written by David M. Booher | Art by Drew Zucker | Published by IDW Publishing, 152pp Published by IDW, Canto Volume 1, from David M. Booher and artist Drew Zucker, is the story of a little robot who is trying to find himself a heart, with a nod and a wink to the likes of […]

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23rd Mar2020

‘Star Trek Discovery: Aftermath’ Graphic Novel Review

by Phil Wheat

Written by Kristen Beyer, Mike Johnson | Art by Tony Shasteen, Angel Hernandez | Published by IDW Publishing | Format: Paperback, 96pp Set after the disappearance of the U.S.S. Discovery (at the end of season 2 of the show), Aftermath sees Captain Pike and Chancellor L’Rell seek to forge a new peace treaty between the Federation […]

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02nd Jul2019

‘Transformers/Ghostbusters: Ghost of Cybertron #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Erik Burnham | Art by Dan Schoening | Published by IDW Publishing This was a title I just couldn’t resist picking up. Although I love my superhero stuff, my Vertigo stuff, my ‘mature’ graphic novels, there will always be a part of me that is a sucker for any pop culture crossover. When […]

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06th Jul2017

‘Clue #1’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Paul Allor | Art by Nelson Daniel | Published by IDW When the mysterious Mr. Boddy turns up dead at his own dinner party, everyone’s a suspect! Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum—all the familiar faces from the famous board game are back, with a couple new twists. But will Boddy’s Body be […]

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06th Jul2017

‘Ghostbusters 101 #4’ Review

by Dan Clark

Written by Erik Burnham | Art by Dan Schoening | Published by IDW Two teams of Ghostbusters are fighting the clock, trying to understand why their dimensions are being pulled together… even as the merging itself causes such a surge of psychokinetic energy that more ghosts than ever are coming out of the woodwork! Today’s secret phrase […]

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17th Jun2017

‘Night Owl Society #3’ Review (IDW)

by Dan Clark

Written by James Venhaus | Art by Pius Bak | Published by IDW Oh what could have been? One of the most shocking elements of the final issue of this series is that is the final issue. The first two issues were great building to something really impressive. Then with this final issue a marathon is suddenly […]

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29th Jan2016

‘Gutter Magic #1’ Review (IDW)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Rich Douek | Art by Brett Barkley | Published by IDW/Comics Experience | Format: Paperback, 32pp Now and then a book comes along that if not trying something completely different, at least tries to give a new take, a different perspective, on a genre that has in all probability been done to death. […]

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