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UniversL rated The Plot #4 Feb 17, 2020
9.5

The Plot #4

By: Michael Moreci, Josh Hixson
Released: Jan 8, 2020

The cold, ashen hands of what once was reach into the now... and give a little push.

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UniversL rated The Plot #3 Feb 17, 2020
9.5

The Plot #3

By: Michael Moreci, Josh Hixson
Released: Nov 27, 2019

A startling revelation leaves the nascent Blaine family unit shaken. Reese and Chase both experience ominous visions.

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UniversL rated The Plot #2 Feb 17, 2020
9.0

The Plot #2

By: Michael Moreci, Josh Hixson
Released: Oct 30, 2019

Secrets fester in the Blaine family-and in their home. Chase uncovers a piece of history best left hidden, while Mackenzie explores the fraught past between her uncle and Reese.

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UniversL rated The Plot #1 Feb 17, 2020
9.5

The Plot #1

By: Michael Moreci, Josh Hixson
Released: Sep 25, 2019

In order to receive... First you must give. When Chase Blaine's estranged brother and sister-in-law are murdered, he becomes guardian to McKenzie and Zach, the niece and nephew he hardly knows. Seeking stability for the children, Chase moves his newly formed family to his ancestral home in Cape Augusta... which overlooks a deep, black bogland teemi...

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UniversL rated Friendo #5 Feb 17, 2020
9.5

Friendo #5

By: Alex Paknadel, Martin Simmonds
Released: Mar 27, 2019

The epic conclusion! Having barely survived their confrontation with the unstoppable Zaj cek the Cremator, who remains determined to leave their $#!t in ruins, Jerry and Leo are off-camera and off-the-grid. But where to go now that Leo's stolen pretty much everything he ever wanted? Only one item remains: the Action Joe action figure Leo los...

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UniversL rated Friendo #4 Feb 17, 2020
9.5

Friendo #4

By: Alex Paknadel, Martin Simmonds
Released: Feb 13, 2019

Thanks to an obscure piece of legislation, Jerry and Leo are now above the law. As they rob big-box stores up and down the west coast with The Manufacturer's blessing, their violent exploits are livestreamed to millions of disaffected consumers who've been told "no" one too many times. Beginning to tire of their new status as folk heroes, Jerry and...

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UniversL rated Friendo #3 Feb 17, 2020
9.0

Friendo #3

By: Alex Paknadel, Martin Simmonds
Released: Dec 19, 2018

It's time to request a clean-up on aisle seven as Leo and Jerry's attempt to rob a hypermarket goes stomach-churningly wrong. Luckily, a mysterious corporate benefactor is on hand to help them with a new mission and an offer they can't refuse. Meanwhile, the owner of the hypermarket chain is in no mood to put up with Leo and Jerry's antics. Enter '...

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UniversL rated Friendo #2 Feb 17, 2020
9.0

Friendo #2

By: Alex Paknadel, Martin Simmonds
Released: Oct 24, 2018

Leo's having one of those days. He's been ditchedby his friends, mugged at knifepoint, and electrocuted. He has something to say about all this, but the only cat prepared to listen is his virtual reality marketing pal, Jerry. Ordinarily that wouldn't be a problem, but Jerry's mental health hasn't been too hot since his circuits got fried. Bu...

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UniversL rated Friendo #1 Feb 17, 2020
8.5

Friendo #1

By: Alex Paknadel, Martin Simmonds
Released: Sep 26, 2018

Leo wasn't allowed toys as a kid, but now that he's all grown up he's going to take yours. He used to play by the rules, but then governments and corporations set fire to the rules and still expected him to behave. He probably would have if it hadn't been for his new friend Jerry. See, Jerry isn't human; he's a personalised marketing VR... and he's...

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UniversL rated Little Bird #5 Feb 17, 2020
9.5

Little Bird #5

By: Darcy Van Poelgeest, Ian Bertram
Released: Jul 17, 2019

MINISERIES FINALE! An unexpected alliance could turn the tide for Little Bird's people and put an end to the long war between the Canadian Resistance and Bishop's theocratic regime. But will it be enough? Find out in the epic conclusion of one of this year's hottest books!

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UniversL rated Little Bird #4 Feb 17, 2020
9.5

Little Bird #4

By: Darcy Van Poelgeest, Ian Bertram
Released: Jun 19, 2019

Held captive at New Vatican, Little Bird endures endless medical examinations to procure the "resurrection gene" for Bishop's dying son. If Little Bird wants to escape this nightmare and save her people, she'll first have to confront a dark family secret. The penultimate issue of the LITTLE BIRD saga contains 30 pages of story, and a pin-up gallery...

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UniversL rated Little Bird #3 Feb 17, 2020
9.5

Little Bird #3

By: Darcy Van Poelgeest, Ian Bertram
Released: May 15, 2019

Axe leaves Elder's Hope to destroy Northern Guard, and Little Bird is left behind to take out a small team of enemy soldiers when she stumbles upon a family secret that changes everything.

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UniversL rated Little Bird #2 Feb 17, 2020
9.0

Little Bird #2

By: Darcy Van Poelgeest, Ian Bertram
Released: Apr 17, 2019

Little Bird is reunited with her mother in a dreamscape where she begins to uncover the twisted roots of her family tree. Free after 30 years of imprisonment, The Axe once again takes the mantle as leader of the resistance and prepares to wage war against Bishop and his Northern Guard.

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UniversL rated Little Bird #1 Feb 17, 2020
9.0

Little Bird #1

By: Darcy Van Poelgeest, Ian Bertram
Released: Mar 13, 2019

MINISERIES PREMIERE!
Director/screenwriter DARCY VAN POELGEEST boasts a long list of awards and accolades for his storytelling prowess and brings the same writing finesse to IAN BERTRAM's breathtakingly detailed artwork in the gorgeous, hyper-detailed miniseries LITTLE BIRD.
With the same limitless scope as a new EAST OF WEST or SAGA and t...

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UniversL rated Undone By Blood #1 Feb 17, 2020
10

Undone By Blood #1

By: Lonnie Nadler, Sami Kivela
Released: Feb 12, 2020

In the early 1970s, Ethel Grady Lane returns to her hometown of Sweetheart, Arizona with one thing on her mind: killing the man who murdered her family. But first, she'll have to find him. As Ethel navigates the eccentric town and its inhabitants, she learns that the quaint veneer hides a brewing darkness. She has no choice but to descend into a ri...

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UniversL rated Frankenstein: Undone #1 Feb 17, 2020
9.0

Frankenstein: Undone #1

By: Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck
Released: Jan 29, 2020

Frankenstein's creator lies dead in the icy grip of the Arctic, and the monster searches for a new purpose. Just as he thinks he's found one with a group of unlikely companions, disaster strikes-and the monster is catapulted out of Mary Shelley's novel and into the world of Hellboy.

Bridging Mary Shelley's original Frankenstein novella an...

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UniversL rated Protector #1 Feb 17, 2020
9.5

Protector #1

By: Simon Roy, Artyom Trakhanov
Released: Jan 29, 2020

SERIES PREMIERE! From SIMON ROY (Prophet), Sideways Award-winning author DANIEL M. BENSEN (Junction), ARTYOM TRAKHANOV (UNDERTOW), JASON WORDIE (GOD COUNTRY), and HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU (Red Sonja) comes a sci-fi adventure equal parts Conan the Barbarian, Mad Max, and The Expanse.
Of all the tribes that dwell in the hot ruins of far-future North...

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UniversL rated The Butcher of Paris #3 Feb 17, 2020
10

The Butcher of Paris #3

By: Stephanie Phillips, Dean Kotz
Released: Feb 5, 2020

Pieces of Dr. Marcel Petiot's past are slowly exposed-revealing harrowing events and actions that peer into the mind of a madman. As the detectives begin an intense interrogation with the killer's wife, the Nazi occupation progresses-and the fate of Paris is determined.  

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UniversL rated The Butcher of Paris #2 Feb 17, 2020
9.5

The Butcher of Paris #2

By: Stephanie Phillips, Dean Kotz
Released: Jan 8, 2020

In Nazi occupied Paris, the death toll mounts, but the killer's motive and whereabouts remain unknown. The investigation uncovers a name-a doctor, whose skill and expertise match that of the meticulous crimes. But is this doctor the sadistic killer operating in the shadows, or just another victim of the Gestapo?

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UniversL rated The Butcher of Paris #1 Feb 17, 2020
9.0

The Butcher of Paris #1

By: Stephanie Phillips, Dean Kotz
Released: Dec 4, 2019

In 1944, as Swastikas flew over Paris, one of the most notorious and prolific serial killers in history turned the occupied city into his personal hunting ground.

Under the guise of opportunity and freedom, a killer preys on those desperate to flee . . . until a gruesome discovery alerts the police. In a city on the brink of war, the hunt...

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UniversL rated Red Mother #2 Feb 17, 2020
8.5

Red Mother #2

By: Jeremy Haun, Danny Luckert
Released: Jan 15, 2020

Daisy struggles to find her boyfriend Luke after they were attacked - but as the visions from her prosthetic eye grow stronger, she's drawn further into the mystery of the Red Mother.

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UniversL rated Red Mother #1 Feb 17, 2020
8.5

Red Mother #1

By: Jeremy Haun, Danny Luckert
Released: Dec 11, 2019

* Jeremy Haun returns to his The Beauty roots as he teams with Danny Luckert, hot off Regression, for a new psychological horror series.  
* After losing her eye and the man she loves in a brutal mugging, Daisy McDonough is left trying to put the pieces of her life back together. Just when she begins to think she can heal- move on, sh...

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8.5

Something is Killing the Children #5

By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'edera
Released: Jan 29, 2020

The time for investigation is over. The hunt begins, as Erica Slaughter brings her namesake to the monsters of Archer's Peak.

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8.5

Something is Killing the Children #4

By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'edera
Released: Dec 11, 2019

The FBI has come to the small town of Archer's Peak, allegedly to help stop more children from being killed. But when the Sheriff's department turns their investigation to Erica Slaughter, the FBI is more interested in getting in the way. As the horrified townspeople watch Erica arm herself for a war they can't see, tensions rise to their breaking ...

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8.5

Something is Killing the Children #3

By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'edera
Released: Nov 20, 2019

Things in Archer's Peak are only growing worse. Erica Slaughter is on the hunt, but the children are still dying. Angry and afraid, the inhabitants turn their suspicions on the stranger in their midst, the woman who arrived just as the killings began. Will Erica be able to save the town, or will the very people she is trying to protect turn on her?

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8.5

Something is Killing the Children #2

By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'edera
Released: Oct 16, 2019

Children are dying in the town of Archer's Peak and the ones who survive bring back terrible stories. A strange woman named Erica Slaughter has appeared and says she fights these monsters behind the murders, but that can't possibly be true. Monsters aren't real... are they?

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9.0

Something is Killing the Children #1

By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'edera
Released: Sep 4, 2019

* GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Memetic, Batman: Detective Comics) teams with artist Werther Dell'Edera (Briggs Land) for an all-new limited series about staring into the abyss to find your worst fears staring back.
* When the children of Archer's Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. Most children never return, but...

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UniversL rated Undiscovered Country #3 Feb 17, 2020
8.0

Undiscovered Country #3

By: Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli
Released: Jan 15, 2020

The expedition undertakes a desperate attempt to rescue a member of the team from the Destiny Man's strange caravan city. Success or certain doom hinges on Americana expert Ace Kenyatta, PhD-what he knows about the new lands...and what he doesn't.

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UniversL rated Undiscovered Country #2 Feb 17, 2020
8.0

Undiscovered Country #2

By: Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli
Released: Dec 11, 2019

As the team goes on the run from the deadly Destiny Man, the focus shifts to Charlotte's brother, Daniel. Until this expedition, he was the only person on Earth to successfully infiltrate the black box that is the United States. What secrets did Daniel learn that might keep the team alive, and what did they cost him?

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UniversL rated Undiscovered Country #1 Feb 17, 2020
8.0

Undiscovered Country #1

By: Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli
Released: Nov 6, 2019

SERIES PREMIERE! This November, New York Times bestselling writers SCOTT SNYDER (WYTCHES, A.D.: AFTER DEATH) and CHARLES SOULE (CURSE WORDS, the forthcoming novel Anyone) will team up with artists GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (The Amazing Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Hellblazer) and DANIELE ORLANDINI (Darth Vader) and 2019 Eisner Award-winning colorist MATT WILS...

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