Comic Books

IDW’s ‘X-Files’ wraps with ‘JFK Disclosure’ (2017), ‘Deviations’ (2017), ‘Case Files’ (2018)

Joe Harris’ ongoing “X-Files” title wrapped in 2017 because of low sales, but IDW took a few more cracks with the license before giving up.

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IDW’s ‘X-Files’ Issues 10-17 (2017) explore CSM, Skinner

Writer Joe Harris gives readers a refreshing break from the dense mythology to start off the final year (for now) of “The X-Files’ ” ongoing

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‘X-Files: Origins’ comics (2016-17) explore Mulder, Scully as teens

It’s become fashionable in the last decade or so to try to draw new fans into old franchises. Toward that end, you might as well

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IDW’s ‘X-Files’ delivers 2016 Annual and X-mas Special

The 2016 Annual, “Illegal Aliens,” is a classic X-File – maybe a little too classic. Writer Andrew Aydin – gamely assisted by artist Greg Scott

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IDW tries another ‘X-Files’ ongoing series (Issues 1-9, 2016)

When Chris Carter decided to scrap the Season 10–11 comics’ timeline when he brought the “X-Files” back to TV in 2016, it meant IDW lead

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Gritty ‘Sector War’ (2018-19) feels like Dark Horse’s early ‘Terminator’ comics

In its last (for now) “Terminator” entry, Dark Horse goes full circle with a gritty four-issue series that calls to mind its earliest work. “Sector

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‘Terminator’s’ ‘Salvation’ saga ends with ‘The Final Battle’ Volume Two (2014)

Writer J. Michael Straczynski goes deep into the 2029 battle and deep into the idea of the singularity in “Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle” Volume

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‘Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy’ (2014) launches strong new character

The six-issue “Enemy of My Enemy” (2014, Dark Horse Comics) is a throwback to the early days of Dark Horse’s “Terminator” comics. It’s for fans

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‘Salvation: The Final Battle’ Volume One (2013-14) a smart ‘Terminator’ comic

There are “turn off your brain” “Terminator” stories – such as “Terminator/RoboCop: Kill Human” — and then there are “Terminator” stories that require full engagement

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‘Terminator/RoboCop: Kill Human’ (2011) serves both fanbases

Writer Rob Williams delivers equal doses of spectacle and story in “Terminator/RoboCop: Kill Human” (2011), a four-issue series from Dynamite Comics that stands alone as

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