Ian Gregory

Ian Gregory is a writer and co-host of giant robots podcast Mech Ado About Nothing.

Things Get Timey-Wimey in Marauders #4!

What are the Kin Crimson hiding? Whose space-blood was the First Blood Shed? What’s it all about, Tempo? Find out in Marauders #4, written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Eleanora Carlini, colors by Matt Milla, letters by  Ariana Maher. Ian Gregory: Avast, Stephanie – we’re back with more Marauders! We’ve expanded beyond just the pirate…

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We Covered ‘The Boys’ #1 Because We Hadn’t Gotten to ‘The Boys’ #1 Yet

When you need someone to watch the watchers and engage in some gratuitous sex, you know whom to call. The Boys #1 is written by Garth Ennis, illustrated by Darick Robertson, colored by Tony Avina, lettered by Greg Thompson and published (originally) by WildStorm. It’s the end of the line for someone. Someone that’s not…

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Where Starships Go to Die, Men Go to Calculate and Poo Cops Go to Police

In a world ruined by climate change, hope rests on humanity’s first interstellar mission. Oh, and there’s a Confederate rocket. And ghosts or something. Where Starships Go to Die #1 is written by Mark Sable, drawn by Alberto Locatelli, colored by Juancho!, lettered by Rob Steen and published by AfterShock. The streets are mean and…

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Stare at Your Skreen to Read Our Take on Aliens and Spaceships Made of Spines

Holy shit, it’s an anthology-themed week! What will you do when the skreens and the robots come for you and Old Glory Insurance isn’t around? Nothing, apparently, in NewThink #1, written by Gregg Hurwitz, drawn by Mike Deodato Jr., colored by Lee Loughridge, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by AWA. So what if your…

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Things Are Getting Messier Than a Faceful of Poutine for Easton and Emily in Newburn

Easton and Emily face down the mob and a trap. And the cops … kinda help? … in Newburn #7, written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Jacob Phillips, with “Spook-a-Rama” backup written by Casey Gilly, drawn by Soo Lee and lettered by Toben Racicot. Published by Image. Whether you only “hate” this place or…

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It’s a No-Tell Motel in Hotell Because Almost Everyone Dies (Also: Little Monsters! Red Sonja!)

A “Hotel California” reference here would be pretty lame, right? But there are literally characters checking out and never leaving in Hotell Vol. 2 #5, written by John Lees, drawn by Dalibor Talajic, colored by Lee Loughridge, lettered by Sal Cipriano and published by Artists, Writers and Artisans.  There’s a “New Kid in Town,” and…

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