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Some of the acid from the bleach remains in the paper. The first ever scholarly, primary source database focusing on adult comic books and graphic novels. Mister fantastic defeats him with a device that drives him hundreds of miles into the crust of the planet. North begins with a 14 issue story arc, establishing a rich history and daring new future for a team of seven homegrown champions. The walking dead terminus theories all point to cannibals. Below, weve rounded up the 20 biggest differences between the walking dead tv show and robert kirkmans comic book series. Within the context of the marvel comics universe, terminus is a destroyer of worlds first encountered by mister fantastic and shehulk while they investigated a powerful beam from outer space. He is an alien absorbing all planets he travels on. So yes, there are cannibals in the comics, but what clues has the tv show given us. The 20 biggest differences between amcs the walking dead. Many wellknown authors have written comic novels, including p.
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