Comic Book Preview - Smash! Issue #3

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Rebellion are once again diving into the annuals of British comic book history as their crime-caper, Smash! reaches its conclusion…



The action-packed finale written by Paul Grist (Jack Staff, Kane) and drawn by V.V. Glass (The Last Witch) sees this six decade-spanning adventure come to an explosive conclusion as Cursitor Doom is outwitted by a former sidekick, and the demon trapped in the stone idol since the time of Janus Stark is unleashed. The time-travelling Adam Eterno enters the fray in an attempt to halt the demon’s reign of terror, but whose side will the King of Crooks choose to align with?







Smash! Issue #3 will be available from comic book stores on Wednesday 20th December. 

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