Press Release 4/23/17 Press Release 4/23/17

Title Announcement: Best Wishes From Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce Best Wishes, an original graphic novel from Dark Horse founder and acclaimed writer Mike Richardson (Star Wars: Crimson Empire, 47 Ronin, Echoes) and Eisner Award–winning writer/artist Paul Chadwick (Concrete, The World Below, Gifts of the Night). Cowritten by Richardson and Chadwick, Best Wishes is Chadwick’s first comics work since 2013!

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Seven Seas Licenses TO LOVE RU and TO LOVE RU DARKNESS Manga Series

Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of the To Love Ru and To Love Ru Darkness manga series by Saki Hasemi and Kentaro Yabuki! To Love Ru first appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump and To Love Ru Darkness ran in Jump Square.

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Comic Bastards Podcast - 008

By Dustin Cabeal

As always, click the headline or the arrow to go to the full article.

008 - This week on the show we start with anything other than comics! That's right, more beverages and wrestling, but after that, it's a big review episode. We'll break it down for you below on what titles we cover. After reviews, we return to our "Year of the Bastard" segment in which we look at the fourth volume ofTransmetropolitan which is where Steve got the name for the segment. We'll be back in two weeks!

Press Release 4/21/17 Press Release 4/21/17

BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands Debut Second Ongoing Power Rangers Series

BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands announce SABAN’S GO GO POWER RANGERS, an all-new ongoing comic book series that will debut in July 2017 and is based on the original, hit TV series “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.” The series will explore the transition of the original five Rangers from ordinary high schoolers to world-saving superheroes. Ryan Parrott (Star Trek: Starfleet Academy) returns to BOOM! Studios and the Power Rangers franchise after his work on the sold-out, original graphic novel, Power Rangers: Aftershock, which followed the release of the 2017 feature film, “Saban’s Power Rangers.” Parrott is teaming with Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (WWE, Klaus).

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VIZ Media Debuts LEGEND OF ZELDA: LEGENDARY EDITION - MINISH CAP / PHANTOM HOURGLASS

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, expands its library of manga for THE LEGEND OF ZELDA with the release of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LEGENDARY EDITION – THE MINISH CAP / PHANTOM HOURGLASS on May 9th.

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Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's Fighting American Springs Back Into Action With Titan Comics

Titan Comics are thrilled to announce the return of a true comic icon, FIGHTING AMERICAN – Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s legendary all-American hero is back kicking butt and taking names in this all-new epic in 2017!

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Seven Seas Licenses MONSTER GIRL DOCTOR Light Novel Series

Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of the Monster Girl Doctor light novel series, written by Orikō Yoshino and illustrated by Z-ton, one of the artists from Monster Musume: I Heart Monster Girls!

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Marvel Wants You To Know That Some Heroes Could Be Better After Generations Event Thingy

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Once upon a time, a kid from New York City picked up a shield and charged into battle…A prodigal son lifted a sacred hammer and proved himself worthy…And an arrogant genius forged an armor that would harness his true potential. Together, they became some of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and ushered in the age of marvels! Today, Marvel Comics is proud to present an exciting new series, done in the mighty Marvel manner uniting Marvel’s iconic heroes with their modern-day torchbearers for a fun and fast-paced adventure fans have been waiting for! This August, prepare for Marvel’s GENERATIONS!

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DC Announces Dark Matter Line Of Books

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Retailers had a front-row seat at Chicago’s C2E2 today when DC Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee unveiled six new DC Universe titles under the banner Dark Matter, partnering the most acclaimed artists in the industry with award-winning writers. Beginning this August, under the guidance of iconic artists Greg Capullo, Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr., DC will launch new titles THE SILENCER, SIDEWAYS, IMMORTAL MEN, DAMAGE, NEW CHALLENGERS, with characters from each of these series first appearing in the previously announced DARK NIGHTS: METAL.

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Valiant Spotlights SECRET WEAPONS #1 with Extended Preview in All May 2017 Titles

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Valiant is proud to announce that it will include an extended seven-page sequence from June’s SECRET WEAPONS #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of the hotly anticipated limited series putting Livewire in command of an extraordinary new team of heroes – in all of its May 2017 titles!

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Oni Press Announces Three New Series at Diamond Retailer Summit 2017

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Oni Press, Portland's premier independent comic book publisher, is thrilled to announce three new series at the Diamond Retailer Summit 2017 in Chicago, IL: DEAD OF WINTER, MADE MEN, and SPECTACLE.

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Dark Horse Celebrates 4/20 With Craig Yoe's Reefer Madness

Today we celebrate marijuana with smoke rings puffing and pluming across the nation. Now that eight states have legalized it for recreational use and twenty-eight for medical use, it is especially fun to relive the hysteria surrounding marijuana as a perceived gateway drug from the 1930s to the 1950s and beyond. And now you can do so in the comfort of your home with Reefer Madness from Dark Horse Books.

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Someone Finally Named A Comic Retcon... Coming From Image Comics

Image Comics is pleased to announce that writer Matt Nixon (Wolverine) and Toby Cypress (RODD RACER, BLUE ESTATE) will team up for an all-new time-hopping paranormal series—RETCON.

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New SAGA arc kicks off with 25¢ issue to celebrate 25 years of Image Comics

Image Comics is pleased to announce that the full-length 43rd issue of Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ multiple Eisner Award-winning series SAGA will be priced at $0.25 in celebration of Image’s 25th anniversary. In addition to this collectible $0.25 issue, limited quantities of a commemorative Image 25th-anniversary print featuring exclusive and all-new SAGA artwork by co-creator Fiona Staples may also be available. Contact your local comic shop for more details.

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Matt Kindt & Doug Braithwaite to Helm HARBINGER WARS 2 #0

As revealed during the #ValiantSummit 2017 event live from Twitch TV’s Hyper RPG studios in Los Angeles, Valiant Entertainment is proud to reveal that New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (X-O MANOWAR, DIVINITY) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (X-O MANOWAR, ARMOR HUNTERS) will join forces for HARBINGER WARS 2 #0 – the opening salvo to Valiant’s game-changing crossover event of 2018! This December, join Kindt and Braithwaite as they lay the foundation for the biggest conflict the Valiant Universe has ever witnessed...and prepare its bravest heroes for the untold devastation that awaits!

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The Green Hornet Meets The Spirit... Coming From Dynamite

Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce that classic television's incarnation of The Green Hornet is set to make his return with an unexpected new partner in the pulp character's latest cross-over miniseries, The Green Hornet '66 Meets The Spirit, featuring revered comic writer/artist Will Eisner's famous two-fisted crimefighter. Written by Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong, Cowboys and Aliens), with art by Bob Q (Kings Quest), The Green Hornet '66 Meets The Spirit #1 arrives in stores this July!

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Seven Seas Licenses YOKAI GIRLS Manga Series

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the license acquisition--both print and digital--of the Yokai Girls manga series by Kazuki Funatsu, a sexy action-comedy of monster (girl) proportions!

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Review: Trolls

By Dustin Cabeal

Hold on, hold on, hold on… not those “Trolls” or even internet trolls, but rather Air Traffic ConTROLLers. The printed word can be confusing, so I’m laying that out first and foremost because I don’t want people skipping this review just because of one goddamn word.

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Review: How To Draw Comics

By Dustin Cabeal

There’s one thing that needs to be said about any “How to Draw” book; you get out of it, what you put into it. People seem to think that by going through the book they’ll suddenly be the next (Insert name of comic book artist you like, here) and that is simply not the case. With that said, how does one critic something called How To Draw Comics if it’s not by the amount of successful students that come from it? Well, How To Draw Comics by Ilya made it quite easy to do so.

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Review: Broken #1

By Dustin Cabeal

Check out the Kickstarter for the series that just launched! (4/20/17)

Broken is a digital fighter story in the vein of Pokemon or any story that pairs a fighter with a trainer in the hope of seeking ultimate glory. It doesn’t try to hide this fact which is why I’m being up front with it because the catch to all stories like this is the characters and journey. The formula is simple and works well over and over, but it’s the previously mentioned elements that determine its longevity.