
Review: Sons of Fate - Origins
By Patrick Wolf
Years ago, I finally got around to reading Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. To this day, I’ve never been more disappointed in a book. I was a big Hemingway fan and A Farewell to Arms was supposed to be his best work. The problem was I just couldn’t connect with the novel’s hero. The protagonist was simply too nonchalant for me to be emotionally invested in the story: Sons of Fate suffers from a similar drawback.

Group Review: Mister Miracle #1
By Daniel, Jonathan, and Dustin
Welcome to the latest Comic Bastards group review. Everyone loves Tom King so we thought we’d tackle his latest DC series Mister Miracle, with a group review. Each of the participating reviewers will give their thoughts and individual scoring for the issue so enjoy.
Synopsis: Darkseid is…

Review: Tongues #1
By Dustin Cabeal
We like to pretend that when it comes to entertainment we either like it or we don’t. That everything is 50/50 and so statements like, “I knew I would either love or hate this by looking at it” sound dumb. In reality, when you read so many comics you find that these 50/50 moments are actually not as common as they seem. That the grey area in which you like something for the story and wish the art was better is more common than I loved it or I hated it. I knew from the moment I saw Tongues that I would probably love it from the get go and that only a bad story could change that for me. It was a 50/50 moment in which my tastes said, “Fuck yeah” and my reviewer side said, “Let’s wait and see.”

Review: The Trolltooth Wars
By Patrick Wolf
Did you ever have two friends fall-out, only to discover the rift between them was just the beginning of a bigger divide between you and all of your friends? Well, The Trolltooth Wars deals with a similar situation, only on a much wider scale. What if your warring friends were powerful mages? And what if the winner would come for you and your other friends next? How would you stop the war without having a decisive winner or loser? The Trolltooth Wars deals with this problem, but in a very interesting and entertaining fashion. So, is it worth all the hype it’s been receiving on kickstarter? Absolutely.

Review: Replicator #1
By Dustin Cabeal
Replicator wears its influences on its sleeve. It’s sci-fi that’s not unfamiliar in that a plague has swept the planet forcing everyone that’s disease free to wall themselves up and everyone that’s sick or poor to fend for themselves on the outside. It’s a class based system, but there’s not much acknowledgment of that in the story. It is a device that makes it easy to point out that the rich people are bad guys, the poor are the victims, and the middle class is where the story takes place.

Review: The Unsound #3
By Daniel Vlasaty
I didn’t really like the first issue of The Unsound. It just came off as boring and unoriginal and it didn’t hit the spots in my brain I think it was supposed to hit. I don’t know. I told myself I was going to be done with the book, that I had too much other stuff to read. I’ve told myself this a lot over the years. That if I’m not one hundred percent into a book that I should cut it out of my life. That there are plenty other books out there that I actually do like that I should spend my time reading.

Review: Injustice 2 #7
By Ashley Gibbs
Finding happiness in a time of war isn’t easy but it can lift spirits and keep people sane. Injustice 2 #7 focuses on the wedding of Black Canary and the dimension-hopping Oliver Queen she’s with now. As much as enjoy classic superhero action I also like the simpler moments like this that help round out their personalities and lives. This issue promises to deliver action, romance and plenty of drama for not only the lovebirds but everyone around them. If you think a superhero can ever have a peaceful wedding then you’re sorely mistaken.

Review: Samaritan Veritas #3
By Ashley Gibbs
Samaritan Veritas #3 brings us the exciting conclusion of this short but impactful series. Samantha Copeland is a genius hacker who came out of hiding to seek revenge on the corrupt President of the United States linked to the death of someone dear to her. She’s used her computer skills and the dark web to get pretty far, kidnapping rich but morally bankrupt people to reach her end goal. The situation is reaching a boiling point, and Sam may not even make it out of this alive, but she’s determined to take the President down with her.

ATOMAHAWK to be collected into deluxe, oversized edition from Image Comics
Press Release
Image Comics is pleased to announce that the fan-favorite story ATOMAHAWK by Donny Cates (GOD COUNTRY, REDNECK), Ian Bederman, and Taylor Esposito will be collected into a deluxe, full-color, oversized edition and available this October.

Z2 Comics Releases MURDER BALLADS Original Soundtrack Single and Graphic Novel Preview
Press Release
Z2 Comics has published the eagerly anticipated MURDER BALLADS original soundtrack by bluesman Robert Finley and Grammy-Award winner Dan Auerbach and the graphic novel by writer Gabe Soria and artists Paul Reinwand and Chris Hunt, now on sale wherever books are sold. The MURDER BALLADS Original Soundtrack includes Finley and Auerbach’s cover of the classic Leadbelly song “In the Pines” and four original songs—“Bang Bang,”“Butter Sandwich”, “The Empty Arms” and “Three Jumpers”—created specifically by Finley and Auerbach to accompany the MURDER BALLADS graphic novel about the music industry and redemption. The standard edition MURDER BALLADS graphic novel includes downloadable codes to the original soundtrack.

Preview: Rosco: Alien Wildlife Photographer from Action Lab
Press Release
Imagine yourself on an exotic, alien planet in search of strange, alien wildlife… to photograph. This is the job of Rosco in his new colorful book aptly titled ROSCO: ALIEN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER. This hardcover book is ANIMAL PLANET mixed with POKEMON, with a splash of RATCHET AND CLANK. So come join the intrepid Rosco and his robot buddy Vincent as they scour the planet of Grangawa in pursuit of colorful aliens to capture on film.

BOOM! Studios Announces WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER Original Graphic Novel
Press Release
BOOM! Studios, Enter These Dark Woods, and Creative Licensing are proud to announce the WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER original graphic novel (OGN), arriving in stores June 2018. Set in between the eponymous film and Netflix prequel series, your favorite characters from Camp Firewood return for an all-new story in this first-ever graphic fiction tie-in to the franchise.

ShoutFactory! Is Bringing Guardians To America, but First Walmart
Press Release
Defenders of the world, unite! Brace yourselves for non-stop action and edge-of-your-seat thrills with a massive werebear, a man who can move mountains, a martial artist and a blademaster. Alone, they are freaks. Together, they’re the Guardians. An ultra-stylish, high-octane superhero actioner by Sarik Andreasyan (American Heist), GUARDIANS makes its DVD debut as a Walmart exclusive on September 5, 2017 from Shout! Factory. The Blu-ray (with digital download) will be available everywhere December 5, 2017. Delivering a visceral thrill-ride that movie fans will highly enjoy, GUARDIANS DVD and Blu-ray™ boast English and Russian audio tracks, insightful bonus content and more!

Dark Horse: It's Only The End of the World... Again
Press Release
Dark Horse is proud to announce the release of a new deluxe hardcover edition of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed Lovecraftian tale. Only the End of the World Again blends the worlds of H.P. Lovecraft and Roger Zelazny. The book follows a claims adjuster who sets up shop in Innsmouth, Massachusetts only to discover that the world may be ending and that the instrument of destruction is a werewolf . . . which he also happens to be.

Preview: X-O Manowar #7
Press Release
Valiant is proud to present your first lettered look inside X-O MANOWAR (2017) #7 – the FIRST ISSUE of AN ALL-NEW JUMPING–ON POINT for the chart-topping, cosmic epic that has rocked the Valiant Universe to its core! On September 27th, New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (ETERNITY, Mind MGMT) takes up arms alongside superstar artist Clayton Crain (RAI, Carnage)…and sends Aric of Dacia to his hard-fought place on the throne of the embattled world of Gorin! With a kingdom to claim and reign to begin, the warrior known as X-O Manowar plans to lead his people into a new era…until a monolithic threat from the stars forces him back into the line of battle!

Preview: Raven, The Pirate Princess Year 2 #1
Press Release
RAVEN is a pirate revenge adventure, a soap opera full of messy teenage love stories, and about a dozen coming of age stories set on the high seas. Think "Legend of Korra" at sea with an all female cast.

Super S - Anime Podcast E.031
By Dustin Cabeal
Click here or on the headline to listen to the show!
031 - Kicking things off this episode is another Loot Anime unboxing discussion. If you're tired of hearing about them, then please leave a comment. After that we of course dive into the anime before getting to our continued coverage of Welcome to the Ballroom with our segment Ballroom Beat!

Review: Classroom of the Elite E.01
By Shanel Kamara
I honestly cannot believe I even wasted my time actually watching this; I know that may seem a tad harsh but that’s genuinely how I felt after watching the first episode of the anime series, Classroom of the Elite.

Top Cow launches all-new mythological thriller in GOD COMPLEX
Press Release
Writers Paul Jenkins (Inhumans, Wolverine: Origin) and Bryan Lie team up with artist Hendry Prasetya (Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers) for an all-new mystery thriller in GOD COMPLEX, an ongoing series launching from Image/Top Cow this October.

Preview: Fighting American #1 from Titan Comics
Press Release
The Cold War superhero returns - originally launched in 1954 by the creators of Captain America, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby!
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