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Review: Sword of Ages #2

By Cat Wyatt

Issue 2 of Sword of Ages continues the epic fantasy series surrounding a girl named Avalon. The more I read of this series, the more it feels like an Arthurian tale occurring on another planet. Not that I have any problem with this sort of spin, it adds some interesting elements, to be sure. It’s interesting to see a more science fiction (and gender-swapped) version of King Arthur.

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Review: Batman: Creature of the Night #2

By Dustin Cabeal

I have some regret for not putting this on my best of 2017 list. It’s likely to get a spot on this year’s list because already two issues in on this series, and it’s one of the best comics I’ve ever read. The mixture of the real-world and fictional DC world is balanced brilliantly making you forget that this too is a fictional world.

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Review: Harley Quinn Be Careful What You Wish For #1

By Kelly Gaines

What would the DC universe’s most chaotic anti-hero/ anti-villain do with unlimited wishes from a magical genie? In the case of Harley Quinn, the answer is to screw it up- big time. Harley Quinn Be Careful What You Wish For Special feels like a classic “What If…” story while remaining comfortably nestled in the continuity of Harley’s rebirth universe.

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Review: Harley Quinn #34

By Cat Wyatt

The last issue left us off with Harley and her gang (Tony, Ivy, and Queenie) heading off on a road trip. I would like to point out how – I called it. I said they were going to get themselves into some sort of trouble (well Harley getting everyone else into trouble at least), and I was right. Granted that’s not terribly surprising or out of the ordinary, but I’m going to take a win where I can.

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Review: Koshchei: The Deathless #1

By Dustin Cabeal

HA! Jokes on Koshchei, because he’s fucking dead! I feel like Koshchei has one of those names that if you don’t hear it said properly the first time you’re going to butcher it forever or find something similar to it to call him. Like Cold Seat. Or John Koltrane, but nowhere near as talented. Anyway, Kochete takes place in the Mignolaverse of course. I am unfamiliar with the character, but the solicits indicate that he was once a throne in Hellboy’s ass. Now, he’s dead and having a drink with Hellboy, in hell, telling him his life story.

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Dark Horse Returns To The World of Dragon Age With Unabridged Edition of "Hard in Hightown"

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Revisit the streets of Kirkwall in this unabridged edition of prolific dwarven author Varric Tethras’ Hard in Hightown.

This in-world novel follows the adventures of Donnen Brennokovic, a weathered and weary city guardsman who finds himself paired with a fresh-faced recruit. While on a routine patrol, the unlikely duo stumbles across the body of a murdered magistrate, and soon find themselves embroiled in a clash between Chantry agents and a shadowy organization known as the Executors, over a mysterious ancient artifact.

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Comic Bastards Podcast - 025

By Dustin Cabeal

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025 - Whoo! Made it to 25, that counts right? Hey, a big sorry for being gone for a few weeks, I'm sure you understand, and it doesn't seem like anyone was having a holiday breakdown without the show. I'm back now, here's some comic book stuff... fuck, just remembered the other comic I was going to talk about. Oh well, next week, next week.

Comic Books covered on this, the 25th episode of Comic Bastards Podcast:

Head Games
Batman: Creature of the Night #2
Giants #2
Koshchei: The Deathless #1
Nightwing: The New Order #5
Stabbity Bunny #1

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Action-Packed RWBY Manga Edition Debuts From VIZ Media Next Week

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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, adds action and adventure to its publishing catalog with the release of RWBY on January 16th.

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Valiant & Elhoffer Team Up for "The Faith Collection"

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Debuting today exclusively at ThinkGeek, Valiant Entertainment and Elhoffer Design are proud to unveil a new fashion-forward line of women's and unisex apparel inspired by Valiant's internationally renowned, breakout superhero sensation, Faith, and her allies on the Harbinger team of super-powered teenagers.

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Review: The Ancient Magus' Bride - e.01-13

By Erika Suarez

The Ancient Magus Bride delivers an intriguing fantasy love story between Elias, a Sorcerer with demonic features, and his fiancée Chise. This forceful relationship becomes unsettling to watch after Chise is bought in an auction and taken in by Elias as his new apprentice and soon to be wife. Everything feels sudden and new for the young apprentice when she is entranced by an enchanted world of magic stirred in with Celtic Mythology.

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The Best Games Based On Comic Book Characters

Comic book characters have been a big part of people’s lives since early childhood, whether they realize it or not. They also may not have been introduced through the medium of comic books either, as these characters have gone on to excel in other areas too. There have been a vast amount of TV shows, films and various games based on the likes of Superman, Batman, and Spiderman over the years; so you could say it’s games in their various forms, where comic book characters have really hit dizzy heights.

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Super S - Anime Podcast E.042

By Dustin Cabeal & Lindsay Mallard

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042 - Happy New Year! On today's show, we're going to wrap up our Yuki Yuna is a Hero coverage, but before that, we've got shows to talk about along with our Top Five anime of the year. Dustin's is already on the site in case you were interested.

Lindsay

Evil or Live

Dustin

Juuni Taisen: Zodiac War

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MANTIC GAMES TO LAUNCH "HELLBOY" BOARD GAME IN 2018

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Mantic Games is pleased to announce it has entered into a licensing partnership with Dark Horse Comics for the worldwide rights to produce a game set in Mike Mignola’s inspirational Hellboy comic book universe.

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The Best Anime Casino Games

When it comes to slot games, developers are always trying to find new themes to base them on. It’s an industry that is constantly moving with the times, and it’s vitally important to give players the best gaming experience possible. We’ve seen loads of slot games based on famous movies, video games, and superheroes, but now one theme that is on the rise is anime.

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Review: Recovery of an MMO Junkie

By Dustin Cabeal

Recovery of an MMO Junkie is unusual in that it’s a budding love story between two adults. Now, that might sound like old hat if you’re not an anime viewer, but you’d have to dig and dig to find another anime like Recovery. Sure, there are plenty of romance stories in anime and manga form, but they tend to have a specific look and pacing to them. Recovery looks a lot like a typical slice of life show, mostly because it's also a slice of life story… about playing MMOs.

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Kick Off 2018 With Series Debuts Of FIRE PUNCH And RWBY Along With A Special Promotion For WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP

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Readers are invited to dive into 2018 with all-new manga series! January debuts include the post-apocalyptic adventure FIRE PUNCH and the sleek action saga RWBY. Also, catch the latest new volumes for the digital-first releases of ONE-PUNCH MAN Vol. 13 and ASTRA LOST IN SPACE Vol. 2, as well as the not-to-be-missed series finale of NISEKOI: FALSE LOVE (Vol. 25).

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Review: Batman and the Signal #1

By Cat Wyatt
Batman and the Signal is a new series in the Batman universe, using characters and plots started in All-Star Batman and We Are Robin. Duke Thomas (AKA Signal) has decided to do something different from all of the other Bat heroes – he’s going to take on the crime that’s happening during the day. He’ll be the only one to do it. Adding to his differences is the fact that he’s a metahuman, and one that hasn’t really figured out his powers yet. It should make for an interesting ride, to say the least.

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Review: Kino's Journey- The Beautiful World

By Erika Suarez

Kino’s Journey is a show you might miss through the list of anime on Crunchy roll and I’m glad I gave it a chance when I was hesitant in scrolling past it. This anime is about a traveler and her motorbike companion, Hermes. Through their vast adventure they visit various countries that hold memorable stories and sudden tragedies that reels you into the show.

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Review: Green Lanterns #38

By Cat Wyatt

If you thought the twist revealed in the last issue was something, then get ready to hop onboard for another ride. In issue 37 it was revealed the Liseth was part of the Red Tide (apparently we were supposed to understand that this was past tense for her, but I interpreted as a current status at the time). One can understand why Simon would find that so upsetting, to say the least. Here we get to see the reactions of everyone else, including Liseth’s mother.

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Review: Hungry Ghosts #1

By Jonathan Edwards

I was not aware that celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain also wrote comics. I mean, he’s not done it a ton, but he’s got a couple of other books under his belt with Get Jiro! and its prequel, Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi. Granted, he was not alone in writing those. Joel Rose co-wrote them both with Bourdain, and sure enough, they are writing once again as a pair for Hungry Ghosts. Now, if you’re like me, that title will be just straightforward and potentially high concept enough to make you at least want to know what it’s about. And as it turns out, the premise is a weirdly complicated one.