Review: In This Corner of the World
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Review: In This Corner of the World

By Dustin Cabeal

Animated movies from Japan tend to be amazing from a story and film perspective. Not because I’m biased, while I do love animated films in general, I will always prefer 2-D animation. No, the real reason is that it is 2-D animation and the bulk of the world has moved on from caring about the art form. It’s a shame, but because of that stories like In This Corner of the World aren’t held to the same storytelling restraints that most films are nor are they pigeonholed into tropes like anime. Simply put, Is This Corner of the World only works in this format because it’s allowed to create a new storytelling narrative that doesn’t rely on the three-act structure or any other structure that you’d associate with Japan.

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SAVAGE DRAGON Teases XXX Cover
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SAVAGE DRAGON Teases XXX Cover

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Comics legend and Image Comics partner Erik Larsen will push the envelope in celebration of the company’s 25th anniversary this July with a sexy, sultry XXX cover by Rafael Krás not for the faint of heart (and certainly NSFW…*wink*) in SAVAGE DRAGON #225 this July. 

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Check Out Ghost City Comics Podcast, The Dustin Cabeal Episode!
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Check Out Ghost City Comics Podcast, The Dustin Cabeal Episode!

By Dustin Cabeal

If you don't know me, then Hi... I'm Dustin Cabeal, and I'm pretty much Comic Bastards with the exception of great reviewers that help me cover a ton of books. All the rest that you see, the press releases, the one-off opinion pieces, the podcasts... that's me. I also do reviews which feels like something I should mention.

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Papercutz Announces New Gumby Comic
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Papercutz Announces New Gumby Comic

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Leading graphic novel publisher Papercutz has released a Gumby short story by Eisner and Harvey Award-winning cartoonist Kyle Baker, in advance of its new GUMBY comic book series debuting on July 5, 2017. Baker’s story entitled “Model-Ty Crew” appears in GUMBY issue 1, alongside a 10-page story by acclaimed writer Ray Fawkes and artist Jolyon Yates, a five-page story by writer and editor Jeff Whitman and New York Times bestselling artist Jolyon Yates and a cover by Rick Geary.

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Can't Argue With Myself -- ZOMBIE TRAMP VOLUME 11: Join Janey's Supporting Cast For Action-Packed Thrills
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Can't Argue With Myself -- ZOMBIE TRAMP VOLUME 11: Join Janey's Supporting Cast For Action-Packed Thrills

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ZOMBIE TRAMP VOLUME 11 DEMON DAMES & SCANDALOUS GAMES collects issues 33-36 of the wildly popular ongoing series! The series follows former escort to the stars turned zombie Janey Belle, also known as the infamous Zombie Tramp. This volume focuses on her supporting cast, include the voodoo queen Xula, the undead child Morning and the Kaiju Queen. This series is for those not faint of heart and includes mature content.

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Valiant Unveils Massive BLOODSHOT SALVATION #1 Gatefold Insert in July 2017 PREVIEWS
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Valiant Unveils Massive BLOODSHOT SALVATION #1 Gatefold Insert in July 2017 PREVIEWS

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Before BLOODSHOT SALVATION arrives in stores on September 20th, experience the brutal and bloody new beginning that awaits Valiant’s most relentless hero in the July 2017 PREVIEWS catalog (#346) – featuring a stunning, six-page, 24″ x 11.5” gatefold insert, bound directly into Valiant Entertainment’s catalog listings! On the heels of Valiant’s first gatefold insert spotlighting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #1 last winter, find out everything you need to know about the FIRST ISSUE of THE BLOCKBUSTER NEW ONGOING SERIES from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT, Moon Knight) and explosive artists Lewis LaRosa (BLOODSHOT REBORN) and Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT REBORN) right here with an all-in-one look ahead at Valiant’s most important series of the fall – including a pre-order coupon to reserve your copy with your local comic book retailer!

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VIZ Media Debuts THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: FOUR SWORDS - LEGENDARY EDITION
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VIZ Media Debuts THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: FOUR SWORDS - LEGENDARY EDITION

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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, invites manga readers and adventure fans to enjoy creator Akira Himekawa’s classic THE LEGEND OF ZELDA story in a whole new way with the release of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: FOUR SWORDS –LEGENDARY EDITION– on July 11th.

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DC UNIVERSE ORIGINAL MOVIES: 10TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
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DC UNIVERSE ORIGINAL MOVIES: 10TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC Entertainment celebrate a decade of heroic animation with the release of the DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection, a comprehensive box set of all 30 films, 5 animated shorts, new special features and exclusive collectible items coming November 7, 2017 to Blu-ray™. The entire 30-film set will also be available on Digital starting August 15, 2017.

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Review: My Little Pony: The Movie Prequel #1
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Review: My Little Pony: The Movie Prequel #1

By Ashley Gibbs

As an adult, I am fully aware that I am not the target audience for My Little Pony but it’s something I grew up with as a child and find the current show interesting at times. I don’t know much about the upcoming movie so I decided to read My Little Pony: The Movie Prequel #1 to learn more about it. This issue focuses on the villain and sets up his motivations, we also see another character from the movie but only briefly. However, instead of making me more interested it worried me, while I don’t expect Oscar-worthy adventures from the cartoon horse movie, I’m hoping for an interesting plot but starting out by not liking the villain is not good.

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Review: Clue #1
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Review: Clue #1

By Ashley Gibbs

Take one huge mansion, one odd host, a handful of guests and a dark and stormy night, mix it all together and somehow you end up with murder. Clue #1 is based on the classic board game and finds Mr. Boddy murdered after a dinner party with a house of suspects all with color-themed names. I’ve always enjoyed playing the game (outside of the US, you know this game as “Cluedo”) and loved the movie based on it as well so found myself eager to see how this comic re-imagined everything. Sadly, what we get is a lot of unlikeable characters and not much mystery so far. Yes, there is a murder and we may know who did it but this isn’t confirmed, and then there is another murder so while these are mysterious elements I don’t find myself drawn in to solve them quite yet.

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foundmi Introduces 26 New and Improved Collectible Bluetooth Tracking Heroes
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foundmi Introduces 26 New and Improved Collectible Bluetooth Tracking Heroes

foundmi introduces their brand new line of advanced Bluetooth collectible trackers, which will be available for sale July 15th. These 32 new trackers are loaded with improvements and new features. Hardware and firmware optimizations resulted in extended battery life. The app has been updated with a number of new features. The slimmer, lighter design means that it’s easier than ever to collect Foundmi and attach them to all of your belongings.

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Review: Chaosphere
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Review: Chaosphere

By Wes Jones

The Running Man, Rollerball, Smash TV, Mad Max, and now Chaosphere. This self-published title follows in the footsteps of beloved dystopian, sci-fi, deathsport fiction. Oh right, I almost forgot about Deathsport. While the premise of a post-apocalyptic society controlled by corporations and enthralled by a deadly spectator sport isn’t anything new, Chaosphere presents itself as a unique entry in the genre. 

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Review: Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1
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Review: Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1

By Shawn Warner

There have been some strange pairings or ‘Odd Couples’ since team-ups entered the collective consciousness, in fact DC Comics has mashed their top tier characters with those of Hanna Barbara’s storied past and now June has seen the publisher do the same with the Looney Tunes gang. Since DC and Looney Tunes are both properties of Warner Brothers it would make sense, at least commercially that, to paraphrase Spyder from Powerman 5000, these two worlds eventually would collide. Not too long ago the Looney Tunes characters graced the covers of the upper echelon of the New 52, at least variant covers, but now it’s time for actual crossover team up action between serious super heroes and largely large headed cartoon characters. Sure, it’s happened in the past; Scooby Doo meets Batman and Robin and the like but, again this is the big time and mostly not for laughs.

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Review: Motro vol. 1
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Review: Motro vol. 1

By Dustin Cabeal

There’s a lot of weird shit in Motro that I enjoyed. Things like raising vehicles like pets until they grow up and you can ride them or how old people revert to the size of babies, but still manage to walk around. Weird has never bothered me and usually is a huge draw for me.

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