Allen Wiggs 10/31/14 Allen Wiggs 10/31/14

Review: Chimera Brigade - Vol. 1

Chimera Brigade has great art and a strong concept. It is World War II and various super powered people are helping and hindering the great powers. There are super heroes, mad scientists, mechanized power suits, and even a cat person. Everything about the last sentence interests me when thrown together to see how it works. Yet...the actual execution didn't quite deliver.

Guest Contributor 10/31/14 Guest Contributor 10/31/14

Why I Watch These Movies Every Year: The Thing from Another Planet and Halloween

Traditions can be both comforting and constricting, either something you routinely do because it brings you peace and enjoyment or a forced task that you must perform because of the bullying of familial or social expectations.

Dustin Cabeal 10/31/14 Dustin Cabeal 10/31/14

Comic Bastards Presents: Indie-Ween – Punk Ass Samurai

Last week I reviewed the first issue of JR Norfleet, Rebecca Saffran and Charlene Shuhart's Punk Ass Samurai and it was great (read the review here). Well it's Halloween and that means we have our last Indie-ween of the year! It's been a great spotlight of indie creators and we're happy to have Team Punk Ass close us out. You can check out more Punk Ass Samurai on their facebook page and the other Indie-Ween submissions listed below.

André Habet 10/31/14 André Habet 10/31/14

Review: Black Science #10

Black Science feels like an old-school sci fi serial if it had an all-star cast, the best wardrobe designer, Rodenberry level writers, and an unlimited special effects budget. However, also like old-school serials, things in Black Science feel as if they come to a sudden halt each issue just as we’re getting into the thick of it, an issue that’s causing me to question whether trade waiting may be the way to go.

André Habet 10/31/14 André Habet 10/31/14

Review: Last Born #2

Once I made it to the end of this issue, I realized that Last Born may actually get to something really great over its next few issues. Just like the premiere issue though, this one contends itself with solely further establishing its premise.

Justin Wood 10/31/14 Justin Wood 10/31/14

Video Game High School: S3:E3 – Map to Sex Town

Last week on 'VGHS', we saw how the pressures of the new season's challenges were affecting the lives of our characters. This week, those pressures cracked them.

André Habet 10/31/14 André Habet 10/31/14

Review: Sundowners #3

I think I’ve reached my end with Sundowners, and it’s possible I might regret that choice should this issue’s upswing continue. As things stand right now though, Sundowners seems pretty satisfied as a ho-hum comic with characters that don’t particularly resonate with me in any manner despite the intrigue built up by their mental disorders, and the impact that has on their vigilantism.

André Habet 10/30/14 André Habet 10/30/14

Review: Wayward #3

We’re three issues in, and Wayward seems just about to wrap its ‘getting the gang’ together portion, which is great because despite the numerous scene changes, it doesn’t feel like very much happens here other than Rori’s Monster Mash gang getting a potential fourth member.

Dustin Cabeal 10/30/14 Dustin Cabeal 10/30/14

Read It Now – The Valiant: First Look, Featuring Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Paolo Rivera!

In advance of THE VALIANT #1 by superstar creators Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Paolo Rivera this December, Valiant is proud to present THE VALIANT: FIRST LOOK – an exclusive behind-the-scenes look inside the eagerly anticipated launch title of the all-new VALIANT NEXT initiative available now in stores and online now at comiXology, ComicsPlus, Madefire, and DriveThruComics.com!

Dustin Cabeal 10/30/14 Dustin Cabeal 10/30/14

New Foxcatcher Poster Is Muggy

Look at that crew, they've all got mean mugs on. This is actually a pretty cool poster and I'm really looking forward to this movie. Wouldn't be surprised if some Oscar nods come from it.

Dustin Cabeal 10/30/14 Dustin Cabeal 10/30/14

Trailer Time: Atlantis - Season 2

There was a season 1 of this? I'm slipping on my BBC game. It doesn't look amazing, but it looks decent.

Kevin Beckham 10/30/14 Kevin Beckham 10/30/14

Wipe That Punch Off Your Face In This Live Action Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare Trailer

The song in the trailer is "Salute Your Solution" by The Raconteurs in case you were wondering and the chick is Emily Ratajkowski'. All of your thanks can go to Peter Berg for directing her...it.

Kevin Beckham 10/30/14 Kevin Beckham 10/30/14

The Halo 2 Anniversary Cinematics Are Purdy

Wow these Halo 2 Anniversary cinematics look really, really good. Big digital high-five goes to Blur Studios for all of their handy work! I for one will not being playing this due to the fact that I have played enough Halo for three life times.

Nick Philpott 10/30/14 Nick Philpott 10/30/14

Review: Comics #5 - WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP is a comic that tries to straddle the line between autobiographical rumination on a formative experience and an actual history of that most hipster of sitcoms, WKRP in Cincinnati. What it achieves is a little bit less than an interesting version of either.

Austin Lanari 10/30/14 Austin Lanari 10/30/14

Sasuke and Naruto: Eternal Rivals

Sure, the title of “eternal rivals” rightfully belongs to the ever-adorable and kick-ass pair of Gai and Kakashi. But Naruto 698—the climax of the final fight between Sasuke and Naruto—put a finishing touch on the central relationship of the series not just with an absolutely unforgettable final panel, but with the revelation that Sasuke is just as in awe of Naruto as the rest of us.

Guest Contributor 10/30/14 Guest Contributor 10/30/14

Review: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

Charles B. Pierce was an ambitious man. Not content to merely help in the making of films as a set director Pierce also wanted to produce and direct. And although his films were sometimes successful they also suffered from many of the constant curses of local independent films: bad acting, lack of direction, and random voice overs. All of these curses are in evidence in Pierce’s 1977 drive-in back ground noise The Town That Dreaded Sundown.

James Anders II 10/30/14 James Anders II 10/30/14

Review: Savage Dragon #199

For the last couple months, I have seen posts both on Twitter and Facebook from writer/artist extraordinaire Erik Larsen regarding an experiment that he was doing with his Savage Dragon comic. In the experiment, Larsen was planning to have an entire issue of nothing but two page spreads. It sounded kind of interesting to be sure. But would it work?

Dustin Cabeal 10/29/14 Dustin Cabeal 10/29/14

Review: Purgatori #2

Well this issue is slightly better than the first issue. Thankfully there’s not attempted rape scene in this issue, but I would be lying if I said that I didn’t have a sour taste in my mouth from the first issue. There is a pretty big problem with this issue though… it’s boring. Yeah nothing really happens other than more of the same from the last issue and exposition. Lots of exposition.

Nina Bird 10/29/14 Nina Bird 10/29/14

Review: Doodle Jump #4

Before I read Doodle Jump, I assumed it was aimed for very young children. Having read all four issues currently released, I can’t really imagine a child of any age reading this comic. Maybe if it were the waiting room of the dentist’s office and all the Highlights magazines were taken, but only then.

Nick Philpott 10/29/14 Nick Philpott 10/29/14

Review: Low #4

Low #4 still has the scattered feeling of the first three issues, but it’s starting to show its hand; you can start to see where the threads are that are going to converge, and Remender will pluck them and the whole thing will fall into place. It makes for my favorite issue of this series to date, but still not quite one that I feel confident in.