By Dustin Cabeal

We're back! You get some OG CBMFP this week as Kevin returns to the show. Steve's computer blew up when it heard about the price for the new Mac Book, which is why he's not on the show. I know I'm supposed to describe every little thing that happens on the episode in this description, but where's the mystery in that? Take your sensitive pants off and get ready for the CBMFP!

Press Release

Henshin, Inc. announced today that it has optioned and is developing an animated feature film based on KLONOA: DOOR TO PHANTOMILE, the award-winning Bandai Namco video game.

Press Release

Seven Seas Entertainment is delighted to announce their acquisition of Kabi Nagata's autobiographical manga, My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness.

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Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of the Tales of Zestiria manga adaptation.

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Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of Akashic Records of the Bastard Magical Instructor.

By Dustin Cabeal

I honestly didn’t expect much from Echoes. I got the gist of the story quickly, and it’s somewhat predictable in its execution and outcome, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying the story. Let’s tackle that cover because I’m sure some of you are curious as to what type of story this is based on that cover alone. It is a story about abuse, but it doesn’t glorify it or show it outside of one pinnacle scene. In this day and age of comics, I feel that it’s important to point this out first because I would hate for people just to pass on this book because of the interrupted subject matter coming from the cover.

By Dustin Cabeal

Being a fan of Gamma, I was instantly interested in Motro from Ulises Fariñas. It has that distinct style that made Gamma funny and amazing. Motro differs in that its a dark comedy in a somber and dystopian world.

By Dustin Cabeal

That title is probably confusing so let me clarify and tell you that this covers the first ten trades for all of Double Takes titles including Rise, Slab, Soul, Spring, Medic, Honor, Dedication, Home, Remote, Z-Men. I had hoped to review them all separately, but alas, I didn’t find enough to say about any one of them that I haven’t already said in my five individual reviews for each title. I’m sorry, but this reviewer can’t force himself to rewrite the same thing over and over. Instead, I will give you a list of links at the bottom for each individual review for you to enjoy.

By Dustin Cabeal

Having given up on American superhero comics, I find that I'm really drawn to Japanese superhero comics. Things like ne-Punch Man, My Hero Academia and now on't Meddle With My Daughter have caught my attention because they take something very American and make it work in the Japanese storytelling way. Wish America would try to do the same, but we're still too focused on the tired tradition of superhero stories. At any rate, I'm interested in this, if only for the reason that it looks a little like Wonder Woman's costume. That and the hilarious translation problem on this temp cover that say "in my daughter" instead of "with my daughter." I have a feeling that won't make it over here.

By Dustin Cabeal

I was curious what Zenescope would do after ending their longest running titles and truly one of the longest running small press monthly titles as well. The answer it seems is, give Sela a daughter and go back to their roots. Which isn't bad. I'm kind of for it actually because I think shared universes in comics have become a pain. Everyone wants one, but even the big two are struggling to make people care about all aspects of the universe. I'm glad to see at least one publisher return to making stories that are self-contained rather than a part of a whole. We'll see how that story actually turns out though because Joe Brusha is writing it and while he's been better lately, he still has plenty of room for improvement.

By Dustin Cabeal

Hey, Grave Lillies is a comic written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by George Kambadais. The final order for retailers is today so if you're going to pre-order it with your local shop (which is how this industry works and stays alive) then you should do that today. Here's a preview to entice you. Personally, I want to read the crap out of this book and hope I'll get an early look at it.

Press Release

Seven Seas Entertainment is excited to announce the acquisition of Isaki Uta’s bewitching slice of life manga series, Gendai Majo Zukan—to be released in English as Generation Witch.

By Dustin Cabeal

Next week if you're in the Leeds area of the U.K. (Did that sound like I knew where that was? I don't, but God I wish I did), then you should check out P M Buchan's HERETICS art exhibition. As the headline already told you, it's folk-horror art, and just the fact that something like that exists is worth celebrating. Seriously, though, I wish I could go, but considering I can even use the cliche of "across the pond" to describe the distance from me to Leeds (please sound convincing), I won't be able to attend. I will say that P M Buchan is bad ass and I dig anything he's put together so show some support and check it out if you can. If you can't, you better have the exact distance in meters, of why you can't attend... or work I guess.

By Dustin Cabeal

The creators of Death Note are back with a new series… Platinum End. Honestly, you’re better off not knowing that, but since it’s on the back cover and all over the internet/marketing, you won’t escape it, least of all now.

By Dustin Cabeal

Convoluted doesn’t begin to describe this show. Maybe if convoluted had a baby with a film student that just watched everything by David Lynch, then maybe we’d have an accurate description of just how terrible this show and episode are.

Press Release

Seven Seas Entertainment is proud to announce the license acquisition of Aoki Spica’s shoujo fantasy adventure, Beasts of Abigaile!

By Patrick Larose

Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes has no right to be as good as it is.

By Robert Larson

It’s funny to be writing a review of Venus, given that Comic Bastards gives its endorsement on the back page of this book. But our reviews only went through the first half of the series, and now I’ve got a chance to say something about the series as a whole. Do I like it? Yes, I do think this is a worthwhile series. While I’m generally a sucker for anything science-fiction, what I liked about this book is that the real focus was on exploration: even as it looks at humanity’s place in the cosmos, it’s also looking at the challenges we faced in the past and what we’re looking at today.

By Laramie Martinez

I don’t know if I’ll ever get sick of Firefly. Every time I see them appear in comic form it gives me that warm fuzzy nostalgia feeling that every media company seems to be trying to tap into these days. Although the previous comic series have been hit or miss, I have enjoyed them enough to look forward to any new series Darkhorse puts out. This issue leans heavy on the nostalgia, spending a lot of the time checking in on the rag-tag crew, but this issue does plant a few seeds for conflicts that could have a dramatic impact on the franchise.

By Dustin Cabeal

I was going to open with a Cold War Kids song, but I don’t know any of their songs. Probably something melodramatic about how hard it is to be rich and famous and making music, but then the trade off to that is constant touring, so you’re not forgotten by the audience. Something like that.