Review: Cheating Craft E.01
By Shanel Kamara
What comes to mind when you see the words ‘cheating’ and ‘craft’? These words on their own have very distinct meanings but combined they formulate one unique definition. Next, try to visualise what the title Cheating Craft could suggest. I am willing to bet that whatever preconceived notions or thoughts you had about this anime show, this anime show is guaranteed to flush them down the drain or drastically flip them over.
Warren Ellis Reveals Jon Davis-Hunt's The Wild Storm Art
By Dustin Cabeal
If you're into comics and you like Warren Ellis, then you probably already subscribe to http://orbitaloperations.com/ which is his weekly newsletter. If you don't, then you missed the gem below. He also cleared up the DC's imprint WildStorm is actually called "The Wild Storm." I actually found that to be just as interesting as the artwork by Jon Davis-Hunt. Also, fuck, that art is great!
Review: Joyride #7
By Pablo Arriaga
The biggest rager in the galaxy is thrown in this issue of Joyride! How? Oh simple, a giant space whale who has transcended into the 8th dimension was freed by Uma way back in issue #2 and acts like a teenager, so it obviously throws a planet-sized party for the three teen adventurers. And as they are, they behave like teens at a house party. Some of them fit right in, and others just wander and lean on walls awkwardly.
Let's Take A Look At Supergirl: Being Super #1
By Dustin Cabeal
I don't really like posting previews anymore. None of you look at them, but occasionally one will grab my attention. This one is because of the art by Joëlle Jones and the story by Mariko Tamaki. In that order because I looked at the art first. The title is strange. I can't decide if I love it or hate it, but I'm leaning towards love. Anyway, read the preview, don't, I don't care. I'll be checking out this series.
Rat Queens, Set To Return Again
By Dustin Cabeal
Listen, I, like a lot of people, really enjoy Rat Queens. Writer/Creator Kurtis Weibe was thrown a major curve ball and unfortunately the series has never been consistent since. It's unfortunately, but it's off and on with new artists so damn often that I don't even know what to think anymore. Maybe it'll work out with Owen Gieni, let's hope.
Review: Black Hammer #5
By Laramie Martinez
Black Hammer # 5 is a bold departure from what we’ve seen of the comic so far. In a lot of ways it’s what you would expect from the family’s strangest character. From the structure of the plot to the layouts of the pages themselves, this issue breaks the mold to create a jarring departure form the narrative. In the end its flaw isn’t in what the creators do differently, the problem stems from what stays the same. Keep reading to find out what that is.
Review: Ether #1
By Laramie Martinez
I went into Ether #1 cold. I knew Matt Kindt was writing it, but I had no idea who the artist was or even the premise of the comic. I have to say, it’s nice when you get lucky and stumble on a good comic. Part portal fantasy, part scientific detective story, Ether is a promising series showcasing the strange talent of writer Matt Kindt and far out style of David Rubin.
Review: Tokyo Ghoul vol. 9
By Dustin Cabeal
Alright Tokyo Ghoul anime fans, this is where the manga and anime go their separate ways. Obviously, anyone that’s familiar with Tokyo Ghoul has probably watched more of the anime than the manga at this point since the ninth volume just released last month, and the anime already has two seasons in the bag. I didn’t know when their path split, but now I do; volume 9.
Pokémon Cookbook Coming From Viz
By Dustin Cabeal
There are a lot of random cookbooks this year. I recently looked over two for review, but couldn't muster anything to say about them. But a Pokemon cook book... I already have plenty to say.
Kirkman Celebrates Image's 25th B-Day With $0.25 Issues
By Dustin Cabeal
Yesterday we were all excited about Oni's $1 issues and cheaper trades. Today, Kirkman's practically telling you to steal his comic. Just wait a week and go into your comic shop and as them for a left over copy, then it's free! Too bad none of the other Image peeps are celebrating this way... kind makes it look like Kirkman is the only one to care about the Publisher turning 25. I can't wait until they're 28, married, thinking about kids... maybe they'll get a dog first.
"4 Kids Walk Into A Bank"#3 stops to do some charity work before hitting comic shops!
Press Release
The annoyingly delayed third issue of 4 KIDS WALK INTO A BANK will hit comic shop shelves on December 21st, but a few folks will have the chance to get it a bit early. The 4 KIDS WALK INTO A BANK team are continuing their tradition of trying to raise money for charity and having books with a lot of different covers.
Meet The New Green Lantern of 2814... It's an Ape!
By Dustin Cabeal
What. The. Fuck.
I laughed so fucking hard when I saw this cover. I mean, my god, it is terrible. Why is it in all of these Green "Lets Kill This Brand Again" Lantern crossovers, everyone gets a fucking ring? Why? Doesn't the defeat the purpose? Remember when it was a big fucking deal for someone to get a ring (at least on Earth, no one cares about other planets)? Now there's a dozen Lanterns on Earth alone and fucking apes are getting rings. Bollacks to this crossover. Just like the shitty Star Trek one, I ain't reading it. If that monkey doesn't make a banana construct I call bullshit on this entire story!
Review: Batman – The Telltale Series – Episode 2: Children of Arkham
By Dustin Cabeal
Well, it only took three chapters to be released before I actually sat down to play Telltales Batman series. Now, I don’t dislike Telltale’s formula for games. The story changing based on what I’m picking is interesting in the right context. That context is not Batman.
Review: Red Dog #1
By Chris Tresson
I likes me some sci-fi comics. The industry seems to love them some sci-fi comics. So, in a market which is currently saturated with a lot of sci-fi comics, it can be hard to stand out. Ladies and gentlemen, this is my review of Rob Cohen’s Red Dog #1 from 451 Studios.Red Dog is a story which follows Kyle, a kid living within a mining colony on a planet called Kirawan, and his robot dog Q (short for Quantum.) There's only 200 people living there, and he’s the only kid.
"I Have A Butler" Let's Watch The Justice League Dark Trailer
By Dustin Cabeal
Thanks to the success of The Killing Joke animated movie, DC/WB Animation has gone for another rated R animation, but this time it's using that weird fucking Justice League they created around the New 52. You know the one with Wonder Woman in the actually cool fucking costume, but sucked because she ate ice cream like an asshole.
Mini-Reviews: Week of 11/16/16
By Dustin Cabeal
Hey, I managed to do this two weeks in a row. Maybe it will be a thing. Again, these mini-reviews are for titles that I didn’t have enough to write a full review about. I’m still going to score them and whatnot, but I just couldn’t write a full review either trashing or saying the same thing over and over again. Enjoy!
Review: Treves: A Restless Night (One-Shot)
By Chris Tresson
I’m dipping my toes in that big ol’ indie review pool again, this time I’m taking a look at Treves: A Restless Night by writer Tom Ward and artist Luke Parker. Now, I realised something when I decided to read and review this book: There’s a good chance that the majority of you who have come to see what’s been reviewed on Comic Bastards today are going to have absolutely no fucking idea what this book or the story it’s connected to is. I accept that. I’m going to try and bring you up to speed...
Review: Grand Passion #1
By Dustin Cabeal
James Robinson is a writer that I want to like. I continue to try his titles out and over and over I come away not wanting to read more. I’m to the point that I feel that I should read his classic DC material and just decide once and for all if he’s a writer I want to continue reading. And it’s not because he’s a bad writer.
Review: Udon no Kuni no Kiniro E.01
By Shanel Kamara
Udon no Kuni no Kiniro would be a typical slice of life anime series, if it were not for the element of fantasy blatantly apparent in the series. Several anime shows have dealt with the topic of an older single male looking after their child, such as Amaama to Inazuma (a 2016 summer series) or adopting a child out of pity, despite having no experience with children.
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By Justin McCarty
I picked up Transdimensional having no prior knowledge of the subject. Not even the Kickstarter description. If I had, I probably would have skipped it. I am probably one of five comics fans that don't get into sci-fi horror. The Kickstarter describes the comic as being a sci-fi horror in the same family as Alien and The Abyss. I’ve seen Alien maybe (just the one - sad face from you probably), not The Abyss. I wasn’t the proper audience for this comic. However, if I was into this type of story, I could see its appeal.