By Dustin Cabeal

It's that time again. Loot Crate, just in time for Christmas! What's the theme you ask? Stuff related to movies releasing this holiday season! YAY! Once again, this was a disappointment. I mean, they're mostly disappointments, but fuck... this one is pretty bad. Not even one cool thing.

Dustin has been telling me since the beginning of my writing career here at CB to NOT GUSH about books, no matter how much I like them. So I can't tell you HOW AWESOME Tank Girl has been. How much I LOVE the art. I can't even tell you how UTTERLY ENTERTAINING this book is, considering some of the slop that comes across the comic stands. You'll just have to feel it through my reviews.

By Mike Badilla

Ah, the Misfits. Danzig, Jerry Only, Von Frankenstein... all those classic characters. We can't forget about those memorable songs either! We are 138! Angelfuck! Remember when.. wait.... what? Whats that? This book isn't about those Misfits? Well I'm already not happy.

By Chris Tresson

Hello, Comic Bastards readers. I’m about to review Bloodshot U.S.A #3 from Valiant Entertainment. The last issue wasn’t all that great for me (from what I remember of it), and I really didn’t want to review this one because of that but I thought I’d give it a go anyways. Let’s see what Jeff Lemire and Doug Braithwaite have in store for us with this one… Here we go. 

By Pablo Arriaga

The latest installment of Joyride hits the ground running with the backstory of Kolstak, and what it means to be a Wander. What happened to him and mainly the reason he has so much hatred in his heart. Joyride has done a good job sending the message that people aren’t inherently good or evil; they are in that grey area where their actions or the things that happen to them shape who they are and they all should be heard in order to be understood. In Kolstak’s case, he is a being who has lived for thousands of years with the same hatred in his heart. Sometimes forgetting it, or trying to overcome it but always coming back to that same feeling.

By Chris Tresson

Today, I’m having a look at Dead Inside #1 from John Arcudi, Toni Fejzula, and Dark Horse Comics. For the sake of trying to not spoil this book in the review (and I hate doing this, really), Here’s the information which was given in the solicitation:

The Jail Crimes Division of the Sheriff's Office in Mariposa County investigates crimes committed inside county jails. With a limited number of suspects who can't escape, these are usually easy cases to solve-but not this one. As Detective Linda Caruso gets closer to the heart of the case, she discovers uncomfortable truths about her friends, her job, and herself.

By Jonathan Edwards

In November of last year (2015), Boom! Studios released the first issue of Grant Morrison's Klaus. With Dan Mora on art duties, the limited series was billed as "Santa Claus: Year One." To be honest, I don't know if I would've been as immediately sold on the idea if it weren't Morrison at the helm, using his unique creative flair to elevate it above mere high concept.  Over the seven issues, we met the eponymous Klaus, a reclusive hunter chosen by winter spirits to return joy and hope to a city under tyrannical rule, culminating with a fight against an ancient evil. Stylistically, Klaus is comparable to Darren Aronofsky's film Noah, both maintaining a relatively grounded feel, with the more fantastical elements feeling more mythic and/or folkloric than outright religious.  Overall, it was a strong, if not wholly exceptional, entry in Morrison's long and vaunted writing career.  

By Chris Tresson

The Justice League. The Suicide Squad. DC Comic’s biggest and most recognizable super-groups being pitted against each other in a comic book miniseries written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Jason Fabok… This should be bloody good, right? I’ve already got my name down for a few comic reviews this week but I’m going to end up reading this anyway so I thought I’d review it whilst I was at it. So, Let’s find out what this book is like…

By Jonathan Edwards

I picked up the first issue of Dept. H completely on a whim. I originally saw it online, listed among the weekly new releases. The name was cute, and, after reading the series description, it seemed like it could be interesting. However, nothing really made me feel like I really needed to go out and get it. However, when I saw it on the shelf of my local comic shop, I made a snap judgment: eh, screw it. Why not? And with that, I bought it.

By Chris Tresson

This book I’m about to review is probably one of the more interesting looking titles available at comic shops this week… This book I'm about to review is Hook Jaw #1 from Titan Comics, written by Si Spurrier with art from Conor Boyle. As far as I’m aware, this series is a reboot of a character from a British comic called Action. A comic which came and went way before my time. I’m not sure of the complete history of the character, but I’m going to go out on a severed limb and say this is the first time the character has had its own series outside of that old weekly comic and I’ve found myself wanting to review it based on the fact that it’s about a shark… and I usually pop my head in on everything Si Spurrier writes. Here we go now…

By Robert Ramos            

What? A review for an episode of Dragon Ball Super? You’re goddamn right it is! I initially wanted to write a review of the previous arc and that idea went down the drain, but after watching last week’s episode, I just HAD to share this episode with you guys.

By Robert Ramos

You read that right, guys. Yuki Tabata's Black Clover will be getting it's long awaited anime series.

By Shanel Kamara

How exactly is a wedding band a charm? I am a little mystified as to how the purchase of wedding rings cannot have some implication to the type of relationship a person has with another. However, I do realize, that in spite of the aspects of realism evident in this show, this anime is a piece of fiction, put simply.

By Patrick Larose

The first time you see Simon and Annabelle together--they’re smiling. This is the future so they’re in a hover car but still they’re driving along the coastline at sunset, dumbly grinning and badly singing Tom Petty’s “American Girl.” A warm orange glow wraps around them and when they kiss, cartoon hearts fill the spaces between them.

This is not a happy memory. This is a cruel reminder.

By Robert Ramos

OH.MY.GOD. This was quite possibly the best news to wake up to this morning in what has been a pretty shitty month. I don't care if it ends up sucking, I will still watch the hell out of this movie.

By Dustin Cabeal

These puppies are shipping February. You should pre-order them if you're interested, but no one does... god the comic industry is broken. We need this shit faster Diamond! Seriously, though, check out their titles. I have my eye on Scout, good stuff coming out over there.

By Dustin Cabeal

I think we talked about this on the last episode of Super S... it could have been off air. Either way, we're here talking about it now, and I know one co-host that is going to be checking this list asap. Though I can tell her that her city made the list! Mine didn't... at least not a normal showing, some B.S. with the cast that I don't give a crap about. Oh and it's the only good thing to happen to America on the 20th of next month so... yeah, maybe see it twice to numb the pain.

Press Release

This March, Vertigo will unleash SAVAGE THINGS, an action-packed espionage-horror miniseries from writer Justin Jordan (The Legacy of Luther Strode) and artist Ibrahim Moustafa (High Crimes). 

Press Release

As revealed today at Newsarama, Valiant is proud to announce BLOODSHOT REBORN #0 – a stunning and essential zero-issue turning point coming in March from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Inhumans vs. X-Men, Black Hammer) and explosive artist Renato Guedes (Wolverine) that will redefine Bloodshot and his relationship with the Valiant Universe! As the blood-stained curtain closes on BLOODSHOT U.S.A....be there as the stage is set for BLOODSHOT SALVATION, a top-secret new series coming later in 2017!

By Dustin Cabeal

I have seen cosplay masks way better than that mask. Hell, I’ve seen bad cosplay better than that mask. Double hell, I have seen masks for sale that are better than the one shown on that poster. All of this is to say that I’m not very excited about Tokyo Ghoul getting a live action adaptation.