VIZ Media Details New Digital Manga Releases For January
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VIZ Media delivers fresh manga for the New Year with a brand new digital manga update for 2017.
IDW's TMNT 100 Project Is Interesting
By Dustin Cabeal
Before I get into why it's interesting, let's cover what the project is. Basically, a hundred artists are being asked to draw the Turtles to help raise funds for the Hero Initiative. Now, the Hero Initiative is to help comic creators in need. Why are they in need you ask? Let's just keep it short and simple and say that the overall structure of what makes the comic industry run is pretty broken, but that a fix would probably shutter the industry at the same time.
Seven Seas Licenses Unmagical Girl Manga Series
Press Release
Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the license acquisition of Ryuichi Yokoyama and Manmaru Kamitsuki’s The Later Daily Life of the Magic Girl manga series, to be released in English as Unmagical Girl—an atypical take on the popular magical girl genre.
From Boy Wizards to Future Cops! 2000 AD Announces 2017 Graphic Novel List for 40th Anniversary
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From boy wizards to future cops, from Martians trashing England to missions through post-apocalyptic landscapes – the 40th anniversary year of Britain’s biggest comic will be packed with incredible new collections!
Review: Sherlock S.4, E.2 – “The Lying Detective”
By Dustin Cabeal
This is the episode to beat this season. I don’t know if the show will or can, but this is the episode to beat. It happens every series of Sherlock; there’s always that one episode that’s just better than the rest. This episode is brilliant.
Review: Spiritpact E.01
By Dustin Cabeal
This wasn’t a terrible episode. It wasn’t good either. It was average, but not painfully so. The formula outline that is used is overdone in anime and manga, but it can on occasion still work if what’s put into the story is entertaining or offers a fresh voice. Spiritpact doesn’t offer much that’s new and seems like the creators were just checking boxes and moving on.
Review: Akiba’s Trip: The Animation E.01
By Dustin Cabeal
I made the mistake of looking at what others were saying about this before writing my review. I wish I hadn’t done that because it blows my mind that people don't like it. First off, I don’t know shit about the franchise. I saw that it’s a game by Seed X or X-Seed… whichever, both are terrible, and either makes bad games. This show, though, is funny. It’s stupid as hell, but it’s funny.
Review: Fuuka E.01-02
By Dustin Cabeal
If you’ve listened to the CBMFP or read our Best of 2016 manga list, then you know that I adore the manga that Fuuka is based. I was stupidly excited for it. I should have been more reserved and hesitant because I have wisdom and experience on my side, but every once in a while you just get stupidly excited for an adaptation. It’s why they do them. They know that a percentage of fans will just shit their pants for something and say, “take my money.”
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabei-Hen E.01
By Shanel Kamara
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is back with a second cour, and I am ecstatic about its return; recently I began watching episodes from the previous season, falling in love with the josei drama series all over again. The series focuses on rakugo - a form of verbal entertainment that became a prominent source of amusement among the public particularly during the Showa period in Japan.
The Stacks: The Compleat Moonshadow
By: Laramie Martinez
I was 15 when I discovered the comic book/graphic novel section of the South Pasadena Public Library. Since then I’ve been scouring these small, sometimes miniscule, portions of city libraries, looking for something I have yet to read. I’ve found more than a few gems throughout my search and this column will be taking a look at those finds. This month I will highlight what might be my greatest find: The Compleat Moonshadow written by John Marc DeMattieis and illustrated by Jon J Muth.
Hawkman Is Unimpressed With This New Justice League Dark Trailer
By Dustin Cabeal
What the fuck is wrong with Hawkman's eyes? Why does he have actual glowing bird eyes? Also the Hall of Justice is a shit idea made to sell toys and should never be used again. Unless you're going to sell toys of it Warner Brothers.
Seven Seas Licenses Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea Manga Series
Press Release
Seven Seas Entertainment is proud to announce their acquisition of Mogeko's magical all-ages adventure, Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea.
Scout Comics Announces Seven New Titles For 2017
Press Release
Scout Comics & Entertainment LLC is proud to announce seven incredible comic book series for 2017!
Preview: VampBlade Costume and "Season 2" Revealed
By Dustin Cabeal
I never got into this series. Its formula was too close to the one that Martin uses on Zombie Tramp, and I'm not a fan of that formula. Maybe this new direction will be better, we'll have to wait and... oh wait, there's a preview. Read that.
Seven Seas Licenses Absolute Duo Manga... *Crickets*
By Dustin Cabeal
I wanted to like anime based on this manga, but it was just too trope heavy. What really did it in was the fact that it took all these strong female characters and made them weak compared to the main male character... who was pretty fucking weak. It's just a harem fantasy that lacked humor, action and an original premise. But hey... maybe the manga is better... he typed with raised shoulders.
Preview: Divinity III: Shadowman and the Battle of New Stalingrad #1
Press Release
Valiant is proud to present your first look inside DIVINITY III: SHADOWMAN AND THE BATTLE OF NEW STALINGRAD #1 – the next essential standalone special torn from the pages of Valiant’s hit comics event! On February 8th, join rising star Scott Bryan Wilson (Batman Annual) and blockbuster artist Robert Gill (Wrath of the Eternal Warrior) as they lead the unshakable Shadowman to the front line of America’s last stand against the global Soviet Union! The Statue of Liberty has fallen and the streets of New York are plagued with Russian forces. Now, the only thing separating the United States from complete Soviet rule is the most unlikely soldier of all: Shadowman!
Perfectly Timed, Devastator Releases "The Presidential Dickerbook" (NSFW)
By Dustin Cabeal
I feel like anytime I post something it's probably not safe for work, but I figured since this one has a gif of a penis going on Drumpf that it might warrant a warning. This is perfectly timed and the exact satire that we need. I look forward to putting dicks on all these presidents.
Review: ClassicaLoid E.13
By Robert Ramos
Why am I still watching this crap? Can someone please try to explain to me why I can’t get myself away from this? There’s absolutely nothing going on. There have been hints of story, but it is always sidelined by the next episode. You know what? Now that I’m thinking about it, ClassicaLoid reminds me a lot of Dimension W, and we all know how that faired out.
DollFace is Action Lab's Most Successful Series Launch
By Dustin Cabeal
I'm not too surprised. Danger Zone, an imprint of Action Lab, has shown that you can do cheesecake in comics still as long as you actually have a story that's not just boobs on the page. I actually just got my Kickstarter copy of this issue and it looks great. I'm going to crack it open after this post and you can beat on an early review.
Image Plans A Shit Ton of Variants For 25th Year Anniversary
By Dustin Cabeal
Yay... variants. Themed variants for each month... but only starting in February. This is why I hate variants. Image doesn't need to do this shit. Sure it "sounds" awesome because they aren't known for it, but if you need a reminder of how old this shit gets, look no further than Dark Horse and BOOM!'s celebration last year or Aspen's from two years ago... that shit almost put them out of business. At least it looked that way when they stopped publishing titles. The point is, this seems exactly like the shit that Image publisher Eric Stephenson is always talking about being terrible for the industry. Guess it doesn't matter when you hit 25 years.
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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.