Dustin Cabeal 1/26/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/26/17

Disney/Marvel Get A Real Video Game Company For New Avengers Game

By Dustin Cabeal

There's a lot of potential here given that it's Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics working on an Avengers video game. We have to brace ourselves for two and a half years of Tomb Raider comparisons, but other than that I have high hopes for this not sucking given that it's a publisher that makes good games, on a budget and mostly on time. No offense to anything Disney Interactive, but was there a timeline? It seemed like shit came out whenever was clever and that rarely works for the video game world.

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Shit Those Pants For Daniel Warren Johnson's "Extremity"

By Dustin Cabeal

This shit looks good! I really dig Johnson's work in general, but this stuff is on a new level even for him. Seriously looking forward to this title.

Dustin Cabeal 1/26/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/26/17

Valiant Adds 10 New International Publishing Partnerships

Press Release

Valiant is proud to announce that it has added 10 new foreign publishing partners to its extensive international publishing program that will bring its library of critically acclaimed titles to several new territories around the world. Adding a robust roster of foreign-language deals throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas, Valiant is building its fanbase across even more international markets, where readers can now look forward to the adventures of X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Faith, Archer & Armstrong, and Valiant’s other globally recognized icons in a new array of languages including Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and more in print and digital via these newly announced publishing partners:

Dustin Cabeal 1/26/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/26/17

Review: Chaos;Child E.01

By Dustin Cabeal

What the fuck is up with shows having a “semi-colon” in the title? Grammatically, that doesn’t make any sense, and as a reviewer, it’s annoying. If I had known what Chaos;Child was about I would never have watched in the first place; I struggled through it so that I could write a review that had some level of competency.

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Review: Youjo Senki E.01

By Dustin Cabeal

There’s a much longer conversation to have about Japanese animation and its enjoyment of using World War II German in stories. That place isn’t here, but I don’t personally like when stories create alternate worlds in which World War II Germany isn’t the bad guy. I don’t buy it. I don’t care if it’s a story and fantasy and whatever excuse that you want to make to justify it to yourself, but for me, it’s dangerous and irresponsible. Don’t rewrite the history books for the sake of fantasy.

Dustin Cabeal 1/26/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/26/17

Review: Fuuka E.04

By Dustin Cabeal

Yeah, I’m done reviewing this show. This episode’s pacing is deliberately slow. It lingers to the point of being annoying, and it’s all to build the love triangle. Which spoiler, doesn’t fucking matter in the end. The love triangle is a façade, and so it’s even more perplexing that they’re focusing on it so much. Unless they plan to ignore the biggest event of the series, which if they do will ruin the point of the show.

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UDON Entertainment reveals STREET FIGHTER VS. DARKSTALKERS #1 covers

By Dustin Cabeal

I'm still pretty excited about this. I have no doubt that it'll be better than Street Fighter x G.I. Joe and at the very least the art will be amazing because it's Udon.

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VIZ Media's WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Holds Live Stream Event THIS Friday 1/27

By Dustin Cabeal

Okay, Weekly Shonen Jump for only ten bucks for the year? Yeah, I've been meaning to buy a subscription and now I'm totally going to do this. I already set a calendar reminder that's how damn serious I am. The 30th! Don't miss it! Oh and the livestream as well.

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Meredith Finch and Ig Guara Launch New High Fantasy in "Rose"

By Dustin Cabeal

I'm going to reserve judgment on this title. My first thoughts were that it was generic as fuck sounding and that using Meredith Finch's Wonder Woman writing to market it was a bad idea. I've yet to hear anyone say that was a good time in WW's life. But, how many creators have been there and turned it around at Image? We'll see. I'll give Rose an honest shot and hope that it can surprise me.

Laramie Martinez 1/25/17 Laramie Martinez 1/25/17

Review: Ether #3

By Laramie Martinez

I’m going to run this review backwards this time. For those of you who have read issues 1 & 2, you know that Ether usually ends with a flashback of Boone’s past. The structure itself is not surprising, typically in comics, as in most entertainment media, there are main plots and a subplot. With the main plots being the reason you read the book or watch the show, and the subplot being something fun or interesting on the side. In the case of Ether, however, I am just as intrigued by Boone’s past, as I am with his current mystery.

Dustin Cabeal 1/25/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/25/17

Review: Deathstroke #11

By Dustin Cabeal

If you had told me that Deathstroke was taking on the gun violence issues of Chicago, well I probably would have skipped this issue. It’s a good thing I read comics, not solicits.

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Review: Hero Hotel

By Sarah Miller

Even though it’s the cutest thing I’ve read so far this year, Hero Hotel pulls no punches when it comes to showing the rude behaviour of superheroes on vacation. And they all want to relax at Hero Hotel, run by Grandma Zee and her staff, who must deal with the taxing personalities of superheroes who are taking a break from saving the world. While all the staff members interact with the lazy superheroes, Chet, the concierge, and Boomer, his cat and best bud, bear the brunt of their demands, and they even have to save the hotel from supervillains when the superhero guests refuse to lift a finger. (What else would you expect from superheroes on vacation?)

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Review: Cinderella: Serial Killer Princess #2 (of 4)

By Robert Ramos

Well, well, well. I have returned, with a full review this time, for the latest installment of Cinderella: Serial Killer Princess. After having such a ball with the first issue, this second issue far exceeded any expectations that I initially came in with.

Dustin Cabeal 1/25/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/25/17

Review: Twin Star Exorcists vol. 7

By Dustin Cabeal

There are things to absolutely love about this volume and other things to just get through. The opening is incredibly strong and continued the thrilling cliffhanger from the last volume. We learn a least a part of what makes Rokuro so different. It’s just a taste though so don’t get excited. Whatever this mystery is, it’s the one thing that Yoshiaki Sukeno doesn’t blow through.

Daniel Vlasaty 1/25/17 Daniel Vlasaty 1/25/17

Review: Dante

By Daniel Vlasaty

Dante starts off with a cliché. A dude leads a double life. He’s a total badass assassin on the one hand and on the other he’s the perfect husband/father family man. He loves killing and murder and getting paid to do it but he is also conflicted because to do what he loves he has to lie to his family, who he loves more than the job. What to do? What to do?

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Review: Food Wars! vol. 16

By Dustin Cabeal

Holy. Shit.

I can honestly say that I did not see this story direction happening. Volume Sixteen completes Soma’s challenge of the food festival, and if you were feeling burnt out on all the festival challenges, well don’t worry, apparently, the creator was too so he kind of brushes this one under the rug in favor of what he reveals. Hint, look at the cover.

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Justice League of America: Killer Frost Rebirth #1

By Jonathan Edwards

Last week, I took a more big picture and thematic look at these JLA one-shots with Justice League of America: The Ray Rebirth #1. I talked a lot about how the very design of each one seemed to reflect the respective character that they were reintroducing. And then, after all of that, this one had to go and be written differently. Damn it, Jody Houser and Steve Orlando. Joking aside, Justice League of America: Killer Frost Rebirth #1 really does change things up. The origin story we get for her is little more than the Cliff notes version, probably because this is the same version of the character that was introduced during the New 52 a couple years back. Additionally, I stated that the previous one-shots felt more like they were a part of a miniseries rather than multiple standalone titles. I feel similarly about this one, but I'd be inclined to think of it as part of Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad more than any other limited series.

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Review: Lady Castle #1 (of 4)

By Dustin Cabeal

After about three pages of this issue, I wondered if the creator of Action Lab’s Princeless knew about it. That is to say that the similarities between Lady Castle and Princeless are plenty. It's where they differ that makes Lady Castle an okay read.

Daniel Vlasaty 1/25/17 Daniel Vlasaty 1/25/17

Review: Loose Ends #1

By Daniel Vlasaty

I know Jason Latour mainly from his art in Southern Bastards. I’ve been aware that he also writes comics for a while now, most recently Marvel’s Spider-Gwen. I’ve just never read any of his stuff and I feel like starting off with Loose Ends is kind of like running a marathon when I’ve only just learned to walk. This book had the sleazy/grimy feel to it that is everything I love about crime fiction. Everyone’s up to something and no one can be trusted.

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Review: Skybourne #3 (of 5)

By Dustin Cabeal

I’m sure there are people out there not even giving this book a chance because it’s Frank Cho and blah, blah, comic drama, blah, blah variant covers, blah, blah spider butt. If I completely disagreed with his stance I probably wouldn’t review this series at all, but I have a lengthy opinion on the state of comic fandom, and it’s not going to fit in this review. My point for bringing all this up is that if you thought Frank Cho was just going to be illustrating boobs and butts in this comic, you are most definitely wrong.