Super S - Anime Podcast E.022
By Dustin Cabeal - Click the title or the arrow to go to the episode!
E.021 - This episode of Super S we discuss the latest Loot Anime with a pseudo unboxing which you can watch on ComicBastards.com where this podcast is originally hosted. After that, we give our thoughts on Netflix's reimagining of Death Note. Check out below for the shows discussed on this episode and thank you for listening!
Alterna Increases Initial Print Runs For Newsprint Comics
Alterna Comics is increasing print runs after receiving early order numbers that were higher than expected.
IDW Partners with Ominous Press for Launch of Publishing Line
IDW Publishing announces a partnership with OMINOUS PRESS to bring a new line of epic adventure comics to the market. The brainchild of comic art master Bart Sears, Ominous Press will tell stories of larger-than-life heroes and villains in fantasy and science-fiction settings.
Black Crown Debut Title and Creators Revealed
Earlier this month, Shelly Bond made headlines when she announced BLACK CROWN, her new creator-owned imprint during IDW’s ECCC panel. She’s back at it again, this time at WonderCon, with juicy details to divulge about how Black Crown is taking shape, and she’s invited Peter Milligan and Tess Fowler to headline the imprint’s debut.
Gabriel Rodriguez Launching New Creator-Owned Comic
IDW Publishing has been proud to publish award-winning artist Gabriel Rodriguez’s work over the years, and it is with great honor and excitement to announce that he will be launching his first creator-owned series as writer and artist, Sword of Ages, in October.
George Takei Graphic Novel Coming From IDW Publishing
Pop culture icon and man of the people, George Takei, has signed a book publishing deal with IDW Publishing. Together, they will produce a graphic novel, developed under Takei’s guidance, re-examining the Japanese American internment camps during WWII through his family’s firsthand experience.
Award-Winning Author Brian K. Vaughan’s “The Escapists” Continues the Tale of Chabon’s Kavalier & Clay
Dark Horse is proud to announce the perfect partner to the masterpiece inspired by Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. In Michael Chabon’s The Escapists, award-winning author Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Y: The Last Man, Runaways) successfully crafts a story of three aspiring comics creators with big dreams. Collects issues #1–#6 of The Escapists in a new standard softcover design!
Review: Dark Knight III: The Master Race #8
By Jonathan Edwards
I don't like Frank Miller. Not just because he's a shitty person, nor because his writing's gotten definitively worse over the last decade or so. With maybe one or two exceptions, I've never liked his work. Brian Azzarello is a lot more middle of the road. From what I've read, he tends to be decent at the very least (Moonshine, for one, has been pretty good so far, though definitely not the best thing coming out from Image right now). However, I'm pretty sure Azzarello is the only thing keeping this book from taking a straight nosedive into pure awfulness. It's long been presumed that he was taking on the brunt of the writing with this series, and some of Miller's own comments, explaining his writing of a fourth entry in the Dark Knight series, more or less confirms that. It's too bad that he can only do so much here, and it really isn't enough. Despite attempts to veil the rampant Islamophobia Miller threw around in Holy Terror, it still ends up about as subtle as a truck. Well, if you want to call portraying the Kadorians as blatant and over the top religious zealots utilizing suicide bombers "veiled." And if that weren't enough, issue #7 of this shit show advocates for police brutality. Way to go. Yet, can this penultimate issue turn it all around and make this a worthwhile book? Nope, not in the slightest.
Review: The Gamma Gals #1
By Dustin Cabeal
The Gamma Gals is a quaint indie superhero story that’s part Fantastic Four, part high school drama. The origin story is given to us in just a few pages which were nice, but then also a little too quick. Listen, comics are overrun by origin stories, so it’s fine to skip it, but if you’re going to bring it up then cover it. Otherwise, it’s better to skip it than to gloss over it.
Review: At Least You’re Not These Monsters
By Dustin Cabeal
You could add a subtitle of “Things could always be worse” to the title of At Least You’re Not These Monsters. The new book from Devastator and creators Danny Lacy and Mike Levine takes a look at some monsters and some problems with said monsters with the goal of making you feel better.
Trailer Time: Dimension 404
Check out the official trailer for the upcoming RocketJump series Dimension 404 premiering exclusively on Hulu on 4.04. Dimension 404 is a six-episode sci-fi/anthology series narrated by Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and starring Lea Michele, Joel McHale, Constance Wu, Sarah Hyland, Megan Mullally, Patton Oswalt, Ashley Rickard, Robert Buckley, Lorenza Izzo, Malcolm Barrett and many more.
DC Reveals Covers for ‘Wonder Woman Day’ Special Edition Comics
DC Entertainment is celebrating the upcoming Wonder Woman film with “Wonder Woman Day” on Saturday, June 3. Two new, special edition Wonder Woman comic covers were revealed today – comic retailers, participating bookstores, libraries and other partners will give fans free copies of the special editions on “Wonder Woman Day.”
Dark Horse Offers an In-depth Look Into The World of “The Victories” Creator
Michael Avon Oeming (Aleister & Adolf) never prepared for any way to make a living other than drawing. Now, after years of refining his craft and developing a truly unique style, he has earned a place as one of the true comics greats. Dark Horse is proud to announce the release of Oeming’s very first art book, No Plan B: The Art of Michael Avon Oeming, arriving August 30, 2017.
Review: Black Clover vol. 2-5
By Dustin Cabeal
I had every intention of reviewing each volume of Black Clover one at a time, but then suddenly I had read five volumes. In fact, the only reason I’m writing this review now is to get back to reading Black Clover which has been one of the most consistently entertaining and enjoyable manga’s I’ve perhaps ever read.
Review: A.A.I Wars #1
By Dustin Cabeal
Sci-fi is one of the hardest genres to write, mostly because at some point you have to explain the way the entire world works to the audience which can make or break a story. A lot of stories will try and cheat this by having a wall of text to read before starting the story which is the worst possible way to do it. Others, like A.A.I Wars, will use narration to explain the story. There are other ways of course, but I’m by no means teaching, nor am I an expert. I just know what works for me as a consumer of sci-fi.
Review: Battlecats #1-4
By Dustin Cabeal
It is incredibly rare for me to check a series out twice when I haven’t enjoyed it the first time. It’s even rarer for a publisher of any kind to take a negative review from me to heart and strive to improve and not for my sake, but for the reader’s sake. That’s why I’m back to review the first four issues of Battlecats.
Review: The Old Guard #2
By Levi Remington
Andy reminisces about history, a new immortal is shown the ropes, and Copley is experiencing some technical glitches in this week’s issue of The Old Guard. It wouldn’t be a Greg Rucka Joint without a complex woman protagonist and a heavy military presence, but it’s his experience with these elements that helps transform the familiar into something truly fresh and exciting. Read ahead for my complete thoughts before “Zeus’ scabrous cock” wakes me from an inconvenient dream.
Review: Boruto: Naruto Next Generations vol. 1
By Dustin Cabeal
I know that Naruto is a beloved series and one of the most successful shonen stories of all time, but I have never read or watched anything related to Naruto until now. It’s unlikely that I will ever go back and read or watch the original series, but I have to say… I’m all in on this new series for several reasons.
Review: Deadly Class #27
By Daniel Vlasaty
Before I moved recently I worked at a comic book store in Chicago called Graham Crackers Comics. I’m pretty sure that I got just about every person that came in to check out Deadly Class. Any time someone asked for a recommendation I would tell them about this book. I would scream at them about how awesome it is and how they need to be reading it! Like right now! What’s the hold-up! Jesus fucking Christ, check out this goddamn book already! It’s been one of my favorite books since it started coming out.
Review: Henchgirl
By Dustin Cabeal
If you’ve read any of my previous reviews for this series, then feel free to skip this one. While I won’t be going into the same level of detail for the trade as I did on the single issues, it’s pretty clear already that this trade will be scoring perfectly.
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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.