Review: Miyoshi #1
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Review: Miyoshi #1

By Dustin Cabeal

Miyoshi is such a hard book to review. On the one hand, it’s well-written (with some exception I’ll get to later), illustrated wonderfully and overall not a bad book. On the other hand, it’s about a woman being tortured, raped and beaten. Sure, she’s portrayed as being very strong and seemingly overcoming all of this, but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s not offering anything new to this style of story, nor did we need yet another comic about those three subjects.

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Review: Attack on Bug City!
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Review: Attack on Bug City!

By Dustin Cabeal

Attack on Bug City is a story in the upcoming anthology Colossal Chaos being published by Stache. I’m letting you know this up front because this is not a review of the entire anthology, nor do I have any plans to review the entire anthology. You can look for the anthology on Kickstarter if you’re interested in this story.

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Celebrating Snoopy Announced For October
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Celebrating Snoopy Announced For October

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After fifty years of Peanuts and generations of followers, Snoopy has become an instantly recognizable character with millions of fans in more than 75 countries. Celebrating Snoopy ($75.00, October 2017) highlights the evolution of the beloved pooch over the rich history of the Peanuts strip and capitalizes on his resurgence in the hit Peanuts movie in 2015.

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They Finally Put All The Monkey Franchises Together... Yay?
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They Finally Put All The Monkey Franchises Together... Yay?

By Dustin Cabeal

It's rare I comment on a press release anymore mostly because no one ever agrees with me and I don't particularly care that much anymore. I let my reviews do the talking, but this gets an exception. Not only do I actively dislike both franchises, but I've never had a morsel of a desire to see them paired together. I'm sure the complicated class commentary of Apes will work with the giant fighting monster commentary that Kong has become. Fucking yay. Side note, I haven't been excited about any of BOOM!'s recent announcements. I'm going to just search for those diamonds in the rough that they produce like Godshaper and the franchise licensed crap.

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Superheroes, biker gangs, and space aliens make a splash in three new ongoing series from Archie Comics
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Superheroes, biker gangs, and space aliens make a splash in three new ongoing series from Archie Comics

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Archie Comics' publishing line-up expands with three new ongoing series featuring fan-favorite characters in bold new storylines.

Get ready for daring new additions to the world of Archie Comics featuring a new superhero team, an all-girl biker gang, and aliens from outer space in three new ongoing series: B&V VIXENS, THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS, and COSMO!

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Valiant's NINJAK #0 Expands with Kindt, Gage, Portela, Giorello & Five Special Guests
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Valiant's NINJAK #0 Expands with Kindt, Gage, Portela, Giorello & Five Special Guests

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Valiant is proud to unveil the complete cast of sensational guest artists joining September’s NINJAK #0 – AN EXPLOSIVE 40-PAGE JUMPING-ON POINT and ALL-NEW VALIANT MILESTONE chronicling the final chapter of writer Matt Kindt’s record-setting run on the adventures of England's dreaded super-spy…and passing the torch to the incoming creative team of writer Christos Gage and artist Tomas Giorello in advance of November’s NINJA-K #1!

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Review: Mighty Mouse #3
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Review: Mighty Mouse #3

By Jonathan Edwards

I wasn't originally going to write this review. Neither of the previous issues did enough to make me want to keep reading, nor did they provide much to talk about while reviewing them. I really didn't have a reason to do anything but skip this one. However, I didn't. I couldn't tell you why, but instead I decided I'd read the issue first at let that be the judge. Turns out, Mighty #3 is pretty bad. I don't know if this is the point when the creative team stopped caring or just the proof that they never cared, but it's honestly kind of amazing to me how much of this issue feels like a blatant cop-out. The characters are entirely one-dimensional, and I don't think a single thing that happened felt like anything more than outright plot convenience.

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Review: Cobber #1-3
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Review: Cobber #1-3

By Dustin Cabeal

I have no idea what a “Cobber” is, and it's definitely not explained in these first three issues of Cobber. I’m also never going to look it up in case you were wondering. Cobber is essentially a modern day western. The story line is beyond familiar in that it’s been done a hundred times and will likely be done a hundred more times.

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Kill or Be Killed #11 Review
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Kill or Be Killed #11 Review

By Ben Snyder

Just when things seem to be getting better for Dylan, Kill or Be Killed #11 brings him back down. Despite Dylan’s overarching narration throughout the past issues, I actually did forget that the entire story as of now has been a flashback in which we’re desperately trying to meet up with Dylan’s present. It can be frustrating because although Dylan points this out, we are again thrown back into the flashback format. Regardless, Kill or Be Killed #11is another great addition to an already fantastic story.

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Review: Sons of Fate - Origins
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Review: Sons of Fate - Origins

By Patrick Wolf

Years ago, I finally got around to reading Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. To this day, I’ve never been more disappointed in a book. I was a big Hemingway fan and A Farewell to Arms was supposed to be his best work. The problem was I just couldn’t connect with the novel’s hero. The protagonist was simply too nonchalant for me to be emotionally invested in the story: Sons of Fate suffers from a similar drawback. 

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Group Review: Mister Miracle #1
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Group Review: Mister Miracle #1

By Daniel, Jonathan, and Dustin

Welcome to the latest Comic Bastards group review. Everyone loves Tom King so we thought we’d tackle his latest DC series Mister Miracle, with a group review. Each of the participating reviewers will give their thoughts and individual scoring for the issue so enjoy.

Synopsis: Darkseid is…

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Review: Tongues #1
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Review: Tongues #1

By Dustin Cabeal

We like to pretend that when it comes to entertainment we either like it or we don’t. That everything is 50/50 and so statements like, “I knew I would either love or hate this by looking at it” sound dumb. In reality, when you read so many comics you find that these 50/50 moments are actually not as common as they seem. That the grey area in which you like something for the story and wish the art was better is more common than I loved it or I hated it. I knew from the moment I saw Tongues that I would probably love it from the get go and that only a bad story could change that for me. It was a 50/50 moment in which my tastes said, “Fuck yeah” and my reviewer side said, “Let’s wait and see.”

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Review: The Trolltooth Wars
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Review: The Trolltooth Wars

By Patrick Wolf

Did you ever have two friends fall-out, only to discover the rift between them was just the beginning of a bigger divide between you and all of your friends? Well, The Trolltooth Wars deals with a similar situation, only on a much wider scale. What if your warring friends were powerful mages? And what if the winner would come for you and your other friends next? How would you stop the war without having a decisive winner or loser? The Trolltooth Wars deals with this problem, but in a very interesting and entertaining fashion. So, is it worth all the hype it’s been receiving on kickstarter? Absolutely.

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Review: Replicator #1
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Review: Replicator #1

By Dustin Cabeal

Replicator wears its influences on its sleeve. It’s sci-fi that’s not unfamiliar in that a plague has swept the planet forcing everyone that’s disease free to wall themselves up and everyone that’s sick or poor to fend for themselves on the outside. It’s a class based system, but there’s not much acknowledgment of that in the story. It is a device that makes it easy to point out that the rich people are bad guys, the poor are the victims, and the middle class is where the story takes place.

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Review: The Unsound #3
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Review: The Unsound #3

By Daniel Vlasaty

I didn’t really like the first issue of The Unsound. It just came off as boring and unoriginal and it didn’t hit the spots in my brain I think it was supposed to hit. I don’t know. I told myself I was going to be done with the book, that I had too much other stuff to read. I’ve told myself this a lot over the years. That if I’m not one hundred percent into a book that I should cut it out of my life. That there are plenty other books out there that I actually do like that I should spend my time reading.

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Review: Injustice 2 #7
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Review: Injustice 2 #7

By Ashley Gibbs

Finding happiness in a time of war isn’t easy but it can lift spirits and keep people sane. Injustice 2 #7 focuses on the wedding of Black Canary and the dimension-hopping Oliver Queen she’s with now. As much as enjoy classic superhero action I also like the simpler moments like this that help round out their personalities and lives. This issue promises to deliver action, romance and plenty of drama for not only the lovebirds but everyone around them. If you think a superhero can ever have a peaceful wedding then you’re sorely mistaken.

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Review: Samaritan Veritas #3
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Review: Samaritan Veritas #3

By Ashley Gibbs

Samaritan Veritas #3 brings us the exciting conclusion of this short but impactful series. Samantha Copeland is a genius hacker who came out of hiding to seek revenge on the corrupt President of the United States linked to the death of someone dear to her. She’s used her computer skills and the dark web to get pretty far, kidnapping rich but morally bankrupt people to reach her end goal. The situation is reaching a boiling point, and Sam may not even make it out of this alive, but she’s determined to take the President down with her.

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