Comic Bastards Podcast - 010
By Dustin Cabeal
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Well, you almost didn't get an episode this week due to traveling and some unforsaken heat hitting California. I guess it could be worse right? Well, anyway, here's your comic reviews for the week. I'll put the entire list just below this in case you miss a title or something. If you like this, please let me know. If you don't, shut your fucking mouth. Nah, go ahead and let me know that too. Thanks for listening!
- Golden Kamuy vol. 2
- Bombshells United #1
- James Bond - Moneypenny #1
- The Legend of Pinky #1
- Rose #6
- Frankenstein for Mayor #1
- The Cross-Eyed Mutt
- Moonhead and the Musical Machine
- Sink #2 & #3
Five New Titles from Oni Press That’ll Alter, Chop, and Shape-up Your Spring 2018 Reading List
Press Release
Oni Press is proud to publish more books that will expand the perspective of its readers, with five new titles to release Spring 2018 including: The Altered History of Willow Sparks by Tara O’Connor, Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir and Steenz, Sci-Fu by Yehudi Mercado, Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom by Terry Blas, Molly Muldoon, and Matthew Seely, and My Boyfriend is a Bear by Pamela Ribon and Cat Farris.
Review: Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin Soul E.019
By Shanel Kamara
Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin Soul is probably the first anime I’ve ever watched where I could afford to miss several episodes and still get the general gist of the plot. Admittedly, I’m not particularly fond of skipping episodes so in all likelihood, at some point, I will endeavor to watch the series from the beginning; until then I will resume watching the rest of the series to the end. The plot alone is simple hence why I was able to get away with watching three of the most recent episodes as well as excerpts from previous episodes.
Review: Generation Gone #2
By Jonathan Edwards
At first I didn't want to review this one. However, it probably wasn't for the reason you'd initially think. I liked the first issue of Generation Gone well enough that I kind of wanted to keep my reading of the book casual. That way, I could take my time with each issue and not have to immediately jump into the critical thinking. Of course, that would've also likely meant I'd quickly fall behind in my reading of it (I'm already behind on a number of books I'm already reading casually). And since there really wasn't all that much else coming out this week that I felt the desire to review, I decided I might as well just go ahead and do Generation Gone #2. And, you know what? I'm glad I did. Because, now I'm interested in talking about this one.
Review: Sink #3
By Dustin Cabeal
Fear not, there’s a review for the second issue of Sink coming, but as the creator and writer John Lees informed me, each issue of Sink is standalone. It’s all tied together in the same world, but they’re standalone stories depicting different dark aspects of this one hellish town. I will say this, don’t get in the van. The comic will tell you to get in the van but don’t you fucking dare. No one wants to get into that thing.
Review: Corrsolla Robot #3
By Dustin Cabeal
I’m a shit for this review. I have been sitting on this issue for so long that it’s ridiculous, but I wanted to get a review done because it’s indie and I enjoy the series.
Review: Black Hand, Iron Head #2
By Dustin Cabeal
Well, I’m way late to the party, but I’m still reviewing the second issue of Black Hand, Iron Head. This story is interesting. The second issue was a lot goofier than the first issue, and so I don’t quite understand the tone of the series. I liked the tone of this comic though, and I find it interesting the pairing of the sisters.
Review: Dark Beach #1-2
By Oliver Gerlach
Dark Beach is a crime story set in a future with no sun at all. It’s a neat hook that both fits very well with the genre trappings of the murder investigation and opens up for some clever and interesting world building. This is one of those proper crime noir comics that is full to bursting with a sense of place and atmosphere, and it’s an added bonus that the sci-fi concept behind it is such an enjoyable one.
Review: Look
By Dustin Cabeal
Look is a story about a robot named Artie trying to find purpose in life. Like all of us. His job is to survey the desert, and he does that job, but he doesn’t know why. He’s followed around by a buzzard named Owen, who is his friend and yet also his biggest problem to deal with at times. One day the head bots decide that Artie needs to have his memory wiped and he’s not a fan of that and breaks his programming. From there, he and Owen set off on an adventure of uncharted territory.
Review: Destiny, NY vol. 1
By Dustin Cabeal
When I read the concept for this graphic novel, I had a feeling I would enjoy it. The concept is that magic is a part of our world and people are given destinies of greatness, a little like a magical girl receiving her calling and having to fight some great evil. Right there you have me because magic girl. The thing is, it’s not the thing that I ended up liking about this book. Instead, it was the complex relationships and diversity of characters.
Review: Killbox: Chicago #1
By Dustin Cabeal
Ever have an advanced review turn into a late review? No probably not, but when you run a small site and have a handful of people helping you out, it, unfortunately, happens more often than not. I read Killbox: Chicago #1 a month ago, maybe more and just never sat down to review it. I review a lot each week, this week is probably my record for reviews, but there was something holding me back from reviewing this issue.
Acclaimed Series 'Misfit City' Extended for Second Story Arc
Press Release
The critically acclaimed MISFIT CITY, from screenwriter Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith (Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You), co-writer Kurt Lustgarten, and artist Naomi Franquiz, kicks off its climactic second story arc in September as the hunt for Black Mary’s treasure reaches a dramatic conclusion, BOOM! Studios announced today. With critical acclaim from all corners, including Entertainment Weekly’s “Must List,” MISFIT CITY is the newest smash hit from the innovative BOOM! Box imprint of BOOM! Studios.
Preview: John Colt Returns In The Wild Storm #7
Press Release
Next month brings an exhilarating new story arc in THE WILD STORM, as John Colt is re-introduced into the WildStorm Universe! In THE WILD STORM #7, John Colt is moments from being either rescued, murdered or dissected?! With only a Lil Bastard at his side, Colt will have to rely on famed-technologist Jacob Marlowe’s wild covert action team to extract him from this I.O. black site.
Ibrahim Moustafa Is The Next Artist and Writer on James Bond
Press Release
Dynamite Entertainment is excited to announce the upcoming release of James Bond: Solstice, the latest installment in their critically-acclaimed and ever-expanding James Bond universe. Multi Eisner-Award nominee Ibrahim Moustafa (Jaeger, High Crimes) has been named as both writer and artist on this visually stunning 30-page one shot, which is expected to hit shelves November 22, 2017.
PUPPET MASTER: CURTAIN CALL #1 - The beginning of the end in the Puppet Master saga
Press Release
PUPPET MASTER: CURTAIN CALL is the finale of our epic PUPPET MASTER comic series! Everything from the first five volumes of the PUPPET MASTER ongoing series comes to a head here! It’s the final showdown between the puppets of Andre Toulon versus the demon god Anapa and his evil puppets… with the guests of the Bodega Bay Inn caught in the middle!
Homeless ninja heroine returns in STREET ANGEL: SUPERHERO FOR A DAY
Press Release
Jesse "Street Angel" Sanchez knows the pressure of being the girl who always saves the day. It’s just who she is. But when she and her friends find a powerful alien artifact, they learn that being a superhero is not all fun and games. Is this an extraterrestrial plot to destroy their middle school friendship or a gift from above that Jesse can pawn for a hot dog?
Ghost Stories, coming Fall 2017 from Rosarium Publishing
Press Release
Whit Taylor is a cartoonist, writer, and editor from New Jersey. She won a 2012 Glyph Award (Rising Star) for her comic, Watermelon, and received two subsequent nominations in 2013 for her comic, Boxes. Her series, Madtown High, was nominated for an Ignatz Award in 2013 for Outstanding series, and her webcomic, The Fabric of Appropriation, was nominated for Slate's Cartoonist Studio Prize for best webcomic of the year in 2016.
Road To Perdition Author Max Allan Collins' Quarry Franchise Comes To Comics
Press Release
This November, acclaimed comic writer/novelist Max Allan Collins' smash hit QUARRY series makes the leap to comics for the first time ever – from Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime - in an all-new series titled Quarry’s War.
Trailer Time: Gasolina from Image/Skybound Comics
Press Release
Creators Sean Mackiewicz and Niko Walter team up with colorist Mat Lopes and letterer Rus Wooton for an all-new crime/horror adventure, GASOLINA, from Image/Skybound Entertainment and reveal interior pages for a sneak peek into the new story.
Sequart releases book on Green Arrow
Press Release
Sequart Organization is proud to announce the publication of Moving Target: The History and Evolution of Green Arrow, by Richard Gray.
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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.