Review: The Family Trade #1
By Ben Snyder
The Family Trade #1 offers an interesting introduction to a "what if" world in which neutral country was founded in the middle of the ocean, was ruled by a nepotistic governing class which was controlled by a secret society of assassins. It’s all relatively lofty and idealistic, and it succeeds most of the time in setting up a fun, and politically charged story arc told through the perspective of a chipper young assassin, however some story aspects can come across as incredibly heavy handed and the art, while not entirely bad, isn’t as impressive as the story.
Review: Retcon #2
By Jonathan Edwards
I don’t understand this book. I was hoping this second issue would help it more closely resemble Image’s summary for the series, but it didn’t. Instead, it just doubles down on the half-baked conspiracy premise, and it tries hard to show just how edgy and satirical it is. Except, rather than actually being either of those things, it’s just assholes being assholes to one another for twenty-some pages, and we’re left with little to no character development or plot progression.
Review: Spectacle #1
By Dustin Cabeal
The play on words for the title of this comic is glorious. Spectacle is as fitting a title as you’ll ever hear for something. To go any further with telling you about this comic I will need to spoil it for you if the cover hasn’t already. Hell, the first page gives it away, but still, you’ve been warned.
Review: Atomahawk #0
By Daniel Vlasaty
I've never really been a fan of marauding barbarians as characters. That whole genre has never really done anything for me. I think it's because it's a genre where a lot of the stories are essentially the same. There's only so much that can be done with the genre, in my opinion. Like, I get it – there's a group of totally ripped and brutal barbarians, and they're also totally fucking badass. Or whatever. I don’t know. There's probably a little more to the genre than this. Usually, when one of these books ends up on the review list, I just scroll on past. So, why am I talking about this here? Two reasons, really. The first is because Atomahawk is – in a way – one of these stories, and the second reason is that I didn’t know how else to start this review.
Review: Fighting American #1
By Justin McCarty
UK publisher Titan Comics reintroduces Fighting American to the modern audience. First introduced in the mid-1950s, Fighting American was Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s version of Captain America after they sold him to Timely Comics (Marvel). There have been a couple attempts to bring back the character before, but this is a direct continuation of the stories the character was built on sixty years ago. What we end up with seems to be a comic that is as true to the creator's original vision as it possibly can be. Granted, I have not read the original series.
Comic Bastards Podcast - 016
By Dustin Cabeal
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016 - Welcome to the show and the site. I thought I would get to that pile on my desk this week, but that didn't happen. Life was busy off air for this solo podcasters so instead you just get a lot of first issues releasing this week. I hope that's good enough because that's all I have to offer!
TROY NIXEY AND DAMON GENTRY TEAM UP FOR A LOVECRAFTIAN BUDDY-COP ACTION COMEDY “VINEGAR TEETH”
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High-concept comics superstars DAMON GENTRY (Sabertooth Swordsman) and TROY NIXEY (Jenny Finn, The Black Sinister, Trout) are back with an off-the-wall story with unforgettable art–Vinegar Teeth!
VIZ Media Announces New Manga Series Acquisitions
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announced a variety of notable new publishing acquisitions during its official panel event held this past weekend at New York Comic Con 2017.
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny Comic Books Coming in 2018 from IDW Publishing
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Fans who took their first step into a larger world with Star Wars Adventures are destined to love Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny. IDW Publishing and Lucasfilm are excited to collaborate on a new series further exploring the comic book adventures of Star Wars for all ages— Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny is a weekly comic book series that will star such popular Star Wars heroines as Leia, Rey, Padmé, Ahsoka, and Hera along with the newest stars from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rose and Paige.
VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION AND PUBLISHING PLANS FOR HOMESTUCK COLLECTOR’S EDITION SERIES
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, has announced the acquisition of the HOMESTUCK web comic and plans for its print release beginning in April 2018.
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Adam Smith and Bob Quinn Unmask a Six-Issue Historical Revenge Fantasy Beginning January 6, 2027