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Review: God Complex #1

By Jonathan Edwards

God Complex is an answer to the question “what if Greek gods existed in a cyberpunk future,” and I kind of have to wonder how much of a coincidence it is that this is coming out on the heels of Blade Runner 2049’s release (but, I digress). I was initially a little on the fence about checking this one out, because, while I’m a sucker for mythology, I’m a lot less enthusiastic about cyberpunk and, really, sci-fi in general. I obviously decided to go for it anyway, and though I’m still not quite sold on the series, God Complex #1 offers solid enough characterization, world-building, and intrigue to be a decent read.

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VIZ MEDIA Streams Zany Anime Comedy MR. OSOMATSU Season 2

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VIZ Media has announced details for Season 2 of MR. OSOMATSU. Episode 1 of the hilarious anime comedy series is available to stream for free on VIZ.com/Watch, and subsequent episodes will premiere every Tuesday this Fall. MR. OSOMATSU is a reimagined and modern series based on the bestselling manga series originally created in the 1960s by Fujio Akatsuka.

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Valiant Joins Nigeria’s Pedastudio for New Publishing Partnership to Expand into African Marketplace

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As recently unveiled during the 6th annual Lagos Comic Con in Lagos, Nigeria, Valiant Entertainment is proud to announce a new partnership with foreign publisher Pedastudio, which will license and distribute its library of critically acclaimed titles across Africa. Under this new partnership, the adventures of Valiant’s globally recognized superhero series – starting with ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, BLOODSHOT, HARBINGER, HARBINGER WARS, and QUANTUM AND WOODY– will soon be found in print and digital under the Pedastudio banner in countries including Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

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Seven Seas Launches New Ghost Ship (Mature) Imprint, Licenses YUUNA AND THE HAUNTED HOT SPRINGS and WORLD’S END HAREM Manga Series

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Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the launch of an all-new imprint through Diamond Book Distributors: Ghost Ship, a line of specialty titles for mature fans. The Ghost Ship imprint will include previously announced manga and two new license acquisitions, both in print and digital formats: Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs by Tadahiro Miura, and World’s End Harem by LINK and Kotaro Shono!

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Alterna Comics expands newsstand distribution, adds Toys"R"Us; Books-A-Million

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After introducing their product line to a test market of newsstands back in July, Alterna Comics has expanded distribution to include nearly half of all Barnes & Noble stores, all Books-A-Million stores, and they have secured a deal for their all ages (Adam Wreck, Amazing Age, Lilith Dark) titles to be distributed by the top 200 Toys"R"Us stores over the holiday season.

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The Women’s Evolution Arrives in WWE #14 from BOOM! Studios

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BOOM! Studios and WWE today announced that February's WWE #14 will kick off an all-new storyline revealing the truth behind the groundbreaking Women's Evolution. The acclaimed team of writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Serg Acuña take readers on a journey to learn the truth behind the ascension of WWE Superstars Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, and Bayley as they transformed the face of sports entertainment.

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Review: Justice League of America #16

By Jonathan Edwards

Wow, another whole issue completely dedicated to a flashback for this fucking story arc. At least this time we get some resolution for the how and why of Aron Aut’s betrayal. However, I’d like to reiterate that that’s a cliffhanger we were left with two issues ago, and there’s no good reason both flashbacks couldn’t be contained in a single dedicated issue. The lion’s share of Palmer’s was made up of redundancies, and Aut’s goes to bizarrely extreme length to ensure his characterization is nothing more than a one-dimensional, unrepentant supervillain, even going as far as giving him a whole different costume and the moniker “The Null.” If all of that fat was stripped away, they probably could’ve had a pretty strong and streamlined backstory issue that, dare I say, could’ve even gotten us excited to see the conclusion of “Panic in the Microverse” (side note: while the covers to every issue in this arc have consistently called it “Panic in the Microverse,” I’m fairly certain the internal credits of the first two or three issue referred to it as the “Crisis in the Microverse” instead).

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Review: Wolverton, Thief of Impossible Objects #1

By Oliver Gerlach

Wolverton, Thief of Impossible Objects, is, as the lengthy and descriptive title indicates, a fun adventure story about a thief of magical artifacts. It’s a great concept and an entertaining story, and the title makes the premise pretty clear from the first glance at the book. It’s a bit of a mouthful, though, and that’s kind of representative of the rest of the book.

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