Review: Dark Fang #2
By Cat Wyatt
The more I think about the first issue of Dark Fang, the more impressed I am with it. The second issue doesn’t disappoint either, though I don’t think it was as groundbreaking as the first (kind of hard to compete with yourself there). For those that missed the first issue; Dark Fang is about a vampire whose way of living is being threatened thanks to global warming. Yes, you read that right. This is a legit vampire story focused on climate change. I can honestly say that I didn’t see that coming.
Review: Empowered and Sistah Spooky’s High School Hell #1
By Dustin Cabeal
Empowered is one of those series I’m glad continues to this day. It was ahead of its time and still is in a lot of ways. This new volume didn’t particularly grab me the way other chapters have. There are a few good jokes, but for the most part something was just off about the rhythm of the comic.
Review: Assassinistas #1
By Ben Snyder
The trope of an ex-assassin being pulled back into their old line of work has been done so many times before with varying degrees of success. Lady Killer has been a fun, easy read from recent memory, while films such as John Wick have been tremendous box office success. Assassinistas #1 creates its own standard as a somewhat more indie candidate. With art that looks ripped right out an Adult Swim program and a story packed with enough emotion and humor to keep it interesting, Assassinistas proves to be a stellar read.
Review: Ninja-K #2
By Dustin Cabeal
What has been particularly satisfying to me as a reader of Ninjak is how different Christos Gage’s era of the series has been already. All the familiar elements of the universe are there, but Gage isn’t attempting to continue Matt Kindt’s style. It gives the feel of the torching having been passed. Hopefully, like Kindt, Gage will stay on the book for a great while.
Review: Harley Quinn #33
By Cat Wyatt
Before we get into the nitty-gritty of this issue (I swear I’m not avoiding thinking/talking about Mason’s death or anything), let’s talk about the cover for a minute. Considering the heavier tone that’s been occurring in Harley’s comics, this cover is a little bit jarring. Though also somewhat welcome – perhaps this is a way of showing that everything will be ok, in the end? I know it’s more likely that it’s just a Christmas-themed Harley cover, but hey, a girl can hope!
Review: Hellboy: Krampusnacht
By Dustin Cabeal
Like many comic book readers, I was mentally aroused by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes working together on a Hellboy comic. Sure, I knew it would be a “lost story” type of deal which has become a favorite of Mignola since sending HB to hell. But Hughes art was enough to make me not give two damns about that. That and I would personally like to see Hellboy come back to life already and start punching the Mignolaverse back into shape.
Review: Quantum and Woody #1
By Daniel Vlasaty
I am kind of new to Valiant Comics. I’ve obviously known about Valiant, and I’m sure I’ve even read a Valiant book here or there. But nothing all that regular or consistent like I’ve been reading lately. I have been enjoying books like X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Ninja-K, and Secret Weapons. So, I’ll admit that I was kind of excited to give Quantum and Woody a shot as well. I will say that I do remember reading one issue of a previous Quantum and Woody series and not being super into it. I just picked up a random issue at a friend’s recommendation, and I think that was the problem. I didn’t know the characters. I wasn’t invested in the story. It was just a thing I read and didn’t like. But I didn’t hold it against the characters or the book or whatever. It just wasn’t my thing – at the time – and if my life has taught me anything, I am all for second chances.
Review: Aquaman #31
By Dustin Cabeal
For some reason, I randomly opened this comic and was surprised by the artwork. It was enough to make me read the issue, even if I really disliked one of the character designs. Aquaman is just one of those characters that have been screwed up too many times and every attempt to fix him always includes the shit that broke him in the first place. The New 52 was a perfect spot to change all that, but instead, it was used to address the comic readers conception of the character rather than figuring out how to make underwater worlds appealing in the modern era.
Review: Evolution #2
By Cat Wyatt
The second issue of Evolution picks up more or less where the first one left off; it also continues to bounce around between the three already introduced locations (Philadelphia is Dr. Lee’s, Los Angeles is Claire’s, Rome belongs to the nun’s perspective). I do feel like less happened in issue two, on the whole; though the transitions were less jarring this time, possibly because I was expecting them.
Review: 30 Days of Night #1 (2017)
By Dustin Cabeal
I’ve read a lot of 30 Days of Night. At one point it was the comic that put IDW on the map, and the offshoots were a staple in their monthly publishing line. When I saw a new 30 Days of Night I wondered, what the hell is this then? Even after reading the issue I was a little bit confused until I saw an ad for it in another IDW comic. It’s a re-imagining of the story “for a new era.” This era doesn’t feel vastly different from the era in which it came, but it is over fifteen years since the original series released. It feels like ages since that shit fuck movie as well.
Review: The Family Trade #3
By Ben Snyder
The Family Trade #3 is definitely the best entry into the series so far. In issue #3, Nikki Ryan and Justin Jordan finally deliver on the mystery of the clan making the shadow government finally seem worthy of their own mythos. Jordan and Ryan’s short political commentary even works well into the story in this issue. But perhaps their greatest achievement is that they made Jessa finally feel like a worthy and interesting main character.
Review: Retcon #4
By Jonathan Edwards
Retcon is shit. It’s always been shit. There was zero chance this finale was going to be anything but shit. But, that makes it no less of an infuriating endeavor to read. Frankly, even with only four issues, this book has no business being a monthly series. Waiting until the third issue to start touching upon the marketed premise is entirely too long in any scenario, but here, where that also amounts to over half of the series, that’s unacceptable. They might’ve been able to get away with it if this had been published as an OGN, but that still wouldn’t fix the bigger, more foundational problems. Namely, Retcon doesn’t do anything with its eponymous concept. Yes, it’s about a repeating timeline, but unlike, say, Groundhog Day, Edge of Tomorrow, the “Mystery Spot” episode of Supernatural or pretty much any other story that also does that, we only get to see the events of a single repetition play out. As such, the already shallow characters get little to no genuine development, and we effectively can’t understand what makes the current repetition different, let alone the significance of that difference, if we don’t see at least some of the other repetitions as well. Sure, they kind of try to explain what’s changed, but there’s no satisfaction in that. Time loop narratives just don’t work when you don’t show the fucking time loops.
"LEGO DC Super Heroes: The Flash!" coming 3/13/18 to Blu-ray/DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Press Release
The Flash’s world spins out of control when his arch-nemesis Reverse-Flash puts the Scarlet Speedster into a vicious time loop in LEGO DC Super Heroes: The Flash, the latest animated film from Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment and The LEGO Group. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will distribute the full-length movie on Blu-rayTM Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP) and DVD ($19.98 SRP) on March 13, 2018, and Digital on February 13, 2018. Order due date is February 6, 2018.
Elvis Returns in Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers
Press Release
Hail to the King, baby! Prior to the events of the original Bubba Ho-Tep cult story, Elvis was enlisted by President Nixon to defeat an alien threat unlike anything he’s faced before. IDW and award-winning writer Joe R. Lansdale present Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers!
VIZ Media Announces Additional December Digital Manga Update
Press Release
VIZ Media concludes 2017 with a mid-month digital manga update for December featuring special holiday pricing on an annual subscription to WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP.
The second half of December is highlighted by the digital debut of SHIVER: JUNJI ITO SELECTED STORIES, a frightening anthology of spine-tingling stories from the undisputed master of horror manga. The latest volumes of several other continuing acclaimed series such as GOLDEN KAMUY (Vol. 3), SWEET BLUE FLOWERS (Vol. 2) and TOKYO GHOUL: RE (Vol. 2) are also among the new digital releases readers won’t want to miss.
Titan Comics Set Sail With Sea Of Thieves Comics
Press Release
Titan Comics are excited to announce brand-new Sea of Thieves comics, based on the hotly anticipated shared-world adventure video game from Rare! Writer Jeremy Whitley (Princeless, Thor Vs. Hulk) and artist Rhoald Marcellius (The Incredible Hulks, Warren Ellis’ Supergod) are setting sail across the fantastical Sea of Thieves with an epic new all-ages comic book series in March 2018.
State of the Union – Comic Bastards 2017
By Dustin Cabeal
I’ll save you the long version of how Comic Bastards got its start; I believe I ran through that last year in a similar post. The short version is that I was younger, not by much, but I had a lot more time, or at least I slept less. I was also hungry, hungry to give my opinion about every little thing related to comics.
Comics, comic book movies, trailers, fan trailers, Kickstarters, IndieGoGos and anything that you can and have nerded out on.
I wanted to cover it all.
Fighting American Returns With Jerry Ordway Cover
Press Release
Titan Comics is thrilled to announce a brand-new creative team, and a fresh new adventure for Fighting American: The Ties That Bind #1, coming in March 2018.
Fighting American first appeared in 1954, created by the minds behind Captain America Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. In their original Fighting American series, Simon and Kirby introduced readers to Nelson Flagg who took part in an experimental US Military procedure that saw his mind transferred into the enhanced and revitalized body of his dead brother, Johnny Flagg, to become America’s first and only superhero, Fighting American.
BLACK BETTY #1: A monster hunter for hire joins the Zombie Tramp universe
Press Release
Black Betty is the latest lethal lady to join Action Lab's Danger Zone universe, joining the world of DollFace, Vampblade and Zombie Tramp. She is a monster hunter for hire with a mysterious past.
“Black Betty is, essentially, a love letter to the women of my family," writer Shawn Gabborin comments. "She’s not your usual comic book (or even film) heroine. She’s built like a real woman and proudly rocks her tattoos and rockabilly style. She’s got her own look, a unique attitude, and owns every step she takes.”
Dark Horse to Debut “Lone Wolf and Cub Gallery Edition” in 2018
Press Release
Kazuo Koike’s samurai epic Lone Wolf and Cub has long been considered a masterpiece of graphic fiction. And Dark Horse is thrilled to announce the release of the oversized gallery edition coming in 2018!
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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.