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Worst Comic Books of 2017 - #5

Welcome to the Comic Bastards end of the year list. Similar to our group reviews, each of the participating writers will be giving their picks for their best and also worst comics of 2017. Without further ado, here are our #5 picks for Worst of 2017.

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Best Anime of 2017

By Dustin Cabeal

Here are my picks for the Best Anime of 2017! You can see my Worst Anime of 2017 by clicking here, and you can also see the Best/Worst Movies of 2017 by clicking their respected titles. Be sure to check back for Comic Books later today and do tell me your picks, I'm sure my list will be argued and hated, but I'm sticking to it!

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Worst Anime of 2017

By Dustin Cabeal

Hey, we got through the Best/Worst of movies for 2017 and here we are on the Worst Anime of 2017. You can see the best here and look out for comic books later today. It was a rough year for anime, there's a lot of shit that could have made this list, but here are my picks!

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Best Movies of 2017

By Dustin Cabeal

Welcome to my Best Movies of 2017 list! You can check out the anime and comic lists later today so keep an eye out for that. You can also see the Worst Movies of 2017 by clicking here. Now, these movies are my picks based on what I've seen this year, but it was a pretty run of the mill year for movies. If you've got picks leave in the comics and I'll look at them and make comments of my own!

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Worst Movies of 2017

By Dustin Cabeal

Welcome to my end of the year movie list. Later today you'll get the Anime, and Comic list so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, this is the worst of list for movies. By no means did I see every bad movie and I could have filled this is a lot of obvious choices, but I stuck to a lot of nerdom or personally offensive "movies." You can find the Best Movies of 2017 list by click here.

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5 Questions About 5x5 Fest

By Dustin Cabeal

Ghost City Comics is presenting another contest on their site and this time it's called 5x5 Fest. Essentially you have five days to make five pages of a comic and will be given a prop, setting and a line of dialogue to include in your comic. Judges will pick the winners and I will be reviewing the winners. Exciting right?! Keeping with the theme of "5" I asked Michael Ruiz-Unger and Tucker Tota about 5x5 Fest.

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Review: Dragon Ball Super E.120

By Erika Suarez

Gohan takes a brief lead on this week’s battle between Universe 3. The Universe reveal’s their grand plan with some tough robots, and it's nothing new and exciting that we haven’t seen. With the tournament drawing closer to its end, the episode fails to keep us entertained and gives us another rushed felt battle and leaving a lot of room for potential.

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Review: Suicide Squad #32

By Cat Wyatt

The first two panels of issue 32 are really sweet, but also a complete change of pace. It’s a cute little scene with June (Enchantress) teaching Waylon (Killer Croc) how to read. Considering the events that have been happening in Suicide Squad lately, it seems oddly out of place (though I did love that little moment there). This leads me to be very concerned about Waylon’s state by the end of this issue (have to keep reminding myself about the lack of permanency in comic deaths).

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Review: Wonder Woman #37

By Cat Wyatt

Issue 37 brings a conclusion to the Children of Gods plotline, though I very much suspect this will not bring an end to the Darkseid plot (there’s no way they’re taking him down in a single issue, even with daddy dearest tagging in). For those that need a recap; last issue left us with Jason weakened (from using too many attacks) Diana likewise (Darkseid turned her into a snack) and Zeus arriving to beat the snot out of Darkseid. Finally! The fight I’ve been waiting for! (Ok, not the exact fight I was waiting for, I just want to see Darkseid get curb stomped).

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Review: Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #35

By Cat Wyatt

Issue #35 more or less picks up right where 36 left off; our four Green Lantern Corpsmen (John, Guy, Hal, and Kyle) have found the asteroid (in Sector 3001, for those that are curious) that the Controllers are holding Ganthet and Sayd. They’re still running under the assumption that the Guardians are alive (and obviously we know that to be the case, thank goodness for perspective shifts!). Based on the decision made in the last issue, these four lanterns are the entirety of the rescue team. I still have my doubts about how good of an idea that is, and clearly some of the other guys are having second thoughts too. Minus Guy of course…his logic for it only being the four of them is interesting, to say the least.

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Super S - Anime Podcast E.041

By Dustin Cabeal & Lindsay Mallard

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041 - Welcome to the Ballroom... Beat! That's right we've got a full episode of Ballroom Beat coverage as we wrap our coverage of the show. Jump in because we've got six episodes to cover. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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New Dystopian Sci-Fi Coming From Jodorowsky and Moebius Collaborator, Elgo

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Titan Comics and Statix Press are excited to announce a brand-new comic series, Factory, from Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius collaborator - Yacine 'Elgo' Elghorri (Character designer on Matt Groening's Futurama).

Arriving March 2018, Factory is part of Titan Comics’ new Statix Press imprint, which showcases the best comics from Europe and around the globe, introducing audiences to fresh new creators & titles.

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Berkeley Breathed's "Bloom County: Shenaniganary" Coming in 2018

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Picking up right where the previous volume left off, Bloom County: Shenaniganary collects year three of Berkeley Breathed’s newest Bloom County strips.

The residents of Bloom County are back to put their trademark tragi-comic spin on the horrors of the previous year, so lock all your worries in the anxiety closet for a bit. Who knows? When you come back they may be just the tiniest bit funnier. The stakes are higher, the punchlines are sharper, and the laughter is more desperate!

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Review: Green Lanterns #37

By Cat Wyatt

It’s not every day that a Green Lanterns cover has a conversation on it, but that’s exactly what happened for issue #37. Right smack dab on the front we see Jess and Simon surrounded by small oods (thank you Doctor Who, for giving me a creature to reference here). Now in all likelihood they’re the Molites or another race we’ve seen recently, but they’re so stylized here I couldn’t say that for certain without opening up the issue and reading it (well done DC). The most striking part about the scene is Simon’s ring informing us (or more accurately, him) that “probability of death [is] 100%.” Yikes.

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Review: Umami #2

By Dustin Cabeal

Umami nearly made my “best of” list for the year. The thing that kept me from adding it was the fact that I had only read one issue, but then… here’s the second issue. I’m still not sure if I’m going to add it since it’s a tight list that I’ve already completed, but don’t be surprised if on my review for the third issue I mention kicking myself or some such nonsense.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!