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Review: Suicide Squad #33

By Cat Wyatt

Apparently, this week was the week that DC decided to change things up with their plots (see my review for Wonder Woman). I love that they’re trying some new things, and this issue is no exception. In issue #33 of Suicide Squad, the perspective is not from one of the antiheroes we’re used to, but rather an unknown Task Force X recruit named Juan Soria.

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Review: Ninjak vs. The Valiant Universe #1

By Dustin Cabeal

I will tell you something; I’m glad I read the first page of this comic. It’s a letter from Publisher Fred Pierce talking about the creation of this comic. The title of the series might be familiar in that it shares the name and concept as the web series that Valiant and Super Power Beat Down did last year.

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Review: Sleepless #2

By Ben Snyder

Another entry into the Sleepless series another peak into the fantastical world these characters inhibit. While Sleepless #2 focuses more so on the politics of this universe, the few tidbits of information we get regarding the world, and it’s varying inhabitants and organizations definitely do the story justice and flesh out a much larger and intricate universe that one would initially assume.

Cat Wyatt 1/10/18 Cat Wyatt 1/10/18

Review: Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #36

By Cat Wyatt

Issue 35 left us off with four of the Green Lanterns rushing into danger in an attempt to rescue Ganthet and Sayd. We knew that time was short, as Sayd was due to be the next victim to the Controllers plans. Thankfully our heroic team arrived in time, but the fight was cut short by the end of the issue. Now we finally get to see what happens.

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Review: Stabbity Bunny #1

By Dustin Cabeal

With a name like Stabbity Bunny I knew I had to check this comic out. Comics and novels are one of the few forms of media that can have a name that’s entirely out there and find success, which leads to finds like Stabbity Bunny.

The book is not really about the bunny. Instead, it's about a girl named Grace that’s kidnapped from the Zoo one day. Her mother received a ransom call, and the money is seemingly not an issue for her as she pulls it from her stash of cash and guns. Meanwhile, Grace and her bunny are being kept safe, but it’s clear that the man still wants to kill her. Good thing she has her bunny.

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Review: Mister Miracle #6

By Kelly Gaines

For fans of the current run of Mister Miracle, The depth of the relationship between Scott Free and Big Barda has been both refreshing and melancholy. After issue #5 broke our hearts with the sweet normalcy of Scott and Barda’s life on earth amidst their otherworldly battles, Mister Miracle #6 manages to give readers a similar feeling of innocent monotony walled in by extraordinary circumstance. Issue six picks up with Scott and Barda as they navigate the impending doom brought on by Scott’s death sentence.

Cat Wyatt 1/10/18 Cat Wyatt 1/10/18

Review: Wonder Woman #38

By Cat Wyatt

The latest issue of Wonder Woman started off on a different tone; it’s told from the perspective of one of the (many) people Diana has saved. Like many people who have been saved by Wonder Woman, she met her on what was one of the worst days of her life. Unlike many, she was pretty okay with things; she survived, and she got to meet her hero. What more could a girl ask for?

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Review: Bonehead #1

By Dustin Cabeal

Bonehead was a surprisingly entertaining first issue. It was also confusing in that by the end of it, you’re unlikely to understand the lay of the land and the point of the story. Not that, that must be 100% established in the first issue, just that it was lacking a bit too much in Bonehead #1.

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Review: Royal City #9

By Ben Snyder

As anyone who has read any of my Royal City reviews can attest, I am a huge fan of this series and Jeff Lemire’s combined writing and artwork. However, in Royal City #9 some facets are starting to become annoying. Whether it’s Lemire’s colors muddling the details in the environment or the general lack of anything interesting regarding Richie and Tara’s storyline, it seems that the weak points of this fantastic series are finally surfacing.

Cat Wyatt 1/10/18 Cat Wyatt 1/10/18

Review: Sword of Ages #2

By Cat Wyatt

Issue 2 of Sword of Ages continues the epic fantasy series surrounding a girl named Avalon. The more I read of this series, the more it feels like an Arthurian tale occurring on another planet. Not that I have any problem with this sort of spin, it adds some interesting elements, to be sure. It’s interesting to see a more science fiction (and gender-swapped) version of King Arthur.

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Review: Batman: Creature of the Night #2

By Dustin Cabeal

I have some regret for not putting this on my best of 2017 list. It’s likely to get a spot on this year’s list because already two issues in on this series, and it’s one of the best comics I’ve ever read. The mixture of the real-world and fictional DC world is balanced brilliantly making you forget that this too is a fictional world.

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Review: Harley Quinn Be Careful What You Wish For #1

By Kelly Gaines

What would the DC universe’s most chaotic anti-hero/ anti-villain do with unlimited wishes from a magical genie? In the case of Harley Quinn, the answer is to screw it up- big time. Harley Quinn Be Careful What You Wish For Special feels like a classic “What If…” story while remaining comfortably nestled in the continuity of Harley’s rebirth universe.

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Review: Harley Quinn #34

By Cat Wyatt

The last issue left us off with Harley and her gang (Tony, Ivy, and Queenie) heading off on a road trip. I would like to point out how – I called it. I said they were going to get themselves into some sort of trouble (well Harley getting everyone else into trouble at least), and I was right. Granted that’s not terribly surprising or out of the ordinary, but I’m going to take a win where I can.

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Review: Koshchei: The Deathless #1

By Dustin Cabeal

HA! Jokes on Koshchei, because he’s fucking dead! I feel like Koshchei has one of those names that if you don’t hear it said properly the first time you’re going to butcher it forever or find something similar to it to call him. Like Cold Seat. Or John Koltrane, but nowhere near as talented. Anyway, Kochete takes place in the Mignolaverse of course. I am unfamiliar with the character, but the solicits indicate that he was once a throne in Hellboy’s ass. Now, he’s dead and having a drink with Hellboy, in hell, telling him his life story.

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Dark Horse Returns To The World of Dragon Age With Unabridged Edition of "Hard in Hightown"

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Revisit the streets of Kirkwall in this unabridged edition of prolific dwarven author Varric Tethras’ Hard in Hightown.

This in-world novel follows the adventures of Donnen Brennokovic, a weathered and weary city guardsman who finds himself paired with a fresh-faced recruit. While on a routine patrol, the unlikely duo stumbles across the body of a murdered magistrate, and soon find themselves embroiled in a clash between Chantry agents and a shadowy organization known as the Executors, over a mysterious ancient artifact.

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Comic Bastards Podcast - 025

By Dustin Cabeal

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025 - Whoo! Made it to 25, that counts right? Hey, a big sorry for being gone for a few weeks, I'm sure you understand, and it doesn't seem like anyone was having a holiday breakdown without the show. I'm back now, here's some comic book stuff... fuck, just remembered the other comic I was going to talk about. Oh well, next week, next week.

Comic Books covered on this, the 25th episode of Comic Bastards Podcast:

Head Games
Batman: Creature of the Night #2
Giants #2
Koshchei: The Deathless #1
Nightwing: The New Order #5
Stabbity Bunny #1

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Action-Packed RWBY Manga Edition Debuts From VIZ Media Next Week

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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, adds action and adventure to its publishing catalog with the release of RWBY on January 16th.

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Valiant & Elhoffer Team Up for "The Faith Collection"

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Debuting today exclusively at ThinkGeek, Valiant Entertainment and Elhoffer Design are proud to unveil a new fashion-forward line of women's and unisex apparel inspired by Valiant's internationally renowned, breakout superhero sensation, Faith, and her allies on the Harbinger team of super-powered teenagers.

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Review: The Ancient Magus' Bride - e.01-13

By Erika Suarez

The Ancient Magus Bride delivers an intriguing fantasy love story between Elias, a Sorcerer with demonic features, and his fiancée Chise. This forceful relationship becomes unsettling to watch after Chise is bought in an auction and taken in by Elias as his new apprentice and soon to be wife. Everything feels sudden and new for the young apprentice when she is entranced by an enchanted world of magic stirred in with Celtic Mythology.

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The Best Games Based On Comic Book Characters

Comic book characters have been a big part of people’s lives since early childhood, whether they realize it or not. They also may not have been introduced through the medium of comic books either, as these characters have gone on to excel in other areas too. There have been a vast amount of TV shows, films and various games based on the likes of Superman, Batman, and Spiderman over the years; so you could say it’s games in their various forms, where comic book characters have really hit dizzy heights.