By Dustin Cabeal

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031 - Well I finally got an episode done! I guess that landmark 30th episode was just too much to top right? Huh? Wasn't it? Fucking whatever. After I rant, I do cover some current news that will probably excite some of you! It's about Vertigo Comics so just put on your jizz shorts and get ready! Now, I know I usually cover comics, but I've been reading nothing but manga this week in an effort to clear off my desk... so I'm only talking about manga. Enjoy!

Manga covered in this episode:

• Black Clover vol. 10
• Food Wars! vol. 21-22
• Twin Star Exorcists vol. 10-11
• Astra: Lost in Space vol. 1
• Nisekoi: False Love vol. 21-25

Press Release

DC Entertainment announces the creation of The Sandman Universe, a new Vertigo line of comic books curated by Neil Gaiman, conjuring epic storytelling, immersing readers into the evolving world of the Dreaming. The Sandman Universe begins with four new ongoing series, existing in a shared universe, building upon Gaiman’s New York Times best-selling series that lyrically weaved together stories of dreams and magic.

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Kodansha Comics announced today it has added 8 new series to the Crunchyroll Manga simulpub streaming platform starting March 1, bringing the leading manga publisher’s total on the service to 18. Subscribers to Crunchyroll can now read the latest chapters at the same time they’re published in Japan from even more Kodansha Comics manga series than ever before.

New additions  available for the first time on Crunchyroll Manga include A Silent Voicecreator Yoshotoki Oima’s follow-up to her smash hit, To Your Eternity, and Netflix OriginalKnights of Sidonia creator Tsutomu Nihei’s latest, APOSIMZ.

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You've never seen magical girls like this! Co-writers Jen Bartel (Blackbird, America, Jem and the Holograms) and Tyler Bartel step into the ring for Crystal Fighters, a unique story described as Sailor Moon meets Street Fighter! Originally offered on the digital platform Stela, Dark Horse will publish the complete Chaos Arena: Crystal Fighters webcomic series to trade paperback for the first time ever!

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Kodansha Comics announced today it is bringing back Minetaro Mochizuki’s 1990s manga cult classic Dragon Head as a digital release, with the entire tightly wound ten-volume run dropping February 27 at all major digital book platforms. In addition—for one week only—Volume 1 of Dragon Head will be available for 99-cents on all platforms.

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Independent publisher ComixTribe (SINK, Oxymoron) debuts its newest series, WAILING BLADE, at Emerald City Comic Con, with an exclusive ashcan preview of issue #1, limited to 100 copies.

Writer Rich Douek (IDW's Gutter Magic) and artist Joe Mulvey (SCAM) team with heavy hitters Christopher Sotomayor (Avengers, Incredible Hulk) on colors and Taylor Esposito (DC) on letters, to tell a tale of mankind’s struggle against tyranny in a future dark age.

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On behalf of Fanbase Press, I am excited to share with you the newest addition to our publishing slate with The Margins, an original, creator-owned graphic novel co-written by David Accampo (Lost Angels, DC’s New Talent Showcase 2017) and Paul Montgomery (Wormwood: A Serialized Mystery, Panels.net) and illustrated by Amanda Donahue. 

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 Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi, the world’s first-ever Warner Bros. branded indoor theme park, has unveiled details about one of its most anticipated lands Gotham City. When the park opens this summer, Batman fans will have the chance to walk the streets of Gotham City alongside notorious Super-Villains such as The Joker, The Riddler, Scarecrow, Catwoman and Harley Quinn. The immersive land will feature interactive experiences, including state-of-the-art rides and attractions, authentically themed restaurants and memorabilia shops — all inspired by the characters and stories from DC’s famed comic books and movies.

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SCOUT COMICS AND ENTERTAINMENT announces the premiere of JAZZ LEGEND in May 2018.

There’s a peculiar new drug on the streets of Motocity. Its effects are unlike any other–an immersive psychedelic dreamscape with visions of animalistic abominations and god-like humanoids. This is bad news for Martin Comity, who lives for two things: playing jazz and getting his next fix.

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Bruce Lee: The Walk of the Dragon, an all-new, all-ages, full-color comic adventure, releases as a “one shot” on March 28, 2018, courtesy of Darby Pop Publishing. The self-contained story lives in the same continuity as the hugely successful Bruce Lee: The Dragon Rises but shines even more of a spotlight on one of history’s few real-life superheroes. This special issue was written by animation superstar Nicole Dubuc (My Little Pony, Star Wars: Rebels, Transformers: Rescue Bots). Interior art is once again courtesy of Brandon McKinney with a cover from John Haun.