Dustin Cabeal 7/30/18 Dustin Cabeal 7/30/18

Review: Sad Girl, Psycho Baby #1

By Dustin Cabeal

I’ve been a long-time follower of Dan Mendoza’s. To the point that when he launches a Kickstarter, I pay attention to it. Having been flooded with numerous requests for Kickstarter coverage over the years, I’ve grown to ignore the platform when it comes to comics, especially as big publishers have begun to abuse the platform as a pre-order type storefront. The Kickstarter for Sad Girl, Psycho Baby was particularly interesting because it seemed to have a different vibe than his Dollface Kickstarter, which was a title that instantly landed at Action Lab’s Danger Zone imprint.

Dustin Cabeal 7/18/18 Dustin Cabeal 7/18/18

Review: Zombie Tramp #50

By Dustin Cabeal

It’s been a long while since I’ve reviewed Zombie Tramp and admittedly, even longer since I’ve read it. One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about the series is the fact that you can jump back in and still figure things out. It’s how good comics have always been. There was a time you could jump into any comic no matter the numbering, and with a few issues you’d get the story or be there for the next chapter. Everything I learned about comics was done in this way; no shiny #1’s needed.

Press Release 6/14/18 Press Release 6/14/18

Celebrate Zombie Tramp's four year anniversary in ZOMBIE TRAMP #50

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Are you ready to celebrate a comic book milestone? This July brings the four year anniversary of the ongoing ZOMBIE TRAMP series and the release of its landmark 50th issue!! In today's market not many books make it past the first couple issues, let alone see 50 consecutive monthly issues hit comic book stores, so you know a book is pretty special when it can reach that threshold! To help make things even more special the anniversary issue also features "The Death of Zombie Tramp" event, a year long storyline that pays off everything the series has been building to, and which will leave the character forever changed!

Press Release 10/27/17 Press Release 10/27/17

Zombie Tramp Volume 12: The Ultimate Showdown Between Janey and Xula

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Marking the three year anniversary of ZOMBIE TRAMP, this volume stars Janey Belle in her toughest battle yet against her former ally Xula.

Press Release 7/25/17 Press Release 7/25/17

Danger Zone Announces "Danger Doll Squad"

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DANGER DOLL SQUAD is an all new crossover mini-series featuring our three most popular Danger Zone titles, and kicking off this August with a special issue 0.

Press Release 6/29/17 Press Release 6/29/17

Can't Argue With Myself -- ZOMBIE TRAMP VOLUME 11: Join Janey's Supporting Cast For Action-Packed Thrills

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ZOMBIE TRAMP VOLUME 11 DEMON DAMES & SCANDALOUS GAMES collects issues 33-36 of the wildly popular ongoing series! The series follows former escort to the stars turned zombie Janey Belle, also known as the infamous Zombie Tramp. This volume focuses on her supporting cast, include the voodoo queen Xula, the undead child Morning and the Kaiju Queen. This series is for those not faint of heart and includes mature content.

Levi Remington 6/1/17 Levi Remington 6/1/17

Review: Dollface #5

By Levi Remington

My first foray into Action Lab Comics began with Dollface, a book that I only started reading very recently. Catching up with the series has been a particularly shallow type of fun. It's an astoundingly easy read (it's almost more tiring to not read the book) and the art is wonderfully stylish, but its nonstop adherence to stereotypical cheesecake and predictably juvenile humor kept the story from reaching any noteworthy heights.

Dustin Cabeal 4/26/17 Dustin Cabeal 4/26/17

Review: Dollface #4

By Dustin Cabeal

Dollface #4 is a pretty straightforward issue as it wraps up the conclusion of the first arc. Unfortunately, there’s nothing too surprising about it. As we saw in the last issue, Janey was plotting to kill them all, to begin with, and so they throw down once again. No backstory business, nothing.

Dustin Cabeal 4/19/17 Dustin Cabeal 4/19/17

Review: Zombie Tramp #34

By Dustin Cabeal

It’s been a while since I checked in with Zombie Tramp. It’s a series that I find easy to jump on and off of as I’ve stated many times before, in that way it reminds me a lot of Witchblade. The series never makes any hot shot booking in which they just blow through a storyline, but rather it’s all very methodical so much so that I was able to figure out what I missed just from reading the dialogue.

Dustin Cabeal 4/5/17 Dustin Cabeal 4/5/17

Review: Zombie Tramp – Easter Special

By Dustin Cabeal

I was always a fan of the holiday specials when growing up. I remember a DC Christmas special with particular fondness. These days, they’re making a bit of a return, and much like when I was growing up some are good, and some are shit. I rank the Zombie Tramp specials in the former as the series has always found creative ways to tie into the theme of the holiday, without it being annoying, point in case the Easter special.

Dustin Cabeal 3/22/17 Dustin Cabeal 3/22/17

Review: DollFace #3

By Dustin Cabeal

I’ll say this; I’m glad we know what happened to Ivan. That is to say; we learn what happened to Ivan’s body in this issue as our trio continue telling their story to Janey Belle aka Zombie Tramp. I’ll be honest; I don’t remember why they’re working together anymore. I know it’s about the book… but it escapes me as to why.

Dustin Cabeal 3/3/17 Dustin Cabeal 3/3/17

Review: Dollface #2

By Dustin Cabeal

I’m way late on reviewing this, but I didn’t want it to slip by before the next issue. One because I enjoy it and two because it’s pretty different than a lot of other comics out there right now. A big thing for me is that even though this is a “hunter” comic book, it’s not annoying or repetitive like those stories tend to be. The fact that two issues into this series and we’re still revealing how our trio came to be and why they ran into Janey from Zombie Tramp have all yet to be revealed.

Dustin Cabeal 1/18/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/18/17

Review: Dollface #1

By Dustin Cabeal

I’ve been waiting to read Dollface since supporting the Kickstarter. Having gotten my print copies and my digital I could have reviewed it early but had too much going on. I’m a big fan of Dan Mendoza’s. Every since discovering the first volume of Zombie Tramp at Long Beach Comic Expo, I have followed his work. Needless to say, I was excited about a new series from him, especially with him illustrating it.

Dustin Cabeal 1/8/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/8/17

DollFace is Action Lab's Most Successful Series Launch

By Dustin Cabeal

I'm not too surprised. Danger Zone, an imprint of Action Lab, has shown that you can do cheesecake in comics still as long as you actually have a story that's not just boobs on the page. I actually just got my Kickstarter copy of this issue and it looks great. I'm going to crack it open after this post and you can beat on an early review.

Dustin Cabeal 11/1/16 Dustin Cabeal 11/1/16

Dollface Arrives At Danger Zone

By Dustin Cabeal

When I wrote this amazing piece about the Kickstarter I had a feeling, it would wind up at Danger Zone, an imprint of Action Lab Entertainment. I actually backed the project, so hopefully, I'll read it before it's released. Either way, it's Dan Mendoza... and I love his comics.