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

Review: Step by Bloody Step #1

By Dustin Cabeal

While I do not foresee reviewing or even reading too many single issues, this one caught my attention because it was from Si Spurrier. I am not so delusional to say he can “do no wrong,” but he is a writer I am always willing to check out. His focus on story and how the reader digests a comic is a rarity in this current age of comics that seek commercial success in other mediums. Spurrier is also never afraid to let the art tell the story more than his written words.

Press Release 4/5/18 Press Release 4/5/18

First Look At “Coda” From Simon Spurrier & Matías Bergara

Press Release

BOOM! Studios is proud to unveil your first look at CODA, a new twelve-issue series from Eisner-nominated writer Simon Spurrier (Sandman, The Spire) and Matías Bergara (Cannibal, Supergirl). In the aftermath of an apocalypse which wiped out nearly all magic from a once-wondrous fantasy world, an antisocial former bard named Hum seeks a way to save the soul of his wife with nothing but a foul-tempered mutant unicorn and his wits to protect him...but is unwillingly drawn into a brutal power struggle which will decide forever who rules the weird wasteland.

Jonathan Edwards 5/10/17 Jonathan Edwards 5/10/17

Review: Cannibal #5

By Jonathan Edwards

If you read my review for Cannibal vol. 1, you already know a few things about this book and me. You know that I really like it, since it's an intriguing twist on the tired zombie subgenre, and there's a level of nuance to its characters and their interactions that really works for me. You'll know that one of the sample reviews I submitted when applying to be a writer for Comic Bastards was the first issue. And, you'll also know that I tend to think it works a bit better read as a trade than issue to issue, but I personally still read it month to month. If you didn't read that review, well, now you know all that too, and it all holds true with this one. Although, this is also probably one of, if not the, best issue of the series so far.

Jonathan Edwards 3/8/17 Jonathan Edwards 3/8/17

Review: Cannibal vol. 1

By Jonathan Edwards

Fun fact: I wrote a sample review for the first issue of Cannibal as part of my submission back when I first applied to be a reviewer for Comic Bastards. My main reason for doing so was that, while I'm normally not a huge fan of zombie media (partially due to the oversaturation and subsequent plurality of content using the premise merely as a gimmick), this was ostensibly a zombie comic that I ended up liking for its particular approach and twist on the scenario. And, I hadn't even been planning to read it. The only reason I did pick it up the week it came out was because I saw it next to the other couple Image books I had intended to buy. It was one of those impulse buys that I'm glad I made, and I figured that might lead to some sort of interesting review. Since then, I've kept reading the series, so when I saw the first trade up for review, I thought I'd go ahead and throw in my two cents on it.

Mike Badilla 11/9/16 Mike Badilla 11/9/16

Review: Cannibal #2

By Mike Badilla

Ah, the south. What can be said about the southern states of America that hasn't already? Cannibal takes place is a small town in Florida called Willow. Thanks to our recap page (thank you to whoever included this) we find out that after a series of hurricanes affected the southeast part of the U.S., it not only caused a lot of damage monetarily but also caused ancient mosquitoes to be awakened from the earth carrying the yellow fever. A pharmaceutical company created a medicine to combat the fever, but it had another effect; causing people to crave human flesh. These people aren't undead zombies though, they are just normal people living their lives. Craving flesh.