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Invincible Universe: Battle Beast

Well, here we are again. I'm trying this one writing piece per day thing until I get bored and go on hiatus until the next Olympics. You may ask why write these when most eyes are glazed over from TikTok shorts and are unwilling to do an honest day's reading? Welp, I suppose writing is a therapeutic business, so let's just take this as our lotus pose for now and get on with it. Battle Beast is a cool little space romp starring a pissed-off lion who is desperate to be killed so that he'll be a little less pissed off. This series kind of hits like Saitama from One-Punch Man, if he were a little furrier and more deliberate with his approach to finding a worthy match.  Hang on a minute, though, we need a few sidekicks for this adventure to tick all the right boxes, and so our Battle Beast in question is joined by both a disgraced prince and an AI that is gifted with a robotic form. The former is eager to take his rightful place on a throne that was forcefully taken from a ...

Panels of the Day: Kylooe

 Kylooe by Little Thunder OK, so no splash pages here, but it felt criminal not to direct readers to some of the gorgeous panels by Hong Kong writer and artist, Little Thunder. Read my full review of Kylooe at Fountain. Ink , and don't forget to pick up a copy at Forbidden Planet.

April Wishlist

Here are a few up-and-coming titles I'll be throwing my cash at.  Arcana Royale Black goat in a suit and high-stakes poker (or whatever the game is). Sign me up, Dark Horse, sign me right up!         Arcana Royale #1 Exquisite Corpses Exquisite Corpses is giving off strong Kill Bill vibes. Yes, please! Exquisite Corpses #1 Saga I've said it once and I'll say it again. If you have to read only one comic series in your lifetime, let it be Saga.  Saga Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories From Kanda's Gokura-Chou You think you can tempt me with stories of Japanese craftsmanship and discipline? You are absolutely right! Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories From Kanda's Gokura-Chou Lost Fantasy Big Final Fantasy swords? Sure, I'm down (No Diddy).  Lost Fantasy #1