Manga and Comic Reviews
Mike Mignola is responsible for one of the largest and most entertaining fictional universes in comics: The Mignolaverse, which encompasses all of Hellboy’s adventures, those of his comrades in the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, his antagonists, and those who came before and after them as well. He’s also responsible in part for Outerverse, […]
The Birds caused a lot of trouble on Paradise Island back in vol. 1 as they tried to rescue Sin. Lots of Amazons, including Wonder Woman herself, got knocked around and even though things worked out in the end, a debt was owed because of it. Now Queen Nubia has come to call it in […]
High schooler Kensuke Fuji has a problem: He absolutely loves cats, but isn’t allowed to have one of his own. So he spends most of his free time observing the strays in the neighborhood, particularly a calico one named Tamako. When Tamako goes missing, this brings Kensuke into contact with her owner, Jin Nekoya, who […]
While writer Rick Remender has done some extended creator-owned series in his career, “Deadly Class” & “Black Science,” his recent output has trended towards shorter-form series. Seventeen issues of “Seven to Eternity.” Fifteen of (ugh) “The Scumbag.” Eleven each of “Death or Glory” and “A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance.” Ten issues of “Napalm Lullaby.” While […]
1407 Graymalkin Lane used to be the home of the X-Men. Now it’s the site of Graymalkin Prison, a facility run by the ruthless Corina Ellis and used to house problematic mutants – or whoever she’s able to grab off the street. That includes Beast, Jubilee, and new recruit Calico. Cyclops isn’t going to take […]
Connor Hayes thought he had avenged his mother’s death after he helped burn down serial killer enclave Wilmhurst and nearly every monster in it. That turned out to be incorrect as not only did its grandmotherly leader Zee survive, but it turned out that his pregnant wife was also part of a murderous family. Which […]
This is the latest in mangaka Gou Tanabe’s adaptations of Lovecraft’s work and I bet most people have a good idea of what to expect from them now. I thought I did, but this one is the first to actually disappoint me. Not because of any obvious flaws with the adaptation – not that I […]
C.K. Cole, creator of the legendary sword and sorcery protagonist, Othon, killed himself at a relatively young age, leaving his daughter, Helen, in the care of his father, Barnabas, who then hired Lilith Appleton, a stern governess, to turn her into a proper lady. As Lilith tells the story, that didn’t happen as it was […]
He is Ensign T’lir, a Vulcan. It’s who he is as well as a mantra he’s repeated throughout the series, indicating he’s someone – or something – else entirely. We finally find out what that is in this volume, and how it’s tied to The Red Path’s war on godlike beings throughout the galaxy. A […]
The Solar Ray was finally fired at the end of the previous volume and no one escapes unscathed here. Some are more scathed than others, however, but both sides find themselves trying to regroup and regain the upper hand after the event. Not Karla Mitchum, however. She’s finally in a position to exact the revenge […]