Manga and Comic Reviews
In vol. 1, Mizuki Aikawa told the story of how she killed her friend Mako Igarashi’s uncle after he tried to assault her, and then killed and dismembered Mako over what appeared to be a jealous spat over a boy. Is that what actually happened? Vol. 2 shifts the perspective to the murdered girl as […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Poison Ivy vol. 7: Amuse-Bouche Vol. 6 (review forthcoming) ended on something of a cliffhanger as the least plot-armored member of the principal cast – Janet From HR – was taken off into the swamp to answer for her betrayal of the title character. Pamela Isely has mellowed a bit over the course […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Koshchei the Deathless Omnibus Collecting the “Koshchei the Deathless,” “Koshchei in Hell,” “The Serpent in the Garden: Ed Grey and the Last Battle for England” miniseries, and the “Edward Grey: Acheron” one-shot, this collection is as much about the title character as it is the former Witchfinder. I also imagine that this is […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Barrier Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin do great work together. Everything they’ve done up to this point, “Doctor Strange: The Oath,” “The Private Eye,” and “The Walking Dead: The Alien,” is well worth checking out by any comics fan. “Barrier” is their most recent collaboration and it’s taken a little bit longer […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: HULK SMASH EVERYTHING We’ve known for a while that Hulk is really strong, but anyone can beat up a superhero. What about going back in time to beat up on all the dinosaurs? Or taking on the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy? Or what about who he’s going to […]
While it looked like Diego Brando’s big secret was revealed in the previous volume, that turns out not to be the case here. His transformative ability is actually the result of another individual’s Stand who reveals themself as someone who’s also in on the hunt for the parts of the dead saint’s body. He’s not […]
I thought I knew what I was going to get with this series. Al Ewing spent a good amount of time at Marvel tackling its cosmic side through series like “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “S.W.O.R.D.,” “X-Men: Red,” and through events like “Empyre” and “The Last Annihilation.” So when he was announced as taking on the […]
From one perspective, the title story is as solid a story as you’d expect from this series. Usagi, Yukichi, and Gen wind up in a village renowned for its plums and the pickled variety, umeboshi, that are produced from them. However, someone is currently trying to ruin it through fire and murder, leading the shogun […]
In June of 1962, convicts Frank Morris, Clarence Algin, and John Algin did the impossible: They escaped from Alcatraz. What happened to them next is lost to history, but in this story only Frank and Clarence made it back to the mainland. Their plan was to meet up with their contact and then go to […]
Nomiya, Takahashi, and Kiyohara continue to plug away at life in this volume. Nomiya is more determined than ever to become a pro basketball player, but his skills still need major polishing. Fortunately he’s got plenty of friends to help him out. Takahashi is getting ready to leave the rehab facility and has a place […]