Manga and Comic Reviews
So why run a “Hellblazer” story as a mini-series rather than in the series proper? Looking at the various ones published over the years, it appears that most of them have a purpose. From providing a tie-in to the “Constantine” movie (“Papa Midnite”), to celebrating an anniversary (“Pandemonium”), to scouting prospective writers for the series […]
In case anyone was wondering, I left for Fanime Con on Friday and returned late today. Hands-down my favorite con to visit, it was still slightly disappointing compared to previous cons. That’s what happens when three of the regular Guests of Honor I enjoy seeing (Carl Horn, Reuben Landon and Ryan Gavigan) don’t show up, […]
The flip side and sister title to “Irredeemable,” as we’re introduced to Max Damage — a supervillain who decides to go straight once the Plutonian goes bad. It’s a logical development for this world and writer Mark Waid was right to spin it off into its own title. Trying to do this as a subplot […]
And now on to something that I waited to pick up in softcover. While I was ultimately disappointed with writer Paul Dini’s “Heart of Hush,” there’s no denying that the man knows how to tell a good Batman story. That’s why I was looking forward to this collection — after it came out in softcover […]
And while we’re on the subject of collections worthy of their hardcover editions… “Batman & Robin Must Die” functions as both an ending and beginning in Grant Morrison’s run with the character(s). As the business with Dr. Hurt and the Black Glove is wrapped up, the stage is set for the worldwide franchising of the […]
There are comics that start reading with the expectation that they’ll be good. There are also comics that I go into with the expectation that they’ll be bad. There are also a very few that I go into with the expectation that, “This is going to be one of the best damn titles of the […]
Okay, so “Write up this review and then go play more ‘L.A. Noire,” last night turned into “Hang out, have dinner with friends, then try out the multiplayer modes on ‘Black Ops.’” With that out of the way, let me say that despite its occasionally wonky pacing and lack of focus this was a very […]
I could go on, and on, and on about the things that I liked in this volume. From its unveiling of the “Ultimate” versions of professional Marvel sidekick Rick Jones and B-list spider-villain the Chameleon, to the welcome addition of “amazing friends” Iceman and the Human Torch to the cast, and the simple fact that […]
… and it was quite good. Not the unqualified blast of fun that the first “Iron Man” was, but more enjoyable than its unfocused sequel. Director Kenneth Branagh (unsurprisingly) gets good performances out of the entire cast and (surprisingly) shows that he has a good hand on big-budget effects-driven film-making. We get several great shots […]
While Tokyopop the manga publisher will cease to exist in North America at the end of the month, Tokyopop the media company still lives on. In fact, its first major film release opened on Friday. “Priest” is set in the far future and focuses on a soldier in the war against humans and vampires called […]