Manga and Comic Reviews
I’m having to add the “by Bendis & Maleev” qualifier to the title of this because this isn’t the first relaunch of the character, it’s only the most recent. “Moon Knight” has been a title and character defined more by the people who have worked on it, notably Bill Sienkiwicz in the 70’s and Stephen […]
As you can see, I liked the first volume enough that I didn’t bother waiting until Comic-Con to pick up the second. “Deluge” continues the fast-paced, high action vibe of the previous series as Jedi Kerra Holt returns to her homeworld to free it from Sith occupation only to find it in the crossfire of […]
As with its previous volumes, this title again brings something new to the table. Now that “Perfect Crime Club” — rechristened as “Perfect Crime Party” for its serialization debut — has made it into Weekly Shonen Jump the trick will be to keep it there. In a move that keeps the protagonists and the story […]
It was only a matter of time since this title’s spinoff book, “Incorruptible,” was launched and its protagonist, reformed villain Max Damage, was introduced that the crossover between the two would happen. Well, here it is and it proves that smaller publishers can pull a bait and switch during these things too. That’s because this […]
Takao Kasuga is a middle-school student in a small town who likes reading, and has a particular fondness for the poems of Charles Baudelaire. He also has a crush on Nanako, the most popular girl in class, so when the combination of a moment of weakness and the perfect opportunity strikes, the kid winds up […]
Believe it or not, there was a time when Ed Brubaker wasn’t regarded as the creative and commercial powerhouse that he was today. It was back when he was working at DC. Yes, he wrote “Sleeper” during his tenure there, but even though it remains one of my all time favorites it sold pretty dismally […]