Manga and Comic Reviews
Right now, Sean Murphy is one of the most compelling artists in the industry no matter what kind of script he’s working from. When he’s given a good one, such as Grant Morrison’s “Joe the Barbarian” or Jason Aaron’s two-part “Hellblazer” story, it becomes a joy to pour over the detail he invests in each […]
The big news from Dark Horse out of Wondercon a couple weeks ago was that they have an interesting new “Star Wars” project coming out later this year. Titled, “The Star Wars” it’s an adaptation of one of George Lucas’ earliest drafts of the original script for his immortal space opera. To give you an […]
If nothing else, writer Gerry Duggan and artist Phil Noto have to be commended for having the ingenuity to think that “The Odyssey” could be reinvented as a near-future take on the War on Terror and one soldier’s efforts to get home. This solder has no name, save “Captain” and “father,” but we’re introduced to […]
I wrote about how I wasn’t expecting much from the new creative teams for the “Green Lantern” family of titles last month, and apparently DC has tried to rectify that by adding DRAMA to the equation. Josh Fialkov, slated to write both “Green Lantern Corps” and “Red Lanterns” walked off both titles after he said […]
I believe that my love of all things Tezuka is well-documented on this site, but I’ve always found his mature late-era works to be generally more entertaining than his early kiddie-skewing ones. Here, we have a late-era work that skews towards the kiddie side of the spectrum and is less interesting as a result. “Unico” […]
After avoiding it for much of his time in the industry, Brian Wood has certainly taken on a lot of work-for-hire projects recently. He’s been doing work on various “X-Men” titles for Marvel with a new “adjectiveless” title to start next month, and launching new takes on “Conan” and “Star Wars” for Dark Horse. It’s […]
Savor this volume folks, because it’ll be the last one we see for at least a year as Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque pursue other projects at DC and work to get some issues in the can before the series returns. Yes, I’d have preferred it if Snyder had kept this title on the front […]
One of the most impressive creative turnarounds I’ve read in years continues with this volume. As the title implies, Tony Stark is currently in the process of losing everything dear to him. His friends. His status as an Avenger. His company. Even his role as Iron Man, and it’s all part of a dastardly plot […]
Have you ever read something and thought, “This isn’t bad, but it’s been done much better somewhere else?” That’s the experience I had while reading this collection of writer/artist Bob Fingerman’s otherwise entertainingly filthy saga of a New York couple struggling to find their place in the big city. If it wasn’t for the fact […]
The nuttiness continues in this volume as the gang races to complete not only Ogiue’s debut manga, but also her doujinshi for Comi-Fest. Then Ohno’s other American friend Angela (of the ginormous boobs) also makes a return appearance once the con begins in earnest and the direction of this “second season” becomes a bit more […]