Manga and Comic Reviews
As I said in the podcast, it was really hard not to enjoy the first volume of “Star Wars” from writer Jason Aaron, with art for those issues provided by John Cassaday. The problem was that after throwing in the big guns — A showdown with Darth Vader! Boba Fett vs. Luke Skywalker on Tatooine! […]
Vol. 3? Yes, the original two volumes of “War Stories” were originally released through Vertigo as a series of eight one-shots well over a decade ago. This was when I was going through a phase of picking up single issues and they’re all in my collection in that form. Those one-shots represent the first “pure” […]
There are two complementary story threads here, both dealing with the titular organization. Over sea and ice, Baltimore and his group of followers travel to St. Petersburg to find a coven of witches with ties to the Red King. What they find is a city enslaved by fear and magic that has already managed to […]
Its critics said the Ultimate Universe would never last, and fifteen years later they were proven right. Took a while, though. That’s because for the majority of its run, the Ultimate Universe stood as an inventive reinvention of the Marvel Universe that kept throwing out new twists with each arc of its ongoing titles and […]
First off, let me extend my gratitude to Vertical for supplying me with another fix of Inio Asano. It’s been almost two years since “Nijigahara Holograph” came out and I was starting to get antsy. Kudos to Viz as well, with their forthcoming two-in-one releases of “Goodnight, Punpun” starting next month. But what about this […]
So how did Lando Calrissian go from being a charming rogue to a respectable city administrator? According to writer Charles Soule, all it took was one last job… that goes bad in a way that he couldn’t have anticipated. Deeply in debt to a local crimelord, Lando is offered a chance to have it squared […]
This series may be about the Goddess of Thunder now, but it’s still the same great read that Aaron has been delivering since taking on the character. It all starts off with a bit of setup to illustrate the former Thor — now being called the Odinson — and his struggle to accept his current […]
Charles Soule and Alberto Albuquerque’s sci-fi crazy train rambles on a bit more unsteadily than it did in the previous two volumes. That’s because of the two stories being told here, one of them is handled in a more entertainingly dumb fashion than the other. This would be the story that takes place on Earth, […]
I consider it the crown jewel of Tokyopop’s publishing efforts. Fans of “Sailor Moon,” “Fruits Basket,” “Love Hina,” or their many CLAMP titles may disagree, but that’s how I roll. (Can I get a shout-out for “STONe?” Anyone… Anyone… Bueller…) One of the rare manga published here that manages to combine hard science with serious […]