Manga and Comic Reviews
Vol. 12 may have ended with the promise of a new female shogun dealing with Commodore Perry’s arrival in Japan, but that seismic event only plays a small part in the political intrigue here. Most of the focus is on newcomer Masahiro Abe, the quick-witted Baron of Ise, who rises to the position of Chief […]
Yeah, I think I’m done with this series. While there was plenty of early praise for Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason’s take on “Superman” at the start of “Rebirth” I never really felt that it measured up. With the payoff this fourth volume tries to deliver for the threads that the co-writers have established in […]
After I read the first volume of Jason Aaron’s run on “Star Wars,” I was left with the feeling of, “Where do you go from here?” “Skywalker Strikes” had the core cast facing off against Darth Vader in a balls-out action story and subsequently featured Luke squaring off against Boba Fett while Han and Leia […]
There was a time, back in the days of “Hitman,” where Garth Ennis’ superhero-baiting humor felt transgressive and genuinely funny. Whether it was Hitman puking on Batman’s shoes, Kev taking the piss out of the Authority, or seeing the Punisher run over Wolverine with a steamroller, there was a time when I genuinely enjoyed seeing […]
Are you ready for another rousing volume of adventure as the title character struggles to take back his homeland from those who have stolen it from him? Well, that’s not what happens here! Vol. 7 is the beginning of an extended diversion from the main plot as Arslan and company have to deal with an […]
…With a title like that, what more do you need to know? Maybe that he’s also “Pantsless Bear-Fighter” for a good portion of the first issue? Or how about that this series does a decent enough job of delivering enough insanity to live up to that title. You’ve got Shirtless himself, who lives in a […]
This latest volume of “Jessica Jones” gives me hope that Bendis is going to end his tenure at Marvel on an upswing. I still have to catch up on “Invincible Iron Man” and “The Defenders” but “The Secrets of Maria Hill” is good stuff. It even gets off on the right foot by addressing my […]
Vol. 2 of this series was one of the best things I read last year and proof that Warren Ellis can still knock it out of the park when he puts his mind to it. So it’s disappointing to see that vol. 3 of “Injection” doesn’t keep to the same standards. The focus this time […]
The spirit of Amity Arkham has possessed her descendant, Olive Silverlock, and it’s up to her friends Maps, Olive, Colin, and Kyle (with a little help from Damian Wayne) to save the day. Aside from a vengeful pyrokinetic spirit, the only things standing in their way are Two-Face, The Penguin, an animal-headed secret society on […]
Comedy is tough. It gets even tougher to pull off when it has to transition from one language to another. The gulf in context between Japanese and English swallows some of the gags from this volume whole, something which only becomes clear after you read the translation notes. I mean, I was willing to assume […]