Manga and Comic Reviews
The first half of this volume carries in much the same way as the first one did. That is to say it makes for decent fantasy comfort food reading as Frieren and her apprentice Fern continue their way North back to the Demon King’s castle. Her former comrade Eisen is here for the first chapter […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: No One Left to Fight II The choice this month was between the latest collection of a miniseries from a creator that I really like or the latest volume in this series – the first issues of which both received the “Above-the-Board” treatment when they were solicited. I decided on “No One Left […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Superman: Son of Kal-El vol. 1 – The Truth This isn’t the first time that DC has tried to replace Clark Kent as Superman, but it could wind up being the most successful. As a result of developments over in “Action Comics” that have seen Clark’s powers fluctuate and sent him off to […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Secret History of the War on Weed (One-Shot) Hmmmmmmmm… Several years ago Gerry Duggan teamed up with his friend comedian/writer/actor Brian Posehn to co-write “Deadpool” over at Marvel. The issues they did were genuinely funny and got me involved in the Merc-With-A-Mouth’s exploits in a way that I haven’t been since. That […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: X-Men: Red #’s 1&2 You may recall that I said Al Ewing’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “S.W.O.R.D.” were two of my favorite comics last year. Unfortunately they suffered from not selling well enough to continue beyond issues #18 and #11, respectively. However, Al Ewing is a consummate comics professional and all of […]
The bad news is that the apocalypse happened and humanity survived. The worse news is that the special bunker meant to house America’s government didn’t wind up doing that. The worst news is that this bunker wound up housing a whole bunch of one-percenters who made it in and have been carrying on much as […]
Have you ever played a “Yakuza” game and thought to yourself, “You know, this Goro Majima guy is pretty crazy, but he’d be even more crazy if he wore high heels?” If you have, then the arc that kicks off in this volume has you covered. Zenpachi Kurogane is a member of the Yakuza family […]
Vol. 6 was as compelling as it was uncomfortable to read. Vol. is more on the “uncomfortable” side of that equation as it turns out that completely submitting to his mother’s wishes hasn’t made Seiichi’s life any better. Especially in that he can’t even follow them correctly when it comes to his (former) female friend […]
I said last time that I’d stick around for this series no matter how long it takes. That, uh… turned out to be quite a while, but I’d say the wait was still worth it. This is mainly due to how vol. 15 is one of the better volumes of “Real” in advancing the stories […]
After “Fire Punch” and “Chainsaw Man,” you’d think you have a good idea about what to expect from a manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto. A tragically dumb protagonist with an incredible ability born out of body horror. Outrageously violent and over-the-top action scenes. Series that give the impression they’re going to be about one thing before […]