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Miles Morales vol. 6: All Eyes on Me

The two previous volumes in this series have seen the title character deal with his alternate-universe counterpart, and mix it up with a few of his clones.  This time around he gets a new outfit, struggles with schoolwork, stops some street-level crime, and has a romantic meetup with his costumed girlfriend.  You know, familiar “Spider-Man” […]

6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton

Trigger Keaton was one of the biggest martial arts action stars around after becoming world karate champion and starring in the TV series “Marshal Art.”  After that he starred in a succession of series that were either fondly remembered cult objects, “Sidecar” and “Spaceboat 3030,” or legitimate hits, “Frankenstein & Frankenstein,” that all came to […]

Vinland Saga vol. 12

No points for guessing what took a long time to come back into stock for me to order over at The Right Stuf.  The upside here is that now I should only have to wait 21 months until vol. 13…?  Regardless of how long the wait is, I’m sure it’ll be worth it because “Vinland […]

Beta Ray Bill: Argent Star

Daniel Warren Johnson is one of the best artists working in comics today.  Full stop.  In addition to bringing an incredible level of detail to his art, he also brings a visceral energy to his action scenes and an impressive sense of scale that makes you wish that you could see his art on the […]

Chu vol. 2: (She) Drunk History

Vol. 1 of this series was another one of those collections where it felt like it was one big first issue, setting the stage for future stories involving professional criminal Saffron Chu.  In writer John Layman and artist Dan Boultwood’s defense it was all good setup, which is why I’m writing about vol. 2 now.  […]

Falconspeare

“Mr. Higgins Comes Home” found Mike Mignola in a humorous mood as he co-wrote the story of Very British vampire hunters J.T. Meinhardt and Mr. Knox with artist Warwick Johnson-Caldwell.  “Our Encounters With Evil” found Caldwell flying solo as he delivered an anthology of stories about the two, eschewing humor for quirky strangeness.  “Falconspeare” is […]