Manga and Comic Reviews
Soule’s attempt to make Crimson Dawn into a thing in the “Crimson Reign” miniseries left something to be desired. While not a bad idea in theory, the miniseries was hamstrung by the implication that we know it’s going to end badly for Qi’ra and her comrades, as well as a general lack of surprise in […]
The first “Hellfire Gala” was a very satisfying event. It had a unique structure where all of the currently running X-titles showed the event from their cast’s perspective, while the “Planet-Sized X-Men” one-shot provided the unifying centerpiece for the storyline. Better still was that it also provided a major change to the status quo of […]
Friday Nov 11, 2022 Gerry Duggan’s second volume of “X-Men” rolls along in much the same way as the first one did. That is to say half of the issues collected here revolve around done-in-one stories with some subplots ticking over between issues. Which is how we find out about the Secret Origin of Captain […]
Easton Newburn is a private investigator in New York who investigates the crimes that the police can’t or won’t solve. That’s not exactly hyperbole as his clientele almost exclusively consists of members from the major crime families of the city. So what do they do when an ex-member of the Italian Mafia steals ten kilos […]
This volume kicks off with another over-the-top concept from the writer. That of an Avengers Tower at the far end of the universe manned by an individual known only as Avenger Prime. Someone who maintains an army of Deathloks capable of traversing the multiverse to warn of and neutralize threats to it. It’s the former […]
It’s only been a little over two-and-a-half years since the release of vol. 11. That’s progress, right! Well if you’re looking for an explanation as to why the second decade of “Black Lagoon’s” serialization has been more sporadic, the lengthy interview at the end of this volume with mangaka Rei Hiroe and his editor will […]
Call me a glutton for punishment, but I decided to pick up the second volume of this series. Vol. 1 of Keanu Reeves’ first comic, with Matt Kindt doing the actual heavy lifting as the writer and Ron Garney providing the art, didn’t impress me. It came off as a very self-serious story of the […]
Vol. 1 of “Arrowsmith” was a well-done melding of high fantasy and World War I tropes. Predictable as Fletcher Arrowsmith’s introductions to the horrors of the Great War were, they still felt fresh thanks to the smart worldbuilding from writer Kurt Busiek and slick art from Carlos Pacheco. Vol. 2 continues the fine work from […]