Manga and Comic Reviews
“Superman-Level Service at Bizzaro Prices” is what’s promised by the Heroz4U app. Do you need some super-security at your next corporate meeting? Do you need someone with a little extra to sign autographs at your local convention? Or do you just want a hero to show up and wish you a happy birthday? Then this […]
Not to be confused with the previous “X-Men: Red” series, which was an 11-issue run written by Tom Taylor from the team’s color-coded era a few years back. This “X-Men: Red” series is about Planet Arakko, or The Planet Formerly Known as Mars in the Marvel Universe and the difficulty its new regent, Storm, faces […]
The previous volume showed us that this new “Venom” series is actually going to be two different stories in one title. You’ve got Dylan and the Venom symbiote’s adventures in the present day written by Ram V, and Eddie Brock’s adventures through the timestream from Al Ewing. It’s not a bad approach as both stories […]
It looks like the adventures of Andragoras and Tahemany have been consigned to the backburner as far as the narrative for this series is concerned. What does mangaka Hiromu Arakawa offer up her as their replacement? Pirates! This threat comes upon the coastal city of Gilan after Arslan and company arrive there hoping to hit […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Oh My Goddess! Omnibus vol. 7 This series had the distinction of being Dark Horse’s longest-published manga series up until October 2017 when the sixth omnibus came out. When no subsequent omnibus was solicited in the months afterward, I had assumed that the fanbase for Kosuke Fujishima’s “Oh My Goddess!” had well and […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing You’d think that getting the now A-List writer of “Immortal Hulk” and a hot rising star artist to tackle Marvel’s premier cosmic team would’ve a lengthy run for this incarnation of their series. Despite writer Al Ewing and artist Juann Cabal’s (and friends’) best efforts, the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Night Fever HC On one hand, it’s a new OGN from the team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. On the other, it’s the story of a man on a business trip to Europe who finds himself being guided into the hidden world of the night. A place, we’re told, that is “without […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Superman: Lost #1 (of 10) 2023 is the 85th Anniversary of the first appearance of Superman, and DC has decided that the best way to showcase this is… to have the character deal with a massive case of PTSD. No, wait, hear me out. This new maxiseries from writer Christopher Priest and artist […]