Manga and Comic Reviews
Vol. 19 teed up the return of master sniper Reiko to the series, implying that sparks (or at least fists) would start flying between her and Kuroko again. This turns out to be something of a bait-and-switch as Reiko only features minimally into the plot of this volume. Which involves a gathering of the family […]
Vol. 4 left off with a goddamn dragon emerging out of the ruins of the temple of the Flaming Fist, controlled by the long-thought-dead Master Shaw. They head to China and quickly establish their dominance over the country, sending a message to the rest of the world that they’re not to be trifled with. Meanwhile, […]
Trudy and Gabby were working crap service jobs in order to barely afford a terrible apartment that didn’t even have proper heating in winter. Then Gabby gets a letter informing her that her great aunt has died and left the woman a cattle ranch in the middle of nowhere. Feeling like they have nothing to […]
Lancelot Jones, the smartest boy in the world, is dead. His former partner, Friday Fitzhugh, has spent the following week in bed after finding his dead body in their burning clubhouse. She just can’t bring herself to face the world after this… until she hears that Lancelot’s death is being ruled an accident. Friday knows […]
There’s some quality work with the various members of the Hero Association throughout this volume. It starts off with three of the sword guys and one of the mercenaries tracking an escaped monster to a vault that houses one of the Monster Association’s most powerful assets. Things go about as well as you’d expect for […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Legend of Luther Arkwright HC Bryan Talbot is a legend in the comics industry. While he may be best known these days for his “Grandville” series of graphic novels, or his contributions to “The Sandman” and many other titles from the late Vertigo imprint, it was his multiversal sci-fi epic “The Adventures […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Peacemaker Tries Hard! #1 (of 6) Considering what a resounding success the first season of “Peacemaker” was, you’d have thought that DC would’ve pushed more comics out the door featuring the character in its wake. We’ve had, what, a one-shot written by Garth Ennis, a presence on the version of the squad featured […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: 20th Century Men A crazed cyborg, an Afghan woman working for a better life, an iron willed Soviet hero, and a president with super powers walk into the end of the 20th century. Shenanigans ensue, obviously. This comes to us from writer Deniz Camp and artist Stipan Morain. They’re a couple of creators […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Fantastic Four by Ryan North vol. 1: Whatever Happened to the Fantastic Four? Dan Slott’s run on this title wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t so good that I was sad to see him leave. In his place comes Ryan North, a writer who has made his name on webcomics, indie comics, licensed comics, […]