Manga and Comic Reviews
Warren Ellis has said in his newsletter that this will be the last volume of “Trees” for a while, if ever. That’s because he’s got a number of other projects (mostly TV) in the offing and artist Jason Howard has his own thing that he’s been working on. Unlike Ellis’ other ongoing series at Image, […]
We all expected Bendis was going to write a “Batman” story when he moved over to DC. I just don’t think this was the story any of us expected him to write. Originally serialized in twelve parts over the course of twelve of the Walmart-exclusive “Batman Giant” issues, before being repackaged as a standard six-part […]
…which is a good thing because after the events of the previous volume Dr. Banner and his friends/comrades/willing accomplices have found themselves in command of Shadow Base and all its resources. Resources which will now be turned to furthering his and the Hulk’s ultimate goal: The destruction of the human world. Now, they’re not looking […]
It’s the end of an era. This is the final volume of “Star Wars”… in the post-”A New Hope” era. The next series will transition to the post-”Empire Strikes Back” period as Charles Soule and Jesus Saiz take over from the time-marking team of Greg Pak and Phil Noto. As I mentioned last time, I […]
Guess what? I did sell my copies of James Tynion IV’s run on “Detective Comics” and picked up this volume on a digital sale. I’m only reviewing it now because morbid curiosity and $4 will only get you a place in my digital library. If you want me to actually read the concluding volume of […]
What about vol. 12? It was notable for the trip Meguru takes with members of his and several other gyms to the Tohoku region to help with cleanup from the (then recent) earthquake and for some friendly competition. It’s a nice diversion that also sees the series at its goofiest and most slapsticky. While Maki’s […]
Here we have a volume that feels more focused on the struggles of the supporting cast as opposed to its main duo. Which isn’t a bad thing as that means we get to learn more about some of the newer characters. Like Philomena, who was caught spying on everyone at the end of the previous […]
Vol. 13 has more of an overarching story to it than is usual for this series. That’s because Hachiken, Mikage and the rest of their horse riding club are trying to make their way to the national championship at Gotemba. Expect to see mind games played on and by the team, a horse who loves […]
Now that we’re past the Great Translation Consternation of 2019, where does this series stand? In a pretty good place, actually. Even if this volume is almost entirely setup for the Shuchiin School Festival that will be happening in the next one. That leaves Kaguya modeling outfits for the welcoming party in an attempt to […]
In this volume, Saitama does a near dine-and-dash! He forgot his wallet after ordering a meal at a restaurant, and when Blizzard comes to talk to him about a potential partnership, he runs off to take on another dine-and-dasher and sticks her with the bill. After he takes care of the other dine-and-dasher, Saitama returns […]