Manga and Comic Reviews
Yeah, there were lots of interesting comics titles announced in the run-up to Comic-Con from Marvel. I liked the fact that Al Ewing’s “Avengers” titles will be continuing on in “U.S.Avengers” and “Ultimates [Squared].” The idea of the new “Champions” series being made up of teen superheroes opposed to the events of “Civil War II” […]
Here is where we take a break from any long-term story threads this title has been nurturing. Anyone expecting to learn more about Chise and Elias’ pasts, the mage school that approached Elias in the previous volume, or what that evil alchemist from the first couple of volumes is up to will have to wait […]
Yup, fine. Between driving down on Friday and hanging out with Steve afterwards and on Saturday, I probably spent less time at the con than I have in past years. There was still plenty of rummaging through the half-off bins as well as the four panels I attended, and fun was had in these activities. […]
There has been some consternation over the fact that America Chavez has not been given a solo series over at Marvel yet. Well, her creators have decided to take matters into their own hands over at Image. Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta — Wait, you didn’t think I meant Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie after […]
So, how about that Frank Cho walking of his job of providing variant covers for Greg Rucka’s “Wonder Woman” run? I was tempted to take the artist’s side at first since I feel he gets a lot of flack for having a style where all the women default to “sexy” and the various “Outrage!” sketch […]
As I write this, Comic-Con is almost upon us. That means there are all sorts of announcements, official and otherwise, about upcoming titles from the major publishers hitting the internet. In the case of Dark Horse, that includes “Ether” a five-issue miniseries from writer Matt Kindt and artist David Rubin about an inter-dimensional explorer whose […]
Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo (with his loyal army of inkers) are ideally suited to tackling the adventures of Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme. The writer, through his runs on “Wolverine and the X-Men” and “Thor,” has shown that he knows how to handle the strangest parts of this shared universe, tossing off the most over-the-top details […]
If you were expecting Inio Asano’s story of adolescent love, loss, and ANGST to get any happier with this second volume, then I’d bet this is the first of his manga you’ve read. In that case, congratulations on taking the plunge! Much like real life, however, vol. 2 shows that this series is going to […]
Comics lost a great talent earlier this year with the passing of Darwyn Cooke. He was an impeccable storyteller with an art style that may have appeared to be rooted in another era, yet effortlessly tapped into the iconic nature of whatever he was drawing. For a lot of people, “The New Frontier” is his […]
One night while walking home from a dinner date, Paul Dini was mugged and beaten within an inch of his life. Twenty-three years later, he decided to turn the story of the attack, his life at the time, and eventual recovery into a graphic novel with art from someone who is no stranger to Batman’s […]