Manga and Comic Reviews
It turns out that the third volume of “Rat Queens” did represent the beginning of the end for that series. Just not in the way that I thought it would. While issue #16 came out a couple weeks ago, word came out from artist Tess Fowler a couple weeks ago that she was being pushed […]
Well, vol. 7 really left me feeling that this series had gone off the rails with its focus on Madarame’s Harem. Like all good(?) harem stories, it had several of the series’ female characters positioned as romantic interests for the man but precious little explanation as to why they felt that way. This is even […]
Two volumes in and I’m not feeling as nearly involved as I should be for what’s effectively being billed as the last “ElfQuest” story. Part of that’s due to the large sense of disconnect that comes with jumping into this without being caught up on the saga’s history beforehand. That may change when Dark Horse […]
Well, the first two volumes had their endings derailed by the old “talking killer” trope. Did writer Antony Johnston go for the hat trick with this third volume of his and artist Justin Greenwood’s sci-fi police series? No he did not, and that just one reason why this is the best volume of “The Fuse” […]
What the hell happened here!? I’ve enjoyed the Brian Posehn/Gerry Duggan run of “Deadpool” for a while now and was looking forward to what the soft relaunch had to offer. Yeah, Posehn was no longer going to be co-writing it, but his real job is as a stand-up comedian/actor. Surely leaving the comic in the […]
Parker Industries has gone global! What was once a struggling startup has now become the hottest new name in cutting-edge consumer technology. After all these years Peter Parker has finally managed to not only have a new business venture that didn’t immediately blow up in his face, but become a worldwide success as well. Also, […]
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the most important Dark Horse manga release of the year. Why is that? Well, let me ask you something: When was the last time you saw Dark Horse release a new manga that wasn’t a) from an established creator, b) a spinoff from a popular anime or videogame, or c) […]
Yeah, it’s been an Image-centric weekend over here. My backlog of their titles just keeps piling up for some reason. I still have the third volume of “The Fuse” to tackle at some point, and I swear I’ll get around to doing either a podcast or a review of the third volume of “The Fade […]
Brian K. Vaughan has said that he tries to work out all of his issues with the world through his comics. So if “Y: The Last Man” represents his thoughts on gender politics, “Ex Machina” is general politics, “Pride of Baghdad” is the Second Iraq War, and “Saga” is parenthood, then what is he dealing […]
Savor this volume because it might be a while before we see the next one. I’d like to think that Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra have invested enough into “The Manhattan Projects” to let things end here. Though it does little to advance the overall story of the many scientists wrapped up in this saga, […]