Manga and Comic Reviews
Given what I said about the first volume, the cover to this one had a genuine, “All my worst fears CONFIRMED!” vibe to it. It was to my surprise that vol. 2 is actually something of a step in the right direction for this series. Things kick off with a no-holds-barred lesson in swordplay from […]
Coming out of the ComicsPro retailer event this week was news that June 4th is going to be “Dark Horse Day” in celebration of the company’s 30th anniversary. Retailers are being offered discounts on key titles in the company’s backlist as well as a sampler to be handed out to their customers for free. This […]
Well, we know what “Rebirth” is now. A series of one-shots followed by rolling relaunches of the company’s entire line — except for “Action Comics” and “Detective Comics” which will return to their original numbering — starting with a one-shot before the ongoing monthly, or twice-monthly, series kicks off. Effectively marking the end of the […]
It’s very hard not to feel cynical about the concept behind this miniseries. Even if the sales on his solo title(s) have leveled off over the past few years, Wolverine still remains an A-list character in comics and film. Not only is the third (and now possibly R-rated) “Wolverine” film in development, it has taken […]
The reason I’m combining these two volumes into one review is that there’s not much more to say about them beyond the fact that they continue the title’s great mix of action, comedy, and strangeness. Yet they still have some memorable parts to them as well. Vol. 7’s involves Class E’s most elaborate plan yet […]
As I said in the podcast, it was really hard not to enjoy the first volume of “Star Wars” from writer Jason Aaron, with art for those issues provided by John Cassaday. The problem was that after throwing in the big guns — A showdown with Darth Vader! Boba Fett vs. Luke Skywalker on Tatooine! […]
Vol. 3? Yes, the original two volumes of “War Stories” were originally released through Vertigo as a series of eight one-shots well over a decade ago. This was when I was going through a phase of picking up single issues and they’re all in my collection in that form. Those one-shots represent the first “pure” […]
There are two complementary story threads here, both dealing with the titular organization. Over sea and ice, Baltimore and his group of followers travel to St. Petersburg to find a coven of witches with ties to the Red King. What they find is a city enslaved by fear and magic that has already managed to […]
Its critics said the Ultimate Universe would never last, and fifteen years later they were proven right. Took a while, though. That’s because for the majority of its run, the Ultimate Universe stood as an inventive reinvention of the Marvel Universe that kept throwing out new twists with each arc of its ongoing titles and […]
First off, let me extend my gratitude to Vertical for supplying me with another fix of Inio Asano. It’s been almost two years since “Nijigahara Holograph” came out and I was starting to get antsy. Kudos to Viz as well, with their forthcoming two-in-one releases of “Goodnight, Punpun” starting next month. But what about this […]