Manga and Comic Reviews
The first volume of this Jason Aaron-written series about young love in the post-apocalyptic era was fine for what it was, up to a point. If you were in sync with the writer’s sensibilities then seeing hardened former Wasteland Ranger Mezzy and eccentric inventor Maceo find themselves in this harsh world was good fun. Then […]
It’s more like “The Adventures Conclude” as this volume is billed as the finale for this series which sought to offer more stories within the setting of “Batman: The Animated Series.” So, what does it have to offer? Two opening one-offs as Batman gets involved with protecting a hired killer from the mafia’s vengeance, and […]
Vol. 1 wasn’t quite the home run I was expecting for the start of this talented writer’s run. However, the promise of seeing North tackle Doctor Doom was more than enough to get me to come back for this volume. So how’d he do? Pretty good with an issue that starts off as clever misdirection […]
After slaying the legendary ship-killing dragon known as Typhon, there’s only one thing left for the crews of the Plana Grava and Quin Zaza to do: Carve it up, split the bounty, and have Mika make some dragon hamburg steak with the leftovers. Oh, and for Jiro to get into a fight with his way-too-carefree […]
The Synmar Utopica is back! And he’s got his eyes set on taking all of Earth for himself. Before he can do that, though, he’ll have to take on the Justice League… and the United Order, the peacekeeping force of the United Planets. While this is going on, Green Arrow and Black Canary find their […]
Back in vol. 1, “Leaping Into the Light,” Dick Grayson announced that he was going to use the fortune he inherited from Alfred Pennyworth to uplift his adopted community of Bludhaven. In this volume he learns about the dangers of trying to do so when its resident crimelord, Roland “Blockbuster” Desmond, puts out a hit […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Get Fury #1 (of 5) Part of me wonders if this falls into the same category of nostalgia comics being published by Marvel these days. I’m talking about the ones written by old standbys of the company like Chris Claremont, J.M. DeMatteis, Peter David, and the like which explore old corners of continuity […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus vol. 6 Thanks for making the choice for this spot easy this month, Dark Horse. Carl Horn said this volume was coming this year at last Fanime, so it’s good to finally see it in these solicitations. Among the things we have to look forward to in […]
It appears that I should’ve waited until the release of this volume before posting my thoughts on this series so far. That’s because it contains the last bit of the manga adapted for the anime as Ruby, former genius child actor Kana, and Youtuber Mem-cho – who is hot off the success of “Let’s Fall […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Flash vol. 1: Strange Attractor Simon Spurrier and Mainstream Superhero Comics haven’t always been a great fit. Marvel gets a lot of credit for giving the man multiple miniseries and ongoing titles to work with, and while they were generally quite good, his most successful stint came nearly a decade ago with […]