Manga and Comic Reviews
Viz announced a lot of new licenses this week and only one really stood out to me. Come December, they’ll release the first volume of “Master Keaton,” an Urasawa work that pre-dates “Monster” and “20th Century Boys.” It’s about the adventures of one Taichi Hiraga-Keaton, an archaeologist who also works as a part-time insurance investigator. […]
Years ago, when I heard that Hideaki Anno married Moyoco Anno my first thought was, “How the hell did that happen?” He’s the director of “Evangelion” and a hardcore otaku. She’s the author of josei manga such as “Flowers & Bees,” “Sakuran” and “Hataraki Man” which feature strong-willed (sometimes to the point of frightening) female […]
Things start off quite strong for this latest volume of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ supernatural horror noir series. In the present, Nicholas Lash uses his time in jail to make some interesting discoveries about his uncle’s book before a meeting with his lawyer opens up an even fresher hell for him to fall into. […]
In the world of “Revival,” the characters who have mysteriously returned from the dead feel nothing. They may look and appear human (well, save for the bloody tears they cry when they get agitated), but they now lack the capacity to feel emotion as we’re reminded again in this volume. I bring it up now […]
This title occupies an interesting liminal space on my reading list. It’s not quite good enough that I’d miss it if it went on “hiatus” like other Dark Horse manga, yet it’s not quite bad enough that I’m tempted to stop reading it. Whenever I see that a new volume is solicited, I pick it […]
I know this came out several months back and that it has since been followed by two more volumes. The thing is now that my copy of “Infinity” has arrived, I figured it’s time to go back and offer my thoughts on it in the interest of having my thoughts on all of Hickman’s run […]
It’s time to once again BEHOLD THE POWER OF KICKSTARTER with something that I contributed to. This was a multi-book project that, in addition to the title of this post, also saw Osamu Tezuka’s “Unico” and “Atomcat” translated into English as well. Of the three, “Unico” represents the most solid read as “Triton” goes on […]
If you like this title for the pervasive weirdness it offers up, then you might be just a little disappointed by vol. 3. Oh, there’s plenty of interesting sights to behold, like the multitude of various Johns we see on Earth. Big ones, tall ones, small ones built for pleasure, ones with multiple faces, symbiotic […]
We’re in the title’s home stretch as there’s only one more volume to go. With the final conflicts looming, mangaka Mohiro Kitoh takes a break from the mecha battles and focuses almost exclusively on the personal journey the two remaining pilots, Jun and Yoko, take to give closure to the families of the children who […]
You know, it occurred to me earlier today that with “Miracleman” now being republished by Marvel are there any other great series from the 80’s still waiting to be collected? One comes to mind: “Rom: Spaeceknight.” Originally a tie-in to a long-forgotten toy, “Rom” transcended its roots to become an epic about one man who […]