Manga and Comic Reviews
…off to a pretty good start. Last night’s premiere wasn’t mind-blowingly awesome, but it was suitably entertaining for a series that aims to give us a more grounded view of the Marvel Universe on a weekly basis. It’s not going to be all-superheroes all the time, as the pilot makes clear. The focus is on […]
If seeing junior high kids die after piloting the giant mecha Zearth has been enough drama to sustain this series over eight volumes, then showing us how their sole elementary school pilot accepts her fate should be even more dramatic. Right? That’s only partly true here. As we found out at the end of the […]
When we last left Garth Ennis’ MAX incarnation of Nick Fury he was fighting for French interests in the country everyone would later come to know as Vietnam and escaping Cuba after a botched attempt on Fidel Castro’s life. Not only is this the story of one man who lusts for combat and the means […]
I’ve written before about how great expectations can really affect my enjoyment of a given work. Brian Vaughan, Kaoru Mori, and Ed Brubaker have all found themselves on the receiving end of this sentiment at some point. “Tropic of the Sea,” is a special case. You see, this is the longest manga work from Satoshi […]
Consider this the beginning of the end for Hiroaki Samura’s epic. With Shira out of the way in spectacular fashion, the narrative now shifts back to Habaki Kagimura and his Rokki-dan’s efforts to wipe out the rest of the Itto-ryu and the maverick sword school’s work to counter that. That’s made clear as the bulk […]
So there was an article on Bleeding Cool last week talking about a new way for publisher marketshare to be measured that Marvel and Dark Horse have been pushing for. This new system would track retail share per item sold by Diamond. So rather than just a flat percent for “unit share” and “dollar share,” […]
Is there an upside to all of the creative turmoil over at DC these days? There is if you’re Brian Bendis. Not only did he snag Kevin Maguire to do the issue of “Guardians of the Galaxy” shipping this month, but the man has apparently convinced J.H. Williams III to come do something for the […]
There are those comics you read that give you a specific idea of how they should be translated into other media. Like this one would make a great movie, or this one would be a fantastic videogame. Others tend to provoke a specialized version of this response; such as, this one would make a fantastic […]
As I said before, the first volume of this series, titled “The Strange Talent of Luther Strode,” was “‘Kick-Ass’ done right.” Of course it also ended with the main character losing almost everything and everyone important to him and then going on to fake his death via “suicide by cop.” It doesn’t exactly set things […]
“Ten Grand” by J. Michael Straczynski and Ben Templesmith has been one of Image’s biggest launches this year, spurred on by the reputations of its creators. However, a good launch doesn’t guarantee long-term success — one only needs to look at how fast the Kirkman/Liefeld collaboration “The Infinite” sunk in four issues. While overall quality […]