Manga and Comic Reviews
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Void Rivals vol. 1: More Than Meets the Eye I, like a lot of other readers, rolled my eyes when this series promised the start of an incredible shared universe when it was first solicited back in April. We’ve heard that kind of promise before, and while I’m in the tank for Robert […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Star Wars: Dark Droids & Star Wars: Darth Vader by Greg Pak vol. 8 – Dark Droids Wherein a corrupting force known as the Scourge infects the droids across the known galaxy, causing them to rise up against their meatbag masters in revolt. It’s not a bad setup for a “Star Wars” event, […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Helen of Wyndhorn #1 (of 6) When a big-name creator shows up at Dark Horse these days, it’s usually for one of three reasons: They’ve been given their own imprint within the company (Kevin Smith, Stan Sakai, Eric Powell, Matt Kindt). They’re being published because of a deal with another publisher (Scott Snyder). […]
Have you ever wondered just how the superhero class system employed by the Hero Society came into being for this series? Vol. 26 has you covered in that regard as we learn that there were originally only Class C, B, and A-level heroes at the start of the Society’s founding. S-rank was established after it […]
I’ve been enjoying Simon Spurrier’s take on the adventures of Nightcrawler and Legion as they’ve carved out their own brand of hopeful existence on Krakoa. I’ve also wondered if I’ve been in the minority here as this tale has been told in piecemeal through three different titles: One volume of “Way of X,” two volumes […]
How’s this for a setup: Imagine a world where the air is poisonous and everyone has to wear a special mask in order to breathe while they’re outdoors. It’s all due to some vaguely explained accident decades ago and nobody’s been able to find a cure for it yet. In the meantime, people have adjusted […]
Jack Xavier had it all as Crossjack. A superhero with the power to be skilled with whatever weapon he uses (except bows) he had fame and fortune as a member of the superhero team known as Third Gen. Until it all came crashing down and he was kicked off the team. Without anywhere else to […]
Breast-Milk Homeless Man fights the Foreign Schlong-Slicer. The high school student who tried to steal a bra with his drone has to confront his crime. Kawado goes into the vulgar particulars of her job while also revealing she’s connected to one of the most significant ninja incidents in recent history. An abused little girl gets […]
…really quickly, in fact. That vol. 6 took really long to come in stock, along with my own reading backlog means you get to find out how things pick up from the potentially game-changing previous volume. The answer is “pretty well,” but may not for the reasons you’d normally expect. This is because “Unbound Force” […]
Pak’s run on this title has been uneven, to say the least. While the first volume didn’t impress, the second one did, and the quality has been seesawing back and forth between these posts ever since. Never quite good enough to stand alongside previous “Darth Vader” series, yet never bad enough to get me to […]