Manga and Comic Reviews
It took me a while (and an Amazon sale) to get onboard with the “G.I. Joe” side of the Energon Universe. While “Void Rivals” and “Transformers” had made nods to it in the past, it was easy enough to put off actually reading the miniseries that preceded the ongoing title early on. When it became […]
After twenty volumes the truth behind Arslan’s parentage comes out. It likely won’t surprise anyone who’s been reading the series up to this point, but it does prompt a change in the title character. Now he’s more determined than ever to become the Shah of Pars. Before he can do that, he’ll need to recover […]
When the creators of a cult hit comic series hit up their friends to contribute to an anthology series about it, you don’t expect the contributors to be bigger names than the people who created it. In the case of “Minor Threats” co-creators Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, they’ve accumulated a lot of friends while […]
In the aftermath of “Venom War,” Meridus was defeated, Venom was separated from Dylan Brock and disappeared, and Eddie Brock and Carnage were both grievously injured. Sensing that Eddie had too much to live for, Carnage offered to bond with him so long as he’d provide victims for the symbiote every so often. Eddie agreed […]
It finally happened: Doctor Doom has taken over the world! Now that this has happened, the Fantastic Four are going to… keep their heads down and try to manage what he throws at them as best as they can? Maybe things are different in the main “One World Under Doom” series, but they’re not taking […]
Oinokami High’s hockey team is about to play their first game! It’s in Sapporo against Sekka High School which is notorious for all of the white-tracksuited delinquents that attend it. Before they get there, however, the team will have to deal with more training from their eccentric coach, angsting about what their future will bring, […]
Slade Slaymaker loves bugs just like his dad did. This is in spite of the fact that his dad died because of them and set his brother Syd against them as a result. Now he, his brother, and mother have moved into their dad’s old house and are trying to get it back in shape. […]
You know how the story goes: A kindly couple in the midwest finds a baby with powers in a strange capsule that crashed on Earth and raises him according to their values. Cut to 50 years later and now the world has become a religious fascism with those who unquestioningly believe in its leader living […]
Longtime readers will know that I’ve become choosy about what Mignolaverse stories I pick up these days. With the majority of them coming out in $25 hardcovers with slim page counts, it feels like a dicier proposition to pick up every one that comes out in the hopes that it’ll deliver the kind of winning […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Mortal Thor vol. 1: No Gods, No Masters On one hand, it’s a little disheartening to see Marvel relaunch an ongoing run with a new #1 as it implies that what was going on before wasn’t quite working and that it really needed a sales boost. On the other, I appreciate that […]