Manga and Comic Reviews
Writer Kelly Thompson and artist Meredith McClaren’s “Heart in a Box” was one of my favorite titles last year. Re-issued in a new edition from Dark Horse, it took what sounded like a predictable setup – girl gives away her heart for peace of mind, comes to regret it, embarks on quest to get heart […]
Jack Lynch wasn’t the best agent the C.I.A. had, but he was on track to have a productive career. Then he wound up in a Russian prison after one mission went bad and then spent the next couple of decades either behind a desk or doing the kind of boring jobs that they give to […]
Actor Luke Indiana played assassination android X-9 for ten of “Rogue Nebula’s” twelve seasons and amassed a sizeable cult following for his efforts. Enough to get him steady work as a guest of honor at conventions, if not a successful acting career following it. While the effort of interacting with fans who clearly adore him […]
Alita and Yunie were kidnapped by the monstrosity known as Gyapollo near the end of the previous volume. They’re now captives of Jakoleva and the kids she’s kept around for her own experiments are thinking about using them for target practice. But who is this battle-happy cyborg who has a mad-on for Keun the Kaufman? […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Batman/Superman: World’s Finest vol. 1 – The Devil Nezha Finally available in softcover. Mark Waid’s career has been one of ups and downs that best resembles a sine wave that has been going on for decades now. It shows that you should never count him out, and his recent resurgence at DC, starting […]
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 […]