Manga and Comic Reviews
Above-the-Board Recommendation: I Hate This Place vol. 2 It took multiple tries, but writer Kyle Starks, this time with artist Artyom Topilin, finally delivered a series that made it past its first volume. Granted, it’s wrapping up with this volume, but as someone who is still disappointed that “Assassin Nation” didn’t get a second outing […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Operation Sunshine #1 Being a vampire can suck. For a small group of young bloodsuckers, it sucks so much that they’ve been trying to find a way to make themselves human again. They think they’ve found a way to do it, too. All they have to do is steal a magical object from […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #1 “This. Sounds. Ridiculous,” were my first thoughts upon seeing this solicitation. Ridiculousness isn’t a bad thing, however, as it can stand out like a shining beacon in a sea of utter sameness. Make of that what you will. My only concern here is whether or not […]
I said last time that I was ready for some actual movement on the conflict between the Nanyang Alliance and the Federation after the last few volumes of ping-ponging setup between both sides. Vol. 19 has this to offer instead: More setup! While I should complain about it, what we get here is actually quite […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Immortal X-Men vol. 3 Yeah, this is an obvious choice… but I really liked vol. 2. It just did a great job of bringing Kieron Gillen’s run into focus while offering some real surprises, clever stories, and lots of Mister Sinister being a Complete/Silly/Magnificent Bastard. Vol. 3 picks up after the “Sins of […]
This is a sequel to a British fantasy movie that came out over 40 years ago that I’ve never seen. Why did I pick it up? Because it’s written by Garth Ennis and features art from 2000 A.D. stalwart Henry Flint, which suggests a certain standard of quality. The two are even courteous enough to […]
I wasn’t expecting to attend Comic-Con this year. The time away from it as a result of the pandemic had broken me of the habit of going and I was content to let it remain that way. Unless the convention offered me a compelling enough reason to attend. Which it did — something observant and […]
There’s still plenty of insanity to be had in this series as “Golden Wind” heads into its home stretch. Not only do we see how Doppio manages to outwit the assassin Risotto, but he even manages to get close enough to Bucciarati at just the right time to slip under his guard. Giorno also gets […]
Vol. 1 was an entertaining read, no question about it. Writer Kieron Gillen and artists Lucas Werneck and Michele Bandini did a great job telling relatively self-contained stories where each issue focused on a different member of the Quiet Council of Krakora. The only real issue I had was that there didn’t seem to be […]
The year is 1944 and Japan still has control of most of East Asia. They’re planning to control more of it as British Intelligence has learned that an offensive into India via Burma is in the offing. However, the Allied Forces have a plan. They’re going to air drop the largest force they can behind […]