Manga and Comic Reviews
Twenty-one years ago seven identical sons were born to virgin mothers across the world. This was seen as a sign that the Second Coming was at hand and that God’s Son would soon walk the Earth again. However, none of them immediately displayed any divine gifts, so the question as to which one was actually […]
“Salutation Street” used to be a popular show on public television where kids learned life lessons from puppets and their human friends. At least it was until a Supreme Court ruling expanded the rights of corporations into actual personhood, giving them the chance to vote themselves into office, and privatize EVERYTHING about America. Now the […]
Now that the great reading mix-up of 2023 is over with, we can get back to normal service with this series. At least in terms of reading order. As implied at the end of vol. 12, vol. 13 begins with a twenty-year time jump all the way to 2017. That’s where we’re introduced to Seiichi’s […]
While this is branded as “The Sandman Universe” it’s actually the first in a series-of-miniseries about the nightmare known as the Corinthian. It comes to us from writer James Tynion IV who has had a very… uneven track record in my book. At his best, he’s capable of making truly weird setups accessible and fascinating […]
It’s the near future, and wouldn’t you know it but America is involved in another armed conflict in Syria. The difference this time is that most of the conflict is being done with drones – insect-looking recon machines and humanoid ones doing the actual fighting. Everything is going just as you’d expect until something odd […]
All things considered, things are going well for Jessica Jones at the start of this story. Her biggest problems are dealing with caffeine withdrawal and trying to figure out what lipstick to wear for her wedding to Luke Cage. Then Daredevil drops by, almost begging Jessica to testify on behalf of his latest client at […]
I was expecting the upward trend in quality represented by the stories presented in the first volume to continue here. The idea is that Fujimoto was getting better with each new manga he made, right? “22-26” shows that wasn’t quite the case and the quality of a creator’s work doesn’t follow a straight line. However, […]
Daniel Warren Johnson is one of the best artists in comics. Full stop. Not only does he bring a lot of detail to every page that he draws, but there’s an incredible energy to it all as well. Whether it’s a war-torn science fantasy civilization, heavy metal imagery invading real life, or the heroes of […]
This is a reprint of a two-part miniseries from the 90’s (plus a “Dark Horse Presents” short from 2015), back when Frank Miller could regularly be counted on to produce quality work – whether he was writing or illustrating. He’s doing the former here, paired up with artistic sensation Geoff Darrow as the two channel […]
“Defenders: There Are No Rules” was an entertaining high-concept miniseries from writer Al Ewing and artist Javier Rodriguez that saw the team traveling back in time through the conceptual ages of the Marvel Universe. It was successful enough that we’re now graced with its follow-up, “Beyond,” that sees Adam “Blue Marvel” Brashear leading an even […]