Manga and Comic Reviews
Outside of the Punisher, seeing Garth Ennis write a major superhero doesn’t inspire much confidence these days. Most of that is down to his status as writer and co-creator of “The Boys” which made his contempt for the genre and most of its characters explicit as well as the fact that he effectively graduated from […]
You know who we haven’t seen in a while? The twins Laila and Lely and their husbands Sarm and Sami. We’re reintroduced to them as the girls are being their usual energetic selves and making the repair of their roof more of a hassle than it should be for their husbands. Everyone’s attention is subsequently […]
Contrary to what I thought last time, the previous volume was not the penultimate volume… Saya was not in a good place when we last saw her. The good news is that Marcus showed up to not just nurse her back to health, but to also finally help her get revenge on her dirtbag yakuza […]
The gimmick behind “The Defenders” has always been that it’s the team of superheroes that were forced to be together. Usually it’s by some kind of magic, and that’s the case here after Doctor Strange summons a group of heroes to stop the threat of one Carlo Zolta after he’s sent traveling through time by […]
You can’t keep a good revival down, and that’s why we’ve been graced with a second “season” of this series from co-writers Paul Dini and Alan Burnett. As the first season saw the integration of characters like the Red Hood and Deathstroke into the “Batman: The Animated Series” continuity and style, this time The Court […]
Vol. 21 gave off clear “beginning of the end” vibes. Vibes which were confirmed when it was announced that the series would be ending with the release of its 28th volume. It also marked the first time in the series where I felt that the drama overwhelmed the comedy. Not that the drama was bad […]
It doesn’t seem like Mr. Wen is having a bad day, at first. We see him making his way through Vancouver out to a remote point in the countryside as he deals with inconveniences both minor and eccentric. The rain. Trying to find a pack of his favorite cigarettes. Bumping into a guy at the […]
The story of Keyhouse and the current generation of the Locke family wrapped up quite well in “Locke & Key’s” sixth volume “Alpha & Omega.” That hasn’t stopped writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez from creating new stories set in the same universe. They’ve just been doing it whenever they have a good idea […]
In issue #75 of “The Walking Dead,” Robert Kirkman made good on a promise to a letter-writer he answered in issue #2 of the series. That’s when he promised… ALIENS! Which is why issue #75 featured an out-of-continuity backup story illustrated by “Invincible” artist Ryan Ottley where Rick Grimes woke up in a sci-fi version […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Monstress vol. 7: Devourer Am I excited for this volume? You damn well better believe it! Writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda have created a beautiful, intricate, well-thought-out fantasy epic with memorable characters and a story that continues to surprise me with where it goes. My admiration of this series was re-ignited […]