Manga and Comic Reviews
It’s all about putting the pieces in place with this volume. As the title implies, this volume is the lead up to the main event that is “War of the Realms” and Jason Aaron still has some setting up to do. So it’s time to check in with the likes of Angela, Roz Solomon, Dario […]
(What, no podcast? John and my schedules didn’t line up over the weekend, or during the week. But don’t worry, my thoughts on Bendis’ start at DC will be here this time next week. In the meantime…) It’s the end of an era as this is the last volume of “Usagi Yojimbo” which will be […]
I know what you’re all thinking: Between this and “Lando: Double or Nothing” which is the better comic inspired by “Solo: A Star Wars Story?” Wait. You weren’t asking that? None of you were asking that!? Well, I guess it’s not hard to guess why, especially after this miniseries doesn’t really tell us anything that […]
If you don’t think that Margaret Atwood can do whatever she wants at this point in her career, then consider this: She’s following up her science-fantasy series “Angel Catbird” with “War Bears,” an intimate look at the Canadian comics scene during WWII. We see it through the eyes of one Alain Zurakowski — half Quebecois, […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Curse Words vol. 5: Fairy-Tale Ending Is it a series about a really bad wizard learning to become a good one? Or just one who can downplay his worst impulses to get what he wants? Or is it none of the above? Vol. 4 left off with Wizord at the mercy of those […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Immortal Hulk vol. 5: Breaker of Worlds Collecting issues #21-25, the last of which is also featured in these solicitations. It’s also given a rather final-sounding solicit as the story is described as taking place at the heat death of the universe. No points for guessing who’s there to see the Ninth Cosmos […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Grendel: Devil’s Odyssey #1 (of 8) I didn’t expect this: Matt Wagner is returning to his other signature creation to push it forward. After the prose/illustrated novel “Past Prime” took “Grendel” to its farthest point in the future, Wagner left it there for a decade. He spent that decade looking into the past […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer #1 Oh, it’s a new series from DC featuring John Constantine… Wait, it’s under “The Sandman Universe Presents” banner. So that means it’s a Mature Readers book that’s going to take place in the same shared continuity as the long-running “Hellblazer” series! And it’s even going to be […]
Marvel’s “Endgame” victory lap and its unveiling of “Phase 4.” The future of “The Walking Dead” on TV and on film. The final “Game of Thrones” panel with the cast. I went to none of the panels that featured these things. As is the case with all of the Comic-Cons that I attend, my focus […]
I wasn’t expecting to say that Gabriel Hardman, who helped give us the underwhelming “Star Wars: Legacy” sequel series, would give us a better “Aliens” series than James Stokoe, but here we are. “Dust to Dust” is a kid’s-eye view of a Xenomorph outbreak on a far-off colony planet. Young Maxon wakes up to chaos […]