Manga and Comic Reviews
I realize that my reviews of the past couple of volumes of this series have harped on one particular issue. That the series, entertaining as it is, didn’t seem to have a direction or gameplan for what it wants to do besides showcasing the questionable decisions made by great scientists and men of power. Until […]
If you came here for all the preludes to the title event you could want, then you’re not going to be disappointed! Really, with the exception of the two issues of “Amazing” collected here, all of the stories work to set up a different aspect of “Spider-Verse.” Most of them introduce us to new characters […]
“Convergence” is upon us! The fill-in-as-event has arrived and normal service in the DCU has been interrupted for this and the following month with the weekly series continuing here and the first half of some forty-odd two-part miniseries kicking off as well. I won’t lie, there are several miniseries that I’m interested in, but I […]
“This is the story of how my parents split up.” Reading Hazel’s narration at the end of the first issue in this collection is a great way to put a damper on your enthusiasm for the rest of it. After all, wasn’t this series billed as a family struggling against a galaxy that wants them […]
The fun thing about having the Image Expo earlier this month is that several of the titles announced are having their first issues solicited here. It makes them seem less far off than originally announced, you know. There’s still a ton of other titles that we’ll have to wait for later this year to get […]
Barring a spectacular last-minute turn-around, I think it’s safe to say that Brian Wood’s latest creator-owned series is going to finish without ever having lived up to its potential. The story of environmentalists trying to survive and hold onto their beliefs in a post-environmental crash world was certainly a promising setup. Yet Wood kicked things […]
This may not surprise anyone, but yesterday’s article started off as the intro to this post. At around the third paragraph I realized that it wasn’t going to fit here anymore. That said, on with the picks! Uncanny Inhumans #0: One more reason why “Secret Wars” isn’t going to prompt a Marvel Reboot. After all, […]
The big news this week was that the Marvel Universe will end with the upcoming “Secret Wars” event. Except it won’t really as the series will be about the Battleworld that consists of characters from lots of different alternate universes and previous Marvel events. It’s by Hickman with art from Esad Ribic and is also […]
Make of this what you will: Last week, Kodansha Comics announced several new manga licenses. Of particular interest to me was “Die Wergelder,” a new manga from “Blade of the Immortal” creator Hiroaki Samura. This is notable because it’s his first series to not be published by Dark Horse. In addition to the mangaka’s signature […]
As this wound up making a last-minute arrival on my “Best of 2014” list, I figured it was due for some elaboration on just why that happened. It’s a mature work of erotic fiction that skillfully fleshes out the personalities of its two female leads in a respectful, intelligent… “WAIT! DON’T LEAVE YET! THIS BOOK […]