Manga and Comic Reviews
Now this isn’t a “real” volume of “B.P.R.D.” in the sense that it doesn’t continue the ongoing story of the bureau’s fight against the frogs. What it is, is a collection of four one-shots (and a story from “MySpace Dark Horse Presents”) that were published in between the various miniseries that have writers Mike Mignola […]
After I enjoyed “Heavy Liquid” so much, my next order of business was to pick up Paul Pope’s other graphic novel for Vertigo “100%.” Ultimately I think the decision over which one is better comes down to personal preference (I liked the more focused story and action in “Heavy Liquid”) but both are worth your […]
The most interesting news for me that came out of the C2E2 convention was that Carla Speed McNeil was signing up with Dark Horse. This means that DH will now be publishing her long-running series “Finder,” first self-published as single issues, then as a webcomic, starting with a new volume “Voices” in February followed by […]
What I originally started writing here has snowballed into something larger that I’ll want to get off my chest at some point. For now, reviews: The Bronx Kill: The latest from DC’s Vertigo Crime imprint. I said in a podcast not too long ago that I didn’t think this line was long for the world, […]
So the big news of last week was the announcement of Fantagraphics’ new manga line, edited by Matt Thorn. While Fantagraphics is most well known for publishing some of the most innovative and challenging graphic novels of the past few decades, Thorn’s presence means that the line is in good hands. Not only is he […]
Marvel revealed their solicitations for May a few weeks ago and there was one bit of news there that I found particularly interesting. I doubt that it would surprise most people that they’re going to start adapting the rest of Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” novels, and while Robin Furth (plot) and Peter David (script) will […]
If there’s one thing the people over at Dark Horse love, it’s anthologies. The publisher’s initial title and signature series for many years was an anthology series titled, appropriately enough, “Dark Horse Presents.” Many of its signature series got their start here including “The Mask,” “Sin City” and “Hellboy.” I believe “The Goon” also had […]
After taking the time out to focus on USM last time, there’s been a considerable amount of stuff piling up for me to look at. Without further ado… Chew vol. 1: Taster’s Choice: I can’t tell you what a relief it is to read the words “sold-out surprise hit comic” on the back cover and […]
For some reason Marvel would have you believe that this is the last volume of “Ultimate Spider-Man.” It says as much on the back of the book, and there’s a credits page at the end acknowledging all of the people who have worked on the series since its inception. I can only assume that Marvel […]
First post of the new year… and I’m still waiting for the first comics of the new year to show up. I was expecting to have the new Vertigo Crime GN, “The Chill” by Jason Starr, and the first volume of “The Unwritten” by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, but Amazon doesn’t have them shipping […]