Manga and Comic Reviews
The Cates/Stegman (and friends) run was the first time I followed the ongoing adventures of Eddie Brock and his symbiote. In case anyone has forgotten, I was thoroughly entertained by that “Venom” series, particularly in the way that it served to build up the main character arc by arc and while also making major changes […]
Let me quote directly from the description of this series on its back cover: “Trapped and separated by an apocalyptic rainfall, Mike and Clara, devoted husband and wife, have sworn to find their way back to one another. But they quickly discover that the rain – and their predicament – is not what it seems. […]
With “Fables” having been away for a while now, it’s not surprising that publisher DC and series creator Bill Willingham decided to reintroduce the series with a crossover. The setup here is that Batman has been investigating a series of murders throughout Gotham that look like they were done by a giant animal. Meanwhile, Bigby […]
Ms. Whitaker is your average old widow in England, living a quiet life with her own simple routine. A routine which involves stopping by the local thrift shop each Thursday after collecting her pension. It’s on her latest trip there that she discovers the Holy Grail on sale under a fur coat for a steal […]
Walter is a serial killer. We’re not told how many people he’s killed over the years, but it’s certainly enough for him to have a signature thing he associates with his kills. That would be how he associates each of them with a unique song. His best friend (in his own mind), a retired FBI […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #1 (of 8) This just goes to show you can’t keep a good superheroes-as-zombies franchise down. Of course, there were hints that “Dead Planet” wasn’t going to be the end of it. The biggest being that an Anti-Life infected Darkseid was still left in play at the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Step by Bloody Step There is a girl with no name and no memory. She’s walking through a fantasy world plagued by the terrors of the wilderness and civilization. Except that she’s not alone. She’s accompanied by an armored giant who’s protecting her from any and all threats. Why is the giant doing […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: X-Men: Red by Al Ewing vol. 1 I know that I put the first two issues of this series here back in January, but my excitement for this series has only grown since then. That’s mainly due to the fact that I finally got around to reading vol. 2 of “S.W.O.R.D.” in the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! vol. 4 Editor Carl Horn mentioned that Dark Horse had licensed vols. 4 & 5 of this series in the afterword to vol. 3. So while it’s not surprising to see this volume here, it’s still very reassuring. (On that note, there’s a Dark Horse Manga panel at […]
When creators Christopher Cantwell and Martin Morazzo left Luna Brewster post-surgery at the end of vol. 2, it felt like it could work as an ending for the series. The assumption being that her mental issues would get better as she recovered and was surrounded by family. We find out that was not the case […]