Manga and Comic Reviews
Daniel Warren Johnson is one of the best artists working in comics today. Full stop. In addition to bringing an incredible level of detail to his art, he also brings a visceral energy to his action scenes and an impressive sense of scale that makes you wish that you could see his art on the […]
Vol. 1 of this series was another one of those collections where it felt like it was one big first issue, setting the stage for future stories involving professional criminal Saffron Chu. In writer John Layman and artist Dan Boultwood’s defense it was all good setup, which is why I’m writing about vol. 2 now. […]
“Mr. Higgins Comes Home” found Mike Mignola in a humorous mood as he co-wrote the story of Very British vampire hunters J.T. Meinhardt and Mr. Knox with artist Warwick Johnson-Caldwell. “Our Encounters With Evil” found Caldwell flying solo as he delivered an anthology of stories about the two, eschewing humor for quirky strangeness. “Falconspeare” is […]
While Shuzo Oshimi’s other current manga flirts again with self-parody, this one is still delivering solid plotting and characterization. This remains true even as Mari remains in a catatonic state after remembering who “Fumiko” is in the previous volume. Mari’s condition is taking a special toll on her mother who is at a loss as […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Jinx This is the story of a couple of two-bit hustlers, Goldfish and Columbia, who each wind up with half of the location to where a major cash stash is located, and the title character, a bounty hunter who crosses their paths. It’s also the longest series Brian Michael Bendis did by himself […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: What’s the Place Furthest From Here vol. 1: Get Lost I realize I put the first issue of this new ongoing series from writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Tyler Boss in this spot when it first came out. I’m giving the first volume the same spot because I’m still looking forward to reading […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Fables #151: The Black Forest (part 1 of 12) “Batman vs. Bigby” was only the warm-up act to the return of DC/Vertigo’s longest-running creator-owned series. “Fables” was the story of what happened when the fictional characters of folktales and legends were driven from their homelands and settled down in New York. Creator Bill […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Eternals vol. 2: Hail Thanos Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribic’s take on this particular Jack Kirby creation got off to a strong start with its first volume. Strong enough that it makes me hope that this is the first “Eternals” ongoing series to make it to the end of its planned storyline. A […]
The first volume of this series was surprising. Surprising in the sense that I came away more impressed by the art from Daniele Di Nucuolo than the writing from Tom Taylor. That remains true here as the artist once again delivers some dynamic and exciting art that elevates the overall story. Which picks up after […]
How popular has “DCeased” turned out to be for the publisher? Popular enough for them to greenlight a fifteen-chapter digital-first series of comics telling additional stories in the same setting. “What kind of stories?” I hear you ask. Well, the transformed version of Black Adam that’s on the cover of the print edition should give […]