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Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Part 7: Steel Ball Run vol. 7

If you had told me at the beginning of this Part that Lucy Steel’s devotion to her (significantly older) husband Steven would see her thrust into multiple dangerous situations, I would’ve laughed at the suggestion.  Yet it’s that devotion that sees her playing on the sapphic affections of the President’s Wife, Scarlett, in order to […]

Witch & Ghost vol. 2

Saku is possessed by a serpent.  Not just any serpent, but the one that Saint Patrick drove out of Ireland centuries ago.  Said serpent is now looking to reassert itself in its ancestral home through its host, which is exactly what it does when faced with some vengeful rabbits.  Unfortunately the serpent didn’t count on […]

Dark Horse Penguin Picks: October 2026

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Tales From Lands Unknown:  Uri Tupka and the Devils After a first volume that was more weird than it was good, all it took for Mike Mignola’s latest fictional universe to be interesting was for him to take his own advice and have a protagonist to focus all his worldbuilding through.  That’s what […]

Yotsuba&! vol. 16

It’s been a while since we last got an installment in the adventures of everyone’s favorite green-haired five-year-old.  That’s not a problem because the series’ formula of “Yotsuba has an adventure with her friends and family” has never relied on long-term plotting, just the solidly dependable and off-kilter sensibilities of its mangaka, Kiyohiko Azuma.  I […]

Dai Dark vol. 9

Damemaru is back on the team and to celebrate, he takes Sanko out for the best udon in the galaxy! Then, it’s back to trying to figure out the mystery of Zolar – until something even more mysterious comes up.  While researching the history of “Zaha Sanko” in the galaxy, the one we know finds […]

Mujina: Into the Deep vol. 4

Terumi is in the hospital, having been beaten within an inch of his life after trying to save Juno from the creeps who brought her into the city, took her rights card, and set her up for sex work.  Ubume is all ready to murder these guys for what they did, except her handler won’t […]

One-Punch Man vol. 33

In this volume:  Saitama and Garo fight.  A lot.  To the point where Garo gains cosmic awareness, powers up, and starts throwing punches with the strength of nuclear explosions.  He even whips out a Gamma Ray burst at one point that we’re told would annihilate the Earth if it touches the ground.  While this is […]