Manga and Comic Reviews
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Drifters Omnibus vol. 1 When I saw this omnibus edition in these solicitations, I thought that it was an effort to attract new readers to the series and make it profitable again so that Dark Horse could publish new volumes. I mean, it’s been a hot minute since vol. 6 hit these shores, […]
These two volumes follow the crew of the Quin Zaza as they track down a second engine to be used in the ship’s new redesign. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that they find it, as the real surprises lie in seeing what’s become of the previous ship to bear that name. Once […]
The mystery of the Yamatsukami family is finally unraveled in this volume and there’s plenty of violence, blood, and sexual creepiness to be had in the process. It starts off with Hinako, Narumi, and Chiyo investigating a previously unexplored part of the mountain at night at Kuroko’s request. What they find there is a field […]
Mangaka Sumito Oowara has made a habit of keeping each volume of “Eizouken” relatively self-contained. In that each volume is about the Moving Pictures Club’s latest animation project. That’s not a bad thing, though, the lack of strong continuity between volumes leaves each one to stand on its own, as this one does a little […]
Vol. 10 ended with Claw and its leader Toichiro Suzuki having established their domination over the city and looking to extend it to the entire nation. Oh, and the Zodd-looking Shibata had tracked down Reigen, Dimple, and an unconscious Mob and was about to squish them into the floor. Meanwhile, Mob’s brother Ritsu and Toichiro’s […]
Another volume, another chapter in the ongoing war against the Monster Society. You could say that this storyline has been going on long enough to make it feel interminable, or just admit that this is “One-Punch Man” now. To that end, there are a lot of little narrative beats that do a good job of […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Operation Sunshine #1 Being a vampire can suck. For a small group of young bloodsuckers, it sucks so much that they’ve been trying to find a way to make themselves human again. They think they’ve found a way to do it, too. All they have to do is steal a magical object from […]
I said last time that I was ready for some actual movement on the conflict between the Nanyang Alliance and the Federation after the last few volumes of ping-ponging setup between both sides. Vol. 19 has this to offer instead: More setup! While I should complain about it, what we get here is actually quite […]
I wasn’t expecting to attend Comic-Con this year. The time away from it as a result of the pandemic had broken me of the habit of going and I was content to let it remain that way. Unless the convention offered me a compelling enough reason to attend. Which it did — something observant and […]
There’s still plenty of insanity to be had in this series as “Golden Wind” heads into its home stretch. Not only do we see how Doppio manages to outwit the assassin Risotto, but he even manages to get close enough to Bucciarati at just the right time to slip under his guard. Giorno also gets […]