Manga and Comic Reviews
In vol. 1, Mizuki Aikawa told the story of how she killed her friend Mako Igarashi’s uncle after he tried to assault her, and then killed and dismembered Mako over what appeared to be a jealous spat over a boy. Is that what actually happened? Vol. 2 shifts the perspective to the murdered girl as […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Koshchei the Deathless Omnibus Collecting the “Koshchei the Deathless,” “Koshchei in Hell,” “The Serpent in the Garden: Ed Grey and the Last Battle for England” miniseries, and the “Edward Grey: Acheron” one-shot, this collection is as much about the title character as it is the former Witchfinder. I also imagine that this is […]
While it looked like Diego Brando’s big secret was revealed in the previous volume, that turns out not to be the case here. His transformative ability is actually the result of another individual’s Stand who reveals themself as someone who’s also in on the hunt for the parts of the dead saint’s body. He’s not […]
Nomiya, Takahashi, and Kiyohara continue to plug away at life in this volume. Nomiya is more determined than ever to become a pro basketball player, but his skills still need major polishing. Fortunately he’s got plenty of friends to help him out. Takahashi is getting ready to leave the rehab facility and has a place […]
With Phobos back on the side of the angels, it’s time for her and Clarion to finally put a wrench in Labrys’ plans. Until Phobos gets hit with an upgraded version of the BYDO virus and then has to make an awful choice in order to save those closest to her. Meanwhile, Project 2501 finds […]
At the end of vol. 31, humanity was facing off against not one, but two Threat Level: Unknowns. By the end of the first chapter, however, they’re only facing off against one. Who could have taken out such a threat in the space of 46 pages? None other than the title character himself who actually […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Innocent: Rouge Omnibus vol. 2 I was legitimately glad to see the first “Innocent: Rouge” omnibus in these solicitations after the end of the original series. After reading it, I was successively thrilled, perplexed, and engaged at the further adventures of the Sanson family with Marie now centered as the protagonist, and Charles-Henri […]
Professor Nathaniel Peaslee had it all. A respected teaching position at Miskatonic University, a happy marriage with children, until a fateful Thursday in 1908 when he had a seizure and became… someone else. It wasn’t until 1913 when he became himself again and started to reckon with the time that he had lost, as well […]
Aqua Hoshino has a plan to get revenge upon his dad who caused the death of his mother, Ai. It’s a movie about her life called “The 15 Year Lie” and it has a script, as well as a good director attached to it. What it doesn’t have is a distributor, and even if they […]
After twenty volumes the truth behind Arslan’s parentage comes out. It likely won’t surprise anyone who’s been reading the series up to this point, but it does prompt a change in the title character. Now he’s more determined than ever to become the Shah of Pars. Before he can do that, he’ll need to recover […]