Manga and Comic Reviews
The last time we caught up with the crew of the Quin Zaza, Vannie had run away to take part in the civil war in her homeland while a good chunk of the crew followed after her. That storyline is wrapped up halfway through vol. 12 with the same level of quality that you’d expect […]
Asa, with a little help from Keiichi, managed to avert a kaiju attack on the Japanese coast in the previous volume, saving countless lives, averting lots of property damage, and allowing the ‘64 Olympics in Tokyo to start without a hitch. Vol. 6 doesn’t continue that momentum as Asa and Kasuga are placed on standby […]
Vol. 19 teed up the return of master sniper Reiko to the series, implying that sparks (or at least fists) would start flying between her and Kuroko again. This turns out to be something of a bait-and-switch as Reiko only features minimally into the plot of this volume. Which involves a gathering of the family […]
There’s some quality work with the various members of the Hero Association throughout this volume. It starts off with three of the sword guys and one of the mercenaries tracking an escaped monster to a vault that houses one of the Monster Association’s most powerful assets. Things go about as well as you’d expect for […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Legend of Luther Arkwright HC Bryan Talbot is a legend in the comics industry. While he may be best known these days for his “Grandville” series of graphic novels, or his contributions to “The Sandman” and many other titles from the late Vertigo imprint, it was his multiversal sci-fi epic “The Adventures […]
Tanuki treasure? That’s what Asakusa and Mizusaki are chasing at the start of this volume when they go for a trip in the countryside during school break. Their quest takes them through a village with an interesting history and a lot of tanuki wandering around its rural parts. Yet even if the treasure isn’t found, […]
Before we get started, can I recommend some mood music? This is probably more appropriate, but I’m also quite partial to this version as well. Kentaro Miura passed away in May of 2021 leaving his magnum opus unfinished. It’s since been announced that the series will be continued by Koji Mori, the mangaka behind “Holy […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Empowered vol. 12 Seeing this in these solicitations came as a pleasant surprise rather than a “GODDAMN, FINALLY!” given the *goes to bookshelf to check* more than three years that have passed since the previous volume came out. That’s mainly down to the fact that vol. 11 didn’t leave off on a cliffhanger […]
The college is still in lockdown when the volume opens, but Chise and the other students are still finding ways to make the best of their lot. Whether it’s finishing off the tour of haunted places from the previous volume, sampling the horticultural offerings of the grounds, making charms for others, or just being tormented… […]
It looks like the adventures of Andragoras and Tahemany have been consigned to the backburner as far as the narrative for this series is concerned. What does mangaka Hiromu Arakawa offer up her as their replacement? Pirates! This threat comes upon the coastal city of Gilan after Arslan and company arrive there hoping to hit […]