Manga and Comic Reviews
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Jenny Zero vol. 2: Homeland Insecurities The first “Jenny Zero” miniseries was a pleasant surprise based on what it was originally solicited as. We were sold the story of the screw-up daughter of the world’s greatest kaiju-fighting hero getting another chance to follow in her father’s footsteps. What we got was something substantially […]
I thought we’d be getting more action to kick off this volume based on how vol. 7 ended, but that’s not the case. The kunstlers who show up make quick work of the opposition just to show off how badass they are. Which wouldn’t be a problem if some of them weren’t dealt with in […]
Vol. 3 left off with Mista getting the upper hand on Pesci and his Fisher Man Stand. Which means that it’s time for the bad guys to get it back and they do with the formal introduction of Prosciutto and his Thankful Death Stand. They still have to find the turtle that’s housing Bucciarti, Giorno, […]
You know who we haven’t seen in a while? The twins Laila and Lely and their husbands Sarm and Sami. We’re reintroduced to them as the girls are being their usual energetic selves and making the repair of their roof more of a hassle than it should be for their husbands. Everyone’s attention is subsequently […]
Vol. 21 gave off clear “beginning of the end” vibes. Vibes which were confirmed when it was announced that the series would be ending with the release of its 28th volume. It also marked the first time in the series where I felt that the drama overwhelmed the comedy. Not that the drama was bad […]
Vol. 4 ended with Asa flying off with researcher Keiichi to confront the monster as it prepares to make landfall in Enoshima. You’d think that would be enough action to base an entire volume’s story around, but mangaka Naoki Urasawa has other plans. As Asa tries to improvise a solution to the crisis at hand, […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Berserk vol. 41 Kentaro Miura passed away in May of last year, leaving his epic manga series unfinished. There was still enough material for one final volume and we’ll be getting that in November (it’s advance-solicited here). Though there will be no resolution to the ongoing saga of Guts vs. Griffith, what I’ve […]
Riko Kozakura is currently living her best life. Every day she goes straight home from work without putting in any overtime because she’s got plans. Plans to get in as much gaming as she possibly can before she has to go to bed and repeat the cycle the next day. It looked like this was […]
The last time we saw Mob and Reigen, they had been invited along with a host of other psychics to the house of a millionaire who was offering big bucks to the individual who could successfully exorcize his daughter. It seemed like it could be the basis for a reality show, until Reigen went in […]
Gordon Goliath drives a food truck for a living. That in itself isn’t a remarkable occupation. Except in this case where he’s driving it through a world whose setting can easily be described as “Post-Apocalyptic.” Business in a world where a good portion of its population has been wiped out is as terrible as you’d […]