I hope everyone enjoyed reading lots of words about a manga from Shin’ichi Sakamoto last week, because I’ve got more to say about another series of his that also launched last year.  “#DRCL” is arguably the more successful, as it managed to snag an Eisner Award nomination for “Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material – […]

Vol. 1 showcased young executioner Charles-Henri Sanson learning how public executions are meant to be handled and slowly stepping into the role of Monsieur de Paris, the executioner to the royal family of France.  Charles’ exploits then were a mixture of ripe melodrama that pitted his kind nature against his difficult upbringing, all rendered majestically […]

Mercenary swordsman Oczy and science-driven monk Badeni ended the previous omnibus by finding the cache of research Rafal and Hubert left behind prior to their deaths.  While the mercenary is driven by a sense of responsibility to the friend who entrusted him with this knowledge, the monk sees an opportunity to discover a truth that […]

There’s a city of gold up in the northern regions that has lured many an adventurer seeking their fortune.  The Continental Magic Association, however, has sealed this city behind a magical barrier not just to keep adventurers out, but to keep something sealed in.  That would be Macht, who is not just one of the […]

“There’s an enemy here, Jolyne!  It’s an alligator!  Run!  Its invisible corpse is running across the floor!” That sentence should give you an inkling as to just how crazy things are going to get in this volume.  After the business with Debt Collector Mary Lynn Manson is wrapped up, the series plunges into its next […]

…like, right now. Once the confusion over the showdown in the visitor’s room is over, things become much more focused again.  To the point where the real narrative thrust of this “Part” becomes clear as it turns out that it’s not just Jolyne’s future that’s at stake here, but her father’s as well.  The stand […]

Yeah, I know this came out back in November.  I didn’t plan to have it sit on my “To Review” pile for this long, but… it just happened.  Don’t take this as an indictment of this latest series’ quality following the end of “Golden Wind.”  While it was good overall, it was the rare title […]

I certainly didn’t plan to review these two volumes together.  Aside from sharing the same publisher, they’re almost completely different in tone, style and execution.  One (no, not ONE *rimshot*) is translating the “Gundam” aesthetic into manga form via the mangaka’s own sensibilities in a way that at least nods to grounded sci-fi.  The other […]