Manga and Comic Reviews
Mangaka Gou Tanabe’s art is once again the major selling point for the second half of his adaptation of Lovecraft’s novel. Whether he’s drawing carvings of the history of the Great Old Ones, or actually showing it to us, or displaying two men of science fleeing for their lives in abject terror, there’s a confidence […]
Savor this volume. Not just because it’s good, but because it’s likely the last we’ll see of this series until late 2021. That’s if we’re lucky and mangaka Makoto Yukimura keeps to what has been a slightly-faster-than-annual-release of new volumes in Japan. At least vol. 11 doesn’t have a cliffhanger in store for us as […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Against Hope Her family was killed by a crazy family of Neo Nazis. She spent her teenage years grieving before she turned herself into a ruthless bounty hunter as an adult. Now Hope has found out that the family who ruined her life is running for public office while they run a secret […]
(Just a reminder: If you read scanlations without buying the official release in your country of residence, you are a BAD PERSON!) I know, it’s been a while since I’ve checked on the wacky hijinks of Kaguya, Miyuki, and company. I’ll admit that when it comes to this series, there’s only so many ways I […]
The first couple of chapters provide the kind of silliness you’ve come to expect from this series. Which means we get to see Nene and Clarion visit the doctor, play (what is almost certainly) “Monster Hunter” with some kids, and take part in an underground robot fight club where the owner has his own customized […]
If there’s one thing the previous three parts of this series haven’t lacked for, it’s been direction. Even if the individual arcs within them went off in some pretty odd directions, each Jojo had his own particular goal to strive for. Until now, that is. The second storyline in this volume, “Chilli Pepper,” features the […]
This is a volume of “Delicious in Dungeon” where the emphasis is on the plot and characters rather than the dishes created from defeated monsters. Sounds like kind of a mistake, doesn’t it? If you’re like me and the series has had you engrossed since the first volume then chances are you’ve got some investment […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Steeple All of the books from Dark Horse that I was considering for this month involved potential. Not so much that I was expecting greatness from them, but that they had the potential for that or just to surprise me. So why does “Steeple” get this spot? Because of all the things I’ve […]
The descriptive text on the back of this volume says, “Ryoko Kui, the master storyteller behind the beloved manga series Delicious in Dungeon, pens seven brand-new tales that will delight fantasy fans and manga devotees equally.” Half of that sentence is unimpeachable gospel. The other half is a real case of Your Mileage May Vary. […]
We get the finale of the Kanto Tournament in this volume and the winner shouldn’t surprise you. Meguru turned the tide at the end of vol. 10 and he continues to press his advantage as he gets into the zone against Muroi. Yet the fact that he wins isn’t the most interesting thing about the […]