Manga and Comic Reviews
I went into this volume with high hopes. While that may sound somewhat delusional given Dark Horse’s, how should I put it, decidedly uneven track record when it comes to “Evangelion” manga there’s actually a reason for it. The “Evangelion Comic Tribute” anthology stands as one of the company’s better publications regarding this legendary anime […]
This is a title that I’ve been wanting to write about for longer than Yen Press’ announcement that they had licensed it for release out here. That’s because I’ve been reading it for quite a while in scanlated form. Regardless of their legality, the main thing everyone needs to consider is that manga creators get […]
This is the volume where everything hits the fan. Makoto’s plan to get Nora to help him and the newly-turned Yuuki hits a big snag when she tries to kill him. She smells “a deep black scent” on him and tells Makoto that he’ll be doomed if he continues to hang around with this guy. […]
Have I mentioned how glad I am that Dark Horse is publishing this series in a two-volumes-in-one omnibus format? Because I’m glad that Dark Horse is publishing this series in a two-volumes-in-one omnibus format. There’s no denying that this series works on a very slow burn, to the point where it feels like not a […]
“Dark Horse Presents” is comics longest-running anthology series and has been host to many legendary characters and creators over the years. Its original incarnation lasted a whopping 157 issues, a subsequent online relaunch on failed social networking site MySpace lasted for 36, while its second print incarnation ran for another 36. The current run of […]
No, really. John and I got to San Jose for Day Zero a week ago Thursday and before either of us knew it we were on our way out on Monday. Attending Fanime is always one of the highlights of my year and while this was just a “good” con compared to previous years it […]
It’s rare these days that we get some indication about how well a manga title is selling for its publisher. Which is why this article about Hiroaki Samura’s latest was a very pleasant surprise to read. (Now only if some of that sales success can rub off on fellow digital-only seinen release “All-Rounder Meguru”…) It’s […]
Hiroki Endo’s MMA-manga continues on in its own appealingly low-key fashion. After the (perhaps unsurprising) finish to Maki’s match from the previous volume the focus shifts back to Meguru and his ongoing struggle to get better. While he’s slowly developing his technique and refining his ability to copy moves on the fly from others, he […]
I think I preferred this series back when it was on the verge of becoming a trainwreck. Even if “Ajin” was preparing to go off the rails at any moment, there was fun and excitement at the thought of seeing it happen. This is compared to the series as it is now which is fairly […]
I went into this volume with high hopes regarding the promised origin of Principal Gakuho Asano. What turned this once-caring educator into the ruthless victory-at-any-cost authoritarian that we’ve come to know in this series? As it turns out, the reason why is pretty straightforward: He felt responsible for the death of a student and changed […]