Manga and Comic Reviews
Make no mistake: The first volume of this series was one of the funniest things I’ve read all year! It’s a special thing to see creators run through the tropes inspired by “Aliens” and countless other sci-fi works without the slightest bit of self-awareness and utterly convinced that what they’re doing is special and worth […]
There really isn’t that much to talk about with the publisher right now. It’s been one of those months. However, they did announce at Kumoricon that they’ll be releasing the “Fate/Zero” manga that was adapted from the prequel novel for the popular series. Adaptations like this are usually of inconsistent quality, so I don’t see […]
Hrm… Had I realized that this was going to be the last volume of this title, I probably would’ve postponed the podcast for another year. The issue is moot now, as mangaka Motoro Mase’s drama about a society where people who are randomly injected with a capsule as children will die early deaths as adults […]
What does the ongoing battle for the Wolf’s Maw hold for us in this volume? Why nothing more than the high point of the series so far. It hasn’t been the easiest ride, sticking with this title, but I can now say that my patience has been rewarded with all of the enthralling battles contained […]
The main conflict between the humans and the Gauna isn’t advanced by all that much in this volume, but we do get some interesting new developments. Or rather, a development that brings several complications along with it. After the success of the human/Gauna hybrid Tsumugi, Kunato and the rest of his team have been working […]
Back in April when vol. 14 of “Eden: It’s An Endless World!” came out, I went back and re-read the previous volume to refresh my memory and provide some context for this new one. Not only did it give me a chance to re-read one of the better volumes in the series, that context came […]
Now here’s something we haven’t seen in a while: Moments in “Gantz” that actually invoke feelings beyond simple excitement or suspense. Things kick off with a young brother and sister trying to cope with the fact that they’re about to be “processed” at one of the alien factories. Mangaka Hiroya Oku singles them out amongst […]
In the best cases, a comic is entertaining because it has great art, interesting characters, entertaining dialogue, and a compelling story. More often than not, a title finds itself lacking in one or more of those areas, but is able to compensate enough in the others to present a worthwhile reading experience. Then you have […]
The company announced a lot of interesting projects at Comic-Con this year, with the most notable being a sequel to “Fight Club” written by the book’s original author, Chuck Palahniuk, with art from Cameron Stewart. It’s not the first time a book has received a sequel in comic form, but the fact that its creator […]
How do you follow up one of the most thrilling volumes of comics I’ve read all year? If you’re mangaka Makoto Yukimura, you dig right into your new status quo of the united factions from the previous volume taking on the King of Denmark for all he controls. It’s a setup that doesn’t offer as […]