Manga and Comic Reviews
In the podcast where I vented my frothing fanboy rage over the “hiatus” that Hiroki Endo’s excellent “Eden: It’s An Endless World!” was put on, I put the onus of my hate on Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson. I figured that being the publisher meant it was his call as to whether or not the […]
Getting my badge and running the gauntlet of sales at Preview Night was the easy part. That said, if you’re at the con you should make the effort to stop by Fanfare/Ponet-Mon’s booth (2102) and buy something from Stephen there. He’s a great guy and full of passion for what he does. I thoroughly recommend […]
I’m still patiently waiting for the series to get past the point where the anime ended, but the real attraction in this volume is the art. While artist Shouji Sato’s strengths clearly lie in emphasizing fanservice — be it human-on-zombie violence, or finding new angles to show us the panties of the female cast — […]
No, it doesn’t redeem the series. In fact, this concluding volume is disappointing in a different way than its predecessors. Where the second and third volumes squandered the momentum from the first by proceeding at an abysmally slow pace and dwelling on plot points that should’ve been foregone conclusions, this concluding one actually picks up […]
Originally, vol. 12 of “The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service” was supposed to come out back on June 8, according to Amazon. Then I got a notice stating that it was going to be delayed until July 14. Delays like that aren’t uncommon, so I took it in stride. Earlier this week, I got another notice […]
The stakes were raised for Claire and her companions at the end of the previous volume. With the advent of a god-sized Yoma, I was a bit concerned that mangaka Norihiro Yagi had raised the stakes too high and left nowhere for the story to go without some deus-ex-machina intervention. I should’ve had more faith […]
In case anyone was wondering, I left for Fanime Con on Friday and returned late today. Hands-down my favorite con to visit, it was still slightly disappointing compared to previous cons. That’s what happens when three of the regular Guests of Honor I enjoy seeing (Carl Horn, Reuben Landon and Ryan Gavigan) don’t show up, […]
There are comics that start reading with the expectation that they’ll be good. There are also comics that I go into with the expectation that they’ll be bad. There are also a very few that I go into with the expectation that, “This is going to be one of the best damn titles of the […]
This volume begins with a very pleasant surprise: two full-color cast recap pages that introduce you to the main characters and elements of the story and their place in it. While Zoichi and Fuyu need no introduction at this point, the other parts were very welcome in a series where clarity isn’t its strongest suit. […]
The latest volume of “Twin Spica” arrived in the mail last week. This volume continues on in much the same manner as the previous ones, so I really don’t have anything new to say about its contents. What is interesting about vol. 7 is its appearance: this is a much thicker volume than usual. It’s […]