Manga and Comic Reviews
We left off last time dealing with the story of the incredible shrinking mafioso. Narancia was the shortest member of Bruno’s gang and he started to get a lot shorter after being hit with the Stand known as Tiny Feet. His troubles only increase in this volume as he winds up having to deal with […]
The two previous volumes in this series have seen the title character deal with his alternate-universe counterpart, and mix it up with a few of his clones. This time around he gets a new outfit, struggles with schoolwork, stops some street-level crime, and has a romantic meetup with his costumed girlfriend. You know, familiar “Spider-Man” […]
Trigger Keaton was one of the biggest martial arts action stars around after becoming world karate champion and starring in the TV series “Marshal Art.” After that he starred in a succession of series that were either fondly remembered cult objects, “Sidecar” and “Spaceboat 3030,” or legitimate hits, “Frankenstein & Frankenstein,” that all came to […]
Judging by the subtitle of this volume, it seems clear that frequent Mignolaverse contributor Chris Roberson wants to make a go of giving Ms. Jewell her own series-of-miniseries. You may remember her as the feisty American from “The Rise of the Black Flame” and vol. 6 of “Witchfinder.” In this story, Sarah and her friend […]
Remember how, in the last volume, superheroes and supervillains were fighting all over the world to decide who would become the next host for the Phoenix Force? Remember how She-Hulk and Namor’s fight in Moscow leveled a good portion of the city? Russia sure does and they’ve figured out a way to get revenge on […]
No points for guessing what took a long time to come back into stock for me to order over at The Right Stuf. The upside here is that now I should only have to wait 21 months until vol. 13…? Regardless of how long the wait is, I’m sure it’ll be worth it because “Vinland […]
Daniel Warren Johnson is one of the best artists working in comics today. Full stop. In addition to bringing an incredible level of detail to his art, he also brings a visceral energy to his action scenes and an impressive sense of scale that makes you wish that you could see his art on the […]
Vol. 1 of this series was another one of those collections where it felt like it was one big first issue, setting the stage for future stories involving professional criminal Saffron Chu. In writer John Layman and artist Dan Boultwood’s defense it was all good setup, which is why I’m writing about vol. 2 now. […]
“Mr. Higgins Comes Home” found Mike Mignola in a humorous mood as he co-wrote the story of Very British vampire hunters J.T. Meinhardt and Mr. Knox with artist Warwick Johnson-Caldwell. “Our Encounters With Evil” found Caldwell flying solo as he delivered an anthology of stories about the two, eschewing humor for quirky strangeness. “Falconspeare” is […]
While Shuzo Oshimi’s other current manga flirts again with self-parody, this one is still delivering solid plotting and characterization. This remains true even as Mari remains in a catatonic state after remembering who “Fumiko” is in the previous volume. Mari’s condition is taking a special toll on her mother who is at a loss as […]