Manga and Comic Reviews
The last series John Arcudi wrote at Image was “Rumble.” It was a story about a monster-fighting barbarian whose soul was imprisoned and then thrust into a scarecrow body to continue the fight against them in the present day. The series ran for 32 issues over two series, and I was honestly surprised it came […]
The great thing about the Greek Gods is that their personalities are well-defined yet malleable enough that you can put them into any kind of story in any genre. Which is how we’re getting the romantic comedy version of the story of Hades and Persephone in “Punderworld” by Linda Sejic (wife of Stjepan, incase you […]
Well, that was quick. Not only is this Hickman’s third proper volume of “X-Men,” but it’s also his last. The writer had a big three-act plan for the franchise and he decided to walk away after the majority of the creators on the other X-titles decided to stay in the first act. There doesn’t appear […]
The main goal of the characters in this series has been to find the tattooed skin of many convicts that, when combined, will lead to a massive treasure trove of gold. After twenty-two volumes, we’re told that there are only four skins left to find with one of them being a notorious river pirate and […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Sir Edward Grey: Acheron I imagine that a lot of people are excited for this one-shot as it represents the first full comic that Mike Mignola will be illustrating after he finished “Hellboy in Hell” five years ago. What interests me more than that is that this is the first Mignolaverse comic to […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: One-Star Squadron #1 (of 6) Mark Russell is a writer who has done a lot of work at DC over the years on titles like “The Flintstones,” “The Snagglepuss Chronicles,” and “The Wonder Twins,” where he takes these old characters and uses them to tell modern satire. He’s since branched out to doing […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton vol. 1 Trigger Keaton’s action stardom was only equaled by his potential to act like a jerk to everyone around him. It’s why no one was surprised when he wound up dead with a pool of potential suspects a mile wide and deep. Taking up the task of […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Hellions by Zeb Wells vol. 3 While the current line of X-books has generally been entertaining on its own terms, it’s mainly because they’ve been doing familiar superhero stuff quite well with a straightforward dramatic bent. Well, all of them except for “Hellions.” This has been a darkly funny, deeply cynical series that […]
In the year 199X, the world was engulfed in nuclear fire. The remnants of civilization that crawled out of its ashes were greeted with a new world where only might makes right. If you didn’t have the brawn or the bullets to back up your threats, then you simply had to resign yourself to a […]
The title birds only figure into the first few pages of this volume, but their brief presence is enough to let you know that Magpies are serious business. It’s enough to convince Bridgette that she needs to find her daughter Mary before her dalliance with Merlin and Arthur begets more violence and tragedy. Which is […]