Manga and Comic Reviews
Writer John Ridley’s first stab at establishing a new Caped Crusader was just alright. The execution was solid, but it didn’t feel like we were getting anything new with his take on the character. One of the problems was that we didn’t know a whole lot about Next Batman Tim “Jace” Fox besides the fact […]
After “Part 4” took us on a long and winding road through the quiet streets of Morioh to eventually catch a serial killer, one has to wonder what mangaka Hirohiko Araki has in store for us in this next part of “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.” The answer, after this first volume appears to be something very […]
Sophie is a dog, and she’s just found herself a new home. There are plenty of other dogs there and most of them seem pretty nice. This home also has a master who feeds them all, looks after them, and forbids them from going in his special room. It seems like Sophie could get used […]
The first time we got a series about the Sentient Worlds Observation and Response Division, it didn’t last all that long. In fact, it was cut down from an ongoing title to a miniseries in the middle of its first arc. Which was a shame as that first arc was really great and I’d have […]
Zoe has been ten years old for most of her life. That’s because she was possessed by a demon that kept her young and warped her personality to the point where, now that she’s free of it, she’s still a serial killer. This should all be familiar to people who have read Terry Moore’s “Rachel […]
Your enjoyment of this volume will likely depend on how you feel towards Darryl Lorenz. Do you feel that the ex-Zeon pilot who, along with his comrades, has allied with the Nanyang Alliance is a tragic figure? That he sacrificed so much of himself for so little only to find a true family with a […]
“Batman Black & White” has been one of the most consistently successful anthology series in comics for a couple decades now. There’s something about the appeal of telling a “Batman” story in black and white (and shades of gray) that tends to bring out the best in a lot of creators. Vol. 5, however, isn’t […]
Have you ever wondered what Norgal the Head Lopper was up to before he wandered the wilderness with the severed head of Agatha the Witch? Well, you finally get to find out in this volume as their travels, along with warrior-thief Brishka, and guileless one-eyed Goat, take them back to one of Norgal’s old haunts. […]
On the surface, Edison Hark has it a lot better than most Chinese-American citizens circa 1936. Not only is his surrogate father Mason Carroway a very rich businessman, but those family connections helped him become a cop out in Honolulu. However, Edison is now back stateside after his brother Frankie told him that their dad […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Nice House on the Lake vol. 1 I picked the first issue of this maxi-series for this slot a while back and now I’m giving its first volume the same treatment despite the fact that I haven’t read any of it yet. What gives? Well, in a slate of solicitations that runs […]