Manga and Comic Reviews
1407 Graymalkin Lane used to be the home of the X-Men. Now it’s the site of Graymalkin Prison, a facility run by the ruthless Corina Ellis and used to house problematic mutants – or whoever she’s able to grab off the street. That includes Beast, Jubilee, and new recruit Calico. Cyclops isn’t going to take […]
Connor Hayes thought he had avenged his mother’s death after he helped burn down serial killer enclave Wilmhurst and nearly every monster in it. That turned out to be incorrect as not only did its grandmotherly leader Zee survive, but it turned out that his pregnant wife was also part of a murderous family. Which […]
This is the latest in mangaka Gou Tanabe’s adaptations of Lovecraft’s work and I bet most people have a good idea of what to expect from them now. I thought I did, but this one is the first to actually disappoint me. Not because of any obvious flaws with the adaptation – not that I […]
C.K. Cole, creator of the legendary sword and sorcery protagonist, Othon, killed himself at a relatively young age, leaving his daughter, Helen, in the care of his father, Barnabas, who then hired Lilith Appleton, a stern governess, to turn her into a proper lady. As Lilith tells the story, that didn’t happen as it was […]
He is Ensign T’lir, a Vulcan. It’s who he is as well as a mantra he’s repeated throughout the series, indicating he’s someone – or something – else entirely. We finally find out what that is in this volume, and how it’s tied to The Red Path’s war on godlike beings throughout the galaxy. A […]
The Solar Ray was finally fired at the end of the previous volume and no one escapes unscathed here. Some are more scathed than others, however, but both sides find themselves trying to regroup and regain the upper hand after the event. Not Karla Mitchum, however. She’s finally in a position to exact the revenge […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Exceptional X-Men vol. 2: The Deep End I was prepared to write this series off when it debuted. Kate “Kitty” Pryde working as a bartender in Chicago trying to make a clean break from all things “X-Men” related? It sounded like a non-starter of a premise that would soon see her roped back […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus vol. 6 This gets the top spot again because it’s been re-solicited for January 2026. It’ll keep getting the top spot until it’s finally released because I want to make people aware of when it’s coming out so that they’ll buy it when it finally does and […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Free Planet vol. 1 The revolution is over and a planet with a unique energy source now finds itself independent from all of the major galactic powers. What happens next? Obviously they’re going to have to fend off attacks from the powers that would want to take them over, but now they’ve got […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Justice League of America: The Nail – Complete Deluxe Edition The Justice League has always been a combination of superheroes working together to achieve things they couldn’t do individually. While there isn’t a hierarchy within the team, one hero has always been first among them: Superman. So what happens to the League when […]