Manga and Comic Reviews
“Hellblazer” may not have been the best or buzziest title to have served under the Vertigo banner, but it was consistently good for a lot longer than you’d expect from a Mature Readers title that started in the late 80’s and ran for 300 issues. That’s just one reason I liked it. There were plenty […]
War has come to the known world as the Federation marches against the Arcanic Kingdom. The Federation’s first target is the Walled City of Ravenna, whose battlements have kept out invaders for a thousand years. It’s a record that looks to see its end if the attacking army’s new weapons are as powerful as they’re […]
This was a satisfyingly dense volume. It starts off strongly by revealing the nature of the threat from the previous volume, which I recognized from its presence in one of my favorite songs from a videogame. That Chise is clever enough to find a way to deal with it isn’t a surprise, though the role […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Two Moons #1 Apparently the premise of, “Warrior of the gods resurrected as a scarecrow to fight his enemies in the present day alongside his white trash friends” wasn’t uncommercial enough for writer John Arcudi. Now he’s back, and teamed up with artist Valerio Giangiordano for a young Pawnee man fighting for the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Dark Nights: Death Metal HC I’m not giving this collection of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s latest (and most likely, last) DC event this spot based on my expectations for it. No, I’m one of those guys who thought that “Metal” was just alright and not one of the best DC events. The […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Autobiographix HC This is a full-size hardcover reissue of an anthology that Dark Horse published seventeen years ago. We all know that the people at Dark Horse are fans of short stories, and they’ve published a lot of anthology collections over the years. What makes this one stand out? For one, the hit-to-miss […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: X-Men #18 The solicitation text reads: “It’s been a long time since the team went into the vault. A long time.” This is a reference to the three-mutant team of Laura “Wolverine” Kinney, Synch and Darwin who were tasked with infiltrating the home of the Children of the Vault back in issue #5. […]
This volume starts out with a two-part story. What’s the story about, I hear you ask? It’s about what the cast of this series does when they have some spare time. Mr. Smith goes for a walk. Amir sings. Karluk goes to look at some horses. Leila and Lily complain to their husbands. It’s 40-plus […]
In case anyone was wondering, I didn’t get around to checking out any of the “Critical Role” podcasts before picking up this second volume. So I’m continuing to experience Vox Machina’s world solely through the medium of its spinoff comic. Which continues to be pretty good even as the second volume delivers a more episodic […]
I liked the first volume of this series well enough. Even though writer Rick Remender’s glorization of a life lived off the grid felt more sanctimonious than enticing, he and artist Bengal served up some impressive action with likeable characters. Going into vol. 2, I was expecting more of the same as the creators wrapped […]