Manga and Comic Reviews
In the years since I finished with Eric Powell’s signature series, “The Goon,” he’s returned to it and is two volumes into the latest series. While I’m not about to see if it’s worth reading again, his Image miniseries with Tim Wiesch, “Big Man Plans,” made it clear that I should still make time for […]
How successful was the launch of this new series from Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora? So successful that initial orders to comic shops cracked the 50k barrier. So successful that the first issue went into EIGHT printings. So successful that what was originally going to be a miniseries, was upgraded to an ongoing series. That […]
I really liked the first volume of Bendis’ “Superman,” but vol. 2 sees him falling back into some of his bad habits. Specifically, wanting to enact major plot developments without putting in the work to make them feel earned. This starts off with the return of a now-teenaged Jonathan Kent, last seen when his grandfather […]
While this series has always been a solid read, vol. 6 sees it taking some big strides towards being genuinely compelling. Not immediately because of how Isao’s rain-soaked, late-night confessional cliffhanger from the previous volume was resolved. It was handled well, as was Yori’s newfound affection towards Mari. As the latter believes that the former’s […]
Welcome to another exciting volume of “Garo: Hero Hunter!” After our protagonist was left for dead at the hands of the Monster Association, he goes to hunt them on their own turf. Not just for payback! But to rescue the one kid who believes in him with all his heart. That Garo rescues the kid […]
After 14 (really 28) volumes of “Prison School,” it’s safe to say that mangaka Akira Hiramoto has a pretty well-defined style. It involves utterly ridiculous situations played completely straight, and served up with a near-constant stream of fanservice. That’s not all he’s capable of (and one day it’ll be time to talk about “Me and […]
After much preparation, it’s time for the Shuchiin Academy Culture Festival! There are haunted houses and maid cafes galore, and oh so much drama to go around. That’s mainly because Kaguya and Miyuki have finally made up their minds about how they feel regarding each other. Now they’re just looking for the right time and […]
I wasn’t planning on writing a review of this volume, or any of the other first volumes coming out of the “Dawn of X” relaunch. No, my original plan was to bring in Myron and Rob (who was supposed to be with us on that podcast but had some last-minute scheduling conflicts) so we could […]
Vol. 1 of Coates’ run reminded me of the most annoying parts of Ed Brubaker’s run. Vol. 2 gave us a good super-hero-in-a-super-prison story. Vol. 3 does a bang-up job of threatening to derail my interest in this series. Part of that’s due to a confusing plot which initially starts off with the return of […]
The last time we were in “Oblivion,” I mentioned that the Faceless Men were a genuinely interesting challenge facing Nathan Cole and the rest of the cast. Vol. 4 manages to dispel a lot of that interest early on. That’s when we find out that they’ve managed to learn English and are able to communicate […]