Manga and Comic Reviews
While I have yet to read the actual issue where Peter Parker revealed that he was Spider-Man to longtime antagonist J. Jonah Jameson, I have to admit that this development has worked out really well in the “Spider-Man” series I do read. Rather than broadcast this secret to the world, Jameson has since become the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Harleen #1 I was very tempted to pick something else for this spot, until I realized that I’d rather wait to read that in softcover. Even though I’ll be waiting to read this new Black Label miniseries when it’s collected I’ll be buying it when it comes out. Regardless of whether it’s in […]
In news I didn’t think I’d read anytime soon, Dark Horse announced at the Anime Expo panel today that they’ll be publishing new volumes of “The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service.” The series, about a group of mostly unemployable college students who make ends meet by taking jobs from dead people, has been on hiatus since […]
It’s not that I don’t get what ONE and Yusuke Murata are going for in this volume. They’re pitching Garo’s struggle against the members of the Hero Association who come to take him in as something noble that turns tragic. That his desire to stand up to inevitability is something to be admired. I get […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Rumble #16 Wait, WHAT!? That’s right, #15 isn’t the last issue of this series. I keep expecting the hammer to come down with each arc, but I’m glad to be proven wrong here. There’s a catch with this latest issue, however. It’s the start of an anthology arc featuring short stories about the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Spider-Man: Life Story When Spider-Man debuted in 1962, Peter Parker was 15 years old. 57 years later and he’s… what, twenty-something in his comics right now? Yes, aging does work kind of funny in superhero comics that have been published continuously for that long. But what if Spider-Man had aged in real time […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Blade of the Immortal Omnibus vol. 10 Am I playing it safe with this pick? Absolutely. Longtime readers/listeners will know that not only do I love this series, but that I thought it stuck the landing with its final volume. Given that this is the last omnibus edition of the series, this might […]
This is me clearing off a significant portion of the manga on my “to review” list before the next batch arrives later this week. Most, but not all, of the titles here were also read by me during my time at this year’s Fanime *sigh*. After the break, prepare yourself for my thoughts on the […]
The first volume of this series made a good case for following the ongoing adventures of Eddie Brock and his symbiote even though I’ve never really bothered with that before. This second volume furthers that case in a way that pushes the series into some dark and disturbing territory. It starts off with Eddie in […]
Despite what the title to this collection may imply, it wasn’t part of the Great Color Cull of “X-Men” titles from last year. “X-Men: Black” was the branding for a series of five one-shots which spotlighted various X-Men antagonists. Or villains, depending on your perspective. Whichever way you think of these individuals and their motivations, […]