Manga and Comic Reviews
When I originally wrote that this series would appeal to people who like weird and interesting manga, provided they had the patience for it, I didn’t think that patience would also have to extend to the wait between volumes. The first omnibus volume of “Die Wergelder” arrived on our shores back in December of 2015 […]
My traditional experience with the works of Matt Kindt is that the first volume of his creator-owned series disappoints, only for subsequent volumes to improve. Vol. 2 of “Ether” sets up a dispiriting exception to that rule as the first volume was fantastic, with this new one being a letdown. It starts off with a […]
It took a while, but Coates has shown that he can deliver a thrilling comic with this latest volume of “Black Panther.” Now he looks to replicate that success as the new writer on “Captain America.” It’s a good sign that Coates shows he really gets how to balance action and speechifying here, effortlessly blending […]
I’ve made no secret that I think Ta-Nehisi Coates’ run on “Black Panther” so far hasn’t lived up to my expectations. His run has mostly emphasized talk over action and that wouldn’t necessarily be a problem if the talk was actually interesting. There’s been some improvement as the series has gone on, which I believe […]
Well, here we are. After *goes to check* thirty previous “B.P.R.D.” volumes, plus a volume or two of spinoffs, we’re at what looks to be the penultimate one for the series as a whole. It even begins with a surprise: Three pages of Mike Mignola illustrating how Hellboy came back out of hell after the […]
Two volumes in and I’m still waiting for mangaka Tsutomu Nihei to shake up the storytelling here. It’s all so familiar as vol. 2 begins with Etherow and Titania arriving in an Imperial town only to get thrown into jail after the former is suspected of suffering from Frame Disease. This only puts him right […]
“Deadpool” miniseries have been so prolific over the past few years… Hey, wait a minute! We’ve been here fairly recently. “Secret Agent Deadpool” manages to clear my threshold for buying a deadpool miniseries by coming from “The Adventures of Doctor McNinja” writer/artist and “Gwenpool” writer Christopher Hastings and artist Salva Espin. Its hook is pretty […]
This latest adaptation of stories and poems from Neil Gaiman is mostly just alright. P. Craig Russell, who has worked with Gaiman on multiple comics projects, handles the art and adaptation work for most of what’s featured here. He’s also responsible for the superior “Neil Gaiman Library” entry “Murder Mysteries,” which is more worthy of […]
So “The Wedding” didn’t go as planned and Batman is still a confirmed bachelor. Which is fine because that means his marriage to Queen Watevera Wa’nabi in “The Lego Movie 2” is now canon. Right? Wait… It isn’t? Awwwww… Anyhow, Bruce’s attempted marriage to Selina also represented his big grab at happiness in the life […]
Should I have talked about this latest volume in the most recent podcast? Nope. That was all about discussing the “Alita”-related stories that I hadn’t had a chance to talk about yet, and were also representative of its Shueisha-era heyday. Five volumes in and it’s clear that “Mars Chronicle” is a much different beast in […]