Manga and Comic Reviews
Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo wrap up their run on this title in the same weird, queasily funny, and strangely (pun intended) violent way they came into it. The stakes are high, though, as we’re picking up from the previous volume’s cliffhanger which had Mr. Misery — the living embodiment of Strange’s pain and suffering […]
I think Mark Waid’s strengths as a writer lie in character development and a willingness to subvert convention when necessary. These are the things that made his run on “Daredevil” so great after all. With “Champions” it’s all about channelling a youthful spirit of rebellion and that’s something he hasn’t quite nailed here. To his […]
Vol. 2 left off on a pretty great cliffhanger where Sugimoto was being beaten and stabbed by twin soldiers while in the custody of Lt. Tsurumi. The resolution as to how he manages to get out of this situation is the best part of the volume. It involves a greased-up “Escape King” Shiraishi, some quick […]
For the first round of collections from the current flagship titles of the “X-Men” line, the win went to “Gold.” It didn’t exactly do anything new with the characters or its storytelling, but it did serve them up in a pleasingly familiar way which served as a welcome dose of nostalgia. The first volume of […]
You know, I thought that Wizord’s arc for this series was going to be a standard redemption one but now I’m not so sure. There’s a lot here in “Explosiontown” which suggests that while he’s come to like our world and enjoy being a part of it, he’s still the same bastard he was back […]
Does the second volume of this “Fables” spin-off make me sad that we’re not going to see any more of it? Not really. Most of this volume is the same kind of fine approximation of the original series that the first one managed, with a weird but serious detour into examining how hope can emerge […]
Are you looking forward to Robert Kirkman’s new Image series “Oblivion Song?” I’ve got some good news for you if that’s the case. You can expect the first six issues of the series to ship on time as solicited! How do I know this? Because Kirkman has already sent advance copies of the first volume […]
Mangaka Yasuo Ohtagaki cranks up the action in this volume as the Federation and Zeon forces embark on their respective operations to get the secrets of the Reuse P Device from the Nanyang Sect, and take a few potshots at each other in the process. We start off with Darryl Lorenz and his team extracting […]
One of the common stories coming out of Marvel’s annus horribilis is how many comic shops experienced sharp drops in sales. Sometimes in the neighborhood of tens of thousands of dollars, but always the result of a cratering of sales regarding their Marvel product. I want to say that Marvel has been trying its best […]
DC screwing over Alan Moore is some very old news at this point. Even if they do find new ways to keep doing it, as is currently the case with “Doomsday Clock.” However, screwing with the artists he’s worked with on projects DC has published is new territory for them. Last week it was revealed […]