Manga and Comic Reviews
Are you ready for another rousing volume of adventure as the title character struggles to take back his homeland from those who have stolen it from him? Well, that’s not what happens here! Vol. 7 is the beginning of an extended diversion from the main plot as Arslan and company have to deal with an […]
…With a title like that, what more do you need to know? Maybe that he’s also “Pantsless Bear-Fighter” for a good portion of the first issue? Or how about that this series does a decent enough job of delivering enough insanity to live up to that title. You’ve got Shirtless himself, who lives in a […]
This latest volume of “Jessica Jones” gives me hope that Bendis is going to end his tenure at Marvel on an upswing. I still have to catch up on “Invincible Iron Man” and “The Defenders” but “The Secrets of Maria Hill” is good stuff. It even gets off on the right foot by addressing my […]
Vol. 2 of this series was one of the best things I read last year and proof that Warren Ellis can still knock it out of the park when he puts his mind to it. So it’s disappointing to see that vol. 3 of “Injection” doesn’t keep to the same standards. The focus this time […]
The spirit of Amity Arkham has possessed her descendant, Olive Silverlock, and it’s up to her friends Maps, Olive, Colin, and Kyle (with a little help from Damian Wayne) to save the day. Aside from a vengeful pyrokinetic spirit, the only things standing in their way are Two-Face, The Penguin, an animal-headed secret society on […]
Comedy is tough. It gets even tougher to pull off when it has to transition from one language to another. The gulf in context between Japanese and English swallows some of the gags from this volume whole, something which only becomes clear after you read the translation notes. I mean, I was willing to assume […]
You know, I figured if anyone could find the fun in seeing Doctor Doom trying to rehabilitate his image as (The Infamous) Iron Man it’d be Mark Waid. The man has a great handle on knowing how to respect a character’s history and subvert it which he demonstrated to regular and frequently excellent extent on […]
With vol. 3 being the end of the main story Greg Rucka was telling on his latest “Wonder Woman” run, I was skeptical that this volume could really add anything to it. Said skepticism is justified here as “Godwatch” makes for an awkward end to his tenure as a writer for this title. The issues […]
This is an odd volume for a couple of reasons. It dials back the crazy plot twists the series usually thrives on and takes a break from advancing the main plot to focus on exploring the backstories of the crew of the Clarke as well as the alien Builders. In addition, “Blueshift” is also the […]
This series manages a tricky balance of the creepy, unsettling, and even heartwarming with its third volume. It’s biggest surprise turns out to be relevant to the plot in ways you wouldn’t expect as the old woman introduced at the end of vol. 2 turns out to actually be Shiva’s aunt. Yes, the same one […]