Manga and Comic Reviews
Hiroki Endo’s MMA-manga continues on in its own appealingly low-key fashion. After the (perhaps unsurprising) finish to Maki’s match from the previous volume the focus shifts back to Meguru and his ongoing struggle to get better. While he’s slowly developing his technique and refining his ability to copy moves on the fly from others, he […]
The main reason vol. 4 of this series only scored an honorable mention on my “Best of 2016” list was because I didn’t believe the death of a major character from its last few pages was genuine. Now that vol. 5 is here I can say that I WAS RIGHT! Said character returns in a […]
Savor the title of this volume because it’s likely the last we’ll see of “Invincible’s” traditional naming scheme when it comes to these things. I’m expecting the titles of its last two volumes to be “The End of All Things, Part One” and “Part Two,” respectively and this volume really does read like a buildup […]
Much of this volume reads like a masterclass in trolling people who can’t stand the idea of Steve Rogers as a secret agent of Hydra. This time around it’s revealed that Steve is going to have to rely on the help of his best friend in the whole world in order for his plan to […]
I think I preferred this series back when it was on the verge of becoming a trainwreck. Even if “Ajin” was preparing to go off the rails at any moment, there was fun and excitement at the thought of seeing it happen. This is compared to the series as it is now which is fairly […]
I was awaiting this volume with one big expectation. After all, Mike Mignola provided an end to “Hellboy’s” saga last year, and delivered the final proper volume of “Abe Sapien” leaving “B.P.R.D.” to be the only title to advance the ongoing story of the Mignolaverse. With word that it would be coming to an end […]
I want to like this series more than I actually do. The setup of Superman being a new father is neat, I like his new son Jon, and we get to see the two of them go on adventures where dad can be as big a damn hero as he wants. Whether it’s foiling some […]
As far as getting an actual superhero story about Miles Morales’ adventures in the Marvel Universe, this volume is a step in the right direction. The main issue here is that “Miles Negotiates the Fallout From ‘Civil War II’” isn’t really a proper story. It starts off with our protagonist getting a call from Tony […]
A strain of bitter cynicism flows through all of Warren Ellis’ work for Marvel. Usually this manifests as characters openly mocking superhero conventions while expressing their friendly contempt for their comrades-in-tights. When done right, this can enliven familiar setups as seen in “Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.” Applied incorrectly and you get a strained superhero bitch-fest […]
I went into this volume with high hopes regarding the promised origin of Principal Gakuho Asano. What turned this once-caring educator into the ruthless victory-at-any-cost authoritarian that we’ve come to know in this series? As it turns out, the reason why is pretty straightforward: He felt responsible for the death of a student and changed […]