Manga and Comic Reviews
When it was announced a few years back that Faith Erin Hicks would be writing and illustrating a series of martial arts fantasy graphic novels, my first reaction was something along the lines of, “But I don’t want to wait a few years for this!” Well, the waiting is over and it was worth it. […]
This brings us up to issue #150 of the ongoing series and it’s a much happier milestone than the previous major one. You know, where Negan beat Glenn to death (which is still what I’m expecting to see happen on the TV show, but that’s another story). After the stealth pre-emptive strike against Alexandrea by […]
Well… This took its time in arriving. It’s still a worthwhile read, even though this volume represents what they call in the sports world a “rebuilding year.” After a well-done epilogue/victory lap for “Scorpion” Shiratori’s story, the focus shifts back to our three protagonists. Kiyohara is working better with his team with the hope that, […]
Are you in the mood for some “Civil War II” crossovers? Because Marvel will have you covered come July. The majority of titles in this month’s solicitations touch on the event in some way. Some of them are likely to be of significant relevance to its story, like the Bendis-written issue of “Invincible Iron Man.” […]
This is somewhat old news, but Shelly Bond, chief editor of Vertigo and a 23-year veteran of DC, was recently let go from the company. That might be putting things a bit too diplomatically. One of the things that is said to have led to her dismissal is the failure of the mass launch of […]
Things start off with a decent enough sci-fi mystery steeped in the history of the Marvel Universe. The Guardians, with Captain Marvel along for the ride, are cruising along on their merry way when suddenly a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier appears right out of the ether! If that weren’t surprising enough, it’s being commanded by none other […]
Tsukimi Kurashita is an 18-year-old jellyfish fanatic living in Tokyo with a gaggle of other fangirls with their own obsessions. Residing in a communal apartment and going by the nickname “Amars,” they live by their own camaraderie (and off of the goodwill of their parents) while maintaining a healthy distrust of those scary people known […]
The annual Image Expo was held earlier this month and (BIG SURPRISE) a lot of cool-sounding new titles were announced. “The Black Monday Murders” is Jonathan Hickman’s new title with artist Tomm Coker and is based on the idea that all of the major financial institutions that run the world are actually secret schools of […]
Between the two sales-challenged manga series that I routinely talk up, “Vinland Saga” and “Eden: It’s an Endless World!,” it looks like the former is getting a reprieve later this year. Kodansha U.S.A. announced at the Emerald City Comic-Con that vol. 8 of Makoto Yukimura’s excellent historical viking action series will be coming out later […]
I’ve been spoiled for the mystery behind the new Thor for quite a while now. So the drama behind the big reveal falls pretty flat. I was expecting that, however, and the three-part story leading up to the reveal by writer Jason Aaron and artist Russell Dauterman still manages to be pretty entertaining in and […]