Manga and Comic Reviews
Getting the collection of one-shots in “Empowered Unchained” earlier in the year was nice. The fact that this latest volume of the main series is excellent even by the title’s normally high standards is better. Things start off by picking up on the fallout from Emp and Sistah Spooky’s trip to Object 524 as the […]
He’s back from “Spider-Verse” with three issues and an annual to kill. However, Peter Parker is still trying to get a handle on the whole “running his own business” thing. Though he’s still committed to having Parker Industries build a super-prison, our hero is constantly being distracted by his other responsibilities as Spider-Man. His two […]
Inanity about the numbering of this volume aside — it’s the first and ONLY volume in this run — it actually makes for a decent wrap-up to Rick Remender’s run on this title. In the wake of “Axis” and the revelation that Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch were not Magneto’s kids, the two Avengers head […]
My procrastination pays off once again! For the past year you could only read this series through the digital copies for sale on Viz’s website. Then they announced a few months back that this excellent superhero manga would be receiving a print release. No doubt to cash in on the upcoming anime adaptation. That has […]
Marvel’s “Star Wars” comics are doing very well for them. So well, in fact, that the numbers for those comics alone are nipping at Image’s heels in the direct market. Image sells more actual comics, after taking in ALL of the titles they publish, but the “Star Wars” comics make more money. However, even when […]
Word has been going around for a while now that Marvel is promoting the Inhumans as a replacement for the X-Men as the film rights are still owned by Fox. That situation isn’t going to change anytime soon, and it’s clear that someone at Marvel sees inhumans as a viable alternative to mutants. Why else […]
What’s the next step in a relationship between two women founded on their shared love of BDSM and respective fetishes for domination and submission? Moving in together. At least, that’s what is on Ally’s mind in the second half of this volume. While there’s plenty of interesting sex play and a whole host of imaginative […]
I picked up a couple volumes of writer Matt Hawkins and artist Rashan Ekedal’s “Think Tank” at Comic-Con and wound up liking their funny, clever, and occasionally quite disturbing look at the exploits of a young scientist whose genius is matched only by his ego and irreverent personality. While that series is currently on hiatus, […]
This final volume is a collection of side stories and an epilogue that sends the series out on a high note. The most substantial (in terms of page count) is the opening three-part story about Viv and her arrival in France and the first time she saw Maria in action. While I can see what […]
Dark Horse has a new editor in chief as Dave Marshall replaces Scott Allie as the latter moves on to pursue other projects. While I certainly hope that the company benefits from the move, we now have an indication about how it’ll affect their publishing of Japanese titles. Anime News Network reached out to Carl […]