Manga and Comic Reviews
Masamune Shirow is the Frank Miller of manga. That’s because it’s hard to overstate the contributions of both men to the medium of comics in their heydays, and the works they created are still being drawn upon for adaptations in other media. They also experienced a sharp decline in their standing within the industry after […]
Don’t let what’s said on the back cover fool you, this is not the end of Jonathan Hickman’s run. As I’ve said many times before on this blog, “Secret Wars” is the true finale and we’ll have to wait until November *crosses fingers* to see how that turns out. So if you’re thinking that this […]
After five volumes I’m starting to get a little fuzzy on the details of the main plot for the series. It’s supposed to be about how wandering ronin and surrogate father to Daigoro, Togo Shigekata, is delivering a message as the dying wish of a last man. Upon delivering it, all sorts of behind-the-scenes machinations […]
Six printings of the first issue. Sales that remain consistent (and even go up). Near-universal acclaim across the internet. These are the things that can be used to describe “Ms. Marvel,” one of the most successful new characters that has come out of Marvel in quite some time. With Carol Danvers now “Captain Marvel,” the […]
“Wounded Man” managed it for nine volumes. “High School of the Dead” gave us seven volumes that trended downward in quality before it just stopped. “Terra Formars” gave us one hilariously awful volume before improving just enough to be boring. “Tenjo Tenge” was… Well, that was mostly good and never less than “readable” for the […]
“All-New Marvel NOW!” begins here! …Wait, that’s not it. They already used that one about a year into “Marvel NOW!” Let me see… Ah, “All-New, All-Different Marvel NOW!” begins here! You know the drill, with the wrap-up of “Secret Wars” — assuming that the final issue does arrive in October — Marvel serves up its […]
This year’s Image Expo was held the week before Comic-Con and, as you’d expect, featured a ton of new title announcements from creators who have worked with the publisher before and some new ones. These announcements include: Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque holding up new issues of “American Vampire” ordinary person who happens to be […]
Kieron Gillen wraps up his tenure as chronicler of the adventures of Anthony Stark by smashing up two, two, TWO stories in one volume. The first, which was set up at the end of vol. 4, involves Stark going head-to-head with Malekith, Lord of the Dark Elves, for control of the Mandarin Rings that he […]
The main problem I’ve had with the past few volumes of this title is that Bendis has been putting Miles Morales through situations that defined Peter Parker rather than building up the history and character of this latest Spider-Man. Miles is a great character and seeing him put through the same paces as his predecessor […]
This wraps up the main story with the fourth volume “Exhibition” set to contain… I dunno, maybe side stories set before, after, or even during the events of the previous three volumes. Anywhoo, vol. 3 wraps things up in better fashion than what I was expecting after vol. 2. It’s nothing fantastic by any stretch […]