Manga and Comic Reviews
ONE MILLION COPIES! That’s how many the first issue of “Star Wars” is expected to sell when it debuts next month. I think you’d have to go back to the pre-crash days of the 90’s to find a comic that reached this level of sales. While I’m sure the A-list creative team of Jason Aaron, […]
A few months back, news broke that Brian Wood was going to be the new writer on Todd McFarlane’s long-running “Spawn” title. Through a combination of general apathy about “Spawn” and the dubious nature of McFarlane’s talent (as well as his trolling of Neil Gaiman over the rights to “Miracleman” over the years), I was […]
When your miniseries has been built around a specific revelation, it’s probably not a good idea to have said revelation spoiled in the hype for its release. Also, if you’re like me, saw Jason Aaron’s name listed as a co-writer (co-plotter, actually) and thought “Hey, this might be of some significance to his run on […]
“Rat Queens” is getting a new artist after its current one, John “Roc” Upchurch, has left the title amidst allegations of domestic abuse. This would be bad news for the title, except that it already has a new (temporary?) artist in the form of Stjepan Sejic. Having worked at Top Cow and on “Witchblade” for […]
While the three issue miniseries that tied into “Cataclysm” was actually quite good, the past two volumes of Miles Morales’ adventures as Spider-Man were weighed down by Bendis’ decision to put him through various situations without developing the character or his cast properly. Venom isn’t as interesting without a direct connection to the title character, […]
DC has been running themed variant covers for a while now, but I think their gimmick this month is the best one they’ve offered up yet. Certain titles will be getting variant covers based on iconic movie posters. So you’ve got “Flash” riffing on “North by Northwest,” “Detective Comics” aping “The Matrix,” “Green Lantern” taking […]
“Tragedy? Or one last moment of triumph?” That’s what I wrote last year when the previous volume left off with wrestler “Scorpion” Shiratori preparing to head back into the ring. Never mind the fact that his rehabilitation unfinished, the man is unable to even stand up without assistance. How the hell is someone like that […]
If you’re reading both of Hickman’s “Avengers” series (And if you’re not, then why the hell aren’t you? You’re only getting half the story if you read one and not the other.) be sure to read this one after “Infinite Avengers.” This volume takes place shortly after the confrontation between Iron Man and Captain America […]
“Original Sin” was pretty “meh,” though it stands a better chance of being remembered for its tie-ins than the miniseries proper. In fact, Jonathan Hickman uses the event as a springboard for his latest volume of “Avengers” while also furthering his own storylines in the title. What we get here is deeply weird and bizarre […]
Ugh. If you’ve ever wondered about the boundaries of my love for the work of Garth Ennis, you have them right here. “Dicks” is his series with artist John McCrea about two nitwits from Belfast, Ivor and Dougie, who get into the most disgusting kind of sexual and scatalogical adventures you can imagine. This volume […]