Manga and Comic Reviews
Regardless of its status as one of this summers many high-profile financial disappointments, I loved “Pacific Rim” and would recommend that everyone check it out on the big screen because a lot of its appeal is going to be lost when it comes to the home market. Hell, if you can see it in IMAX […]
Before I left for Comic-Con, a few new comics had arrived on my doorstep. I could let them be lost to the mists of time (otherwise known as my backlog bookshelf) but I figured I’d talk about some Ultimates, Wolverine, and Billy the Kid instead. Now I remember when “The Ultimates” first launched and it […]
Another Comic-Con has come and gone, and while my wallet took a major hit, I came back with a lot of great comics that I’ll be talking about over the coming months. I’ve already got plans for one podcast based on what I’ve picked up, so expect my thoughts on “The Killer” by Matz and […]
The latest film based on a Dark Horse comic opened nationwide this weekend. I’m talking about “R.I.P.D., ” a comic originally published a while back to relatively quiet critical and commercial reception. While other films based on obscure or low-profile comics have gone on to be successes (“The Crow,” “M.I.B.”) this is not what has […]
Marvel’s current crossover has yet to even begin and already the ending for it has been somewhat spoiled. I won’t go into specifics, but if you want you can check out the link to Comic Book Resources’ article on the upcoming “Inhumanity” event. The short version is that there are now a whole lot more […]
Last year, issue #100 of “The Walking Dead” was the best selling single issue thanks to its major milestone and the twelve or so covers that accompanied it. It was gratifying to see that it beat out Marvel’s much-hyped “Uncanny Avengers” with its over twenty covers and assorted retailer incentives. Since then, there have been […]
Okay, so the word on the street is that something has been left out of DC’s solicitations for this month. Not only was it done deliberately, but it seems that other companies are also leaving things out of their solicitations as well. Coincidence? Or something more? I could do some detective work and find out […]
This series finally started delivering on the disturbing things it had been trying to illustrate in previous volumes with the fifth one. The good news is that things get even worse for our protagonists here! In the wake of the fire on the riverbank, Takao gets a visit from some policemen, grounded, a visit from […]
I was fully expecting the upward trend which started with the second volume to continue here, but that doesn’t quite happen. Rather, we get a flattening of the quality curve here as Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips take some time to tell side-stories of the “Fatale” universe and show us that Josephine’s “condition” has not […]
This has been a looooooong time coming. They were joking at the “Best and Worst of Manga” panel at Comic-Con last year that 2013 may be the year this collection finally ships. Well it has and the results are going to be most appealing to those who prefer art over story. “Panorama Island” is the […]