Manga and Comic Reviews
Now I don’t usually take the time to explicitly shill for for something* but this is a special case. The deluxe hardcover editions of Hayao Miyazaki’s “Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind” came out today and even though I’ve had copies of the four-volume “perfect collections” from back in the day re-buying this was a […]
This was a fun little crossover that took the premise of what happens when the Asgardian gods are turned into “normal” humans and ran with it for a little bit. Written by Kieron Gillen and frequent writing partners Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, it also features capable art from Carmine Di Giandomenico that suffers from […]
It may have started out with a bit too much style and not enough substance, but “Skullkickers” continues to improve with this volume. Things start off with the dwarf and the big guy stowing away on a ship with an all-female crew only to find out that the elf assassin who has followed/worked with them […]
It may have started out with a bit too much style and not enough substance, but “Skullkickers” continues to improve with this volume. Things start off with the dwarf and the big guy stowing away on a ship with an all-female crew only to find out that the elf assassin who has followed/worked with them […]
As I mentioned in brief last week, this third season of “The Walking Dead” is off to a strong start. While I still liked season two overall, there was no denying that it had plenty of dull spots and too much soap opera for its own good. It also wrapped up with a final dramatic […]
When the “Schism” happened, Cyclops wound up with nearly all of the “X-Men’s” heavy-hitters, who also happen to be the ones with the most personality an “likeability” issues. This is great for when you’re facing the dual threat of a Celestial invasion and the hive mind of Mister Sinister, and when you’re trying to instill […]
Way back in February I said (not exactly) that the premise for this series had the potential for mass appeal and that I hoped that it wouldn’t be doomed to an early death because of its title. “Mind the Gap” not only doesn’t roll of the tongue, it doesn’t give the reader any idea of […]
Though the Robert Kirkman/Tony Moore dustup from earlier in the year appears to have been resolved amicably, there appears to have been one minor consequence from what I can see. “The Walking Dead: Cutting-Room Floor HC,” which was originally solicited for May of this year, is now scheduled to arrive next July according to Amazon. […]
Regular readers will know that I’ve been looking forward to this ever since it was first solicited. In addition to his quality superhero work, Brian K. Vaughan gave us two of the best creator-owned titles of the last decade in “Y: The Last Man,” with Pia Guerra, and “Ex Machina,” with Tony Harris. After the […]
The numbers are in and despite the best efforts of Marvel to make “Uncanny Avengers #1” the best-selling comic of the year — twenty covers, getting John Cassaday to illustrate it, twenty covers, pricing the collected edition high enough to discourage tradewaiting, twenty goddamn covers — initial orders will not top those for issue #100 […]