Manga and Comic Reviews
This coming September marks the one-year anniversary of the “New 52” and we’re getting another stunt to celebrate. There will be no “regular” issues solicited this month — only flashback “zero” issues designed to illuminate key points in the history of these characters and series. Some of them, such as the ones from the “Green […]
A YEAR AND A HALF! That’s about how long we’ve had to wait for this new volume of Adam Warren’s great sex/comedy/action/superhero series. I feel the need to vent about this because the first four volumes came out every six months like clockwork, with the subsequent two following in successive years. Now you can’t rush […]
I’m having to add the “by Bendis & Maleev” qualifier to the title of this because this isn’t the first relaunch of the character, it’s only the most recent. “Moon Knight” has been a title and character defined more by the people who have worked on it, notably Bill Sienkiwicz in the 70’s and Stephen […]
As you can see, I liked the first volume enough that I didn’t bother waiting until Comic-Con to pick up the second. “Deluge” continues the fast-paced, high action vibe of the previous series as Jedi Kerra Holt returns to her homeworld to free it from Sith occupation only to find it in the crossfire of […]
As with its previous volumes, this title again brings something new to the table. Now that “Perfect Crime Club” — rechristened as “Perfect Crime Party” for its serialization debut — has made it into Weekly Shonen Jump the trick will be to keep it there. In a move that keeps the protagonists and the story […]
It was only a matter of time since this title’s spinoff book, “Incorruptible,” was launched and its protagonist, reformed villain Max Damage, was introduced that the crossover between the two would happen. Well, here it is and it proves that smaller publishers can pull a bait and switch during these things too. That’s because this […]
Takao Kasuga is a middle-school student in a small town who likes reading, and has a particular fondness for the poems of Charles Baudelaire. He also has a crush on Nanako, the most popular girl in class, so when the combination of a moment of weakness and the perfect opportunity strikes, the kid winds up […]
Believe it or not, there was a time when Ed Brubaker wasn’t regarded as the creative and commercial powerhouse that he was today. It was back when he was working at DC. Yes, he wrote “Sleeper” during his tenure there, but even though it remains one of my all time favorites it sold pretty dismally […]
I should’ve known better. After I was less than impressed with Matt Fraction’s first arc on the regular “Thor” series, “The World Eaters,” passing on this volume should’ve been a no-brainer. But continuing goodwill from the writer’s “Ages of Thunder” stories with the character and the fact that I think he’s a decent writer convinced […]
Now that the title character has passed on, it’s time for those closest to him to begin the healing process. Coincidentally, as he was close to pretty much everyone in the Ultimate Universe it also gives us a chance to check in on what they’re doing and see a showcase for the soft relaunch for […]