Manga and Comic Reviews
So “Spider-Men” now stands revealed as the long-awaited (or dreaded, depending on your point of view) crossover between the “616” and “Ultimate” Marvel Universes. I can’t say that I’m pleased by this, but I guess it was inevitable after the latest round of relaunches failed to bring any real sales spark back to the imprint. […]
I wasn’t expecting this third volume to have less to offer than the second, but it manages to do just that. Harold Lorre is the sub-titular creature and after being rescued by an unwitting group of survivors, he proceeds to manipulate them for purposes of fulfilling his own sick needs. It’s the setup for a […]
Two new manga series debut from Dark Horse in their latest solicitations. Well, one new one and one new edition of a series previously published by Tokyopop. As all of the collections are advance-solicited by two months, this means that a full year after “Eden vol. 13” came out there’s still no sign of the […]
If it seems that I write about this particular manga more than others, that’s because it usually winds up bringing something new to the table with each volume. Case in point: Creators Moritaka and Akito finally deliver their manga masterwork here. This a watershed moment for the series as the title was pretty much founded […]
This month we’ve got a couple high-profile releases with specific religious themes, Scott Snyder going toe-to-toe with Alan Moore’s legacy, the final volume of “Hitman” and as always MOAR BATMAN. The Judas Coin HC: This OGN from Walt Simonson has a “Wait? What!?” premise that sounds perversely intriguing in the context of a major superhero […]
Yes, I bought this in hardcover; but, it was worth the cash. Warren Ellis is one of those particular talents who, when he tackles superheroes for the “big two,” you sense that he can’t just write any title. With people like Bendis, Johns, Morrison, and Waid, you get the feeling that not only could they […]
With this third volume, the series has settled into a comfortable and familiar groove. Shizuku will encounter someone in crisis or distress that will somehow be related to wine, much investigating by himself and his associate Miyabi will be done, and we will all have learned something new about this classiest of beverages before the […]
Do I feel inclined to contribute to the Kickstarter campaign to fund the second volume now? Sadly, not really. This first volume of “Carbon Grey” positions itself as an epic story involving prophecy, war, betrayal, and the fate of an empire. All of these are centered around the four Sisters Grey, and one in particular, […]
The Shohoku vs. Ryonan match is over. FINALLY. This particular game ran over five volumes for thirty-six chapters. Think about it: When this was originally serialized back in Shonen Jump, it took 2/3rds of a year to tell this story. That’s almost as long as it took to serialize this story in English. I could […]
In order to be better than the previous volume, all Brian Wood would have to do is offer up a main story that isn’t completely ridiculous. That is accomplished here with “The Siege of Paris.” It’s not the best story in the series or even the title one, but it is the longest at three […]