Manga and Comic Reviews
And the collection of the “New 52” juggernaut rolls on… Batman: Detective Comics vol. 1 — Faces of Death, and Batwoman vol. 1: Hydrology: Both are getting the hardcover treatment, and I’ll probably wait until both are in softcover before picking them up. I’ve never read any of Tony Daniel’s “Batman” prior to the relaunch, […]
Brian Michael Bendis’ first “Avengers” arc was a suitably epic story that got most of the classic team back together, plus imports from “New Avengers” like Spider-Man and Wolverine, and new additions like Noh-Varr/Captain Marvel, to stop the fracturing of time itself. It had great art from John Romita Jr. that enhanced the old-school feel […]
While Image publishes a lot of comics that I do buy, they also do a good job publishing many that I didn’t know I wanted. Series like “Orc Stain” or “Forgetless” that I’ve either heard about in passing or are now written by an established author. Sometimes they’re great, other times they’re flawed but interesting […]
So if you’re looking for an example of how NOT to do a volume-ending cliffhanger, look no further than this. At the end, we’re told that a major character is on life support, but with no brain activity leading to the final words, “He’s gone.” While it may be upsetting for the characters, anyone reading […]
A bit of self-indulgence first: Sometimes, going back and reading old reviews surprises me. For instance, I was surprised at how positive my thoughts were regarding the last volume of this series. Having had several months to let its events fester in my mind, as well as consideration for my “Best of 2011” list, I […]
As always, any collections solicited here are done so two months in advance. So even though vol. 23 of “Gantz” is mentioned here, it won’t be out until June. Also, no new volume of “Eden” is mentioned in here. Vol. 13 didn’t show up until the solicitations in March of last year, so there’s some […]
Daikichi is a thirty-year-old bachelor who returns home for his grandfather’s funeral only to find out that the old man had a love child with an unknown woman. Rin, the child in question, is now six years old and comes off as quiet and solitary with all of the family in the house for her […]
Previously, I talked about how “The Red Wing” was initially going to be about one thing, then eventually came to be about something else. It’s not that it isn’t possible to pull off a change like that, but the setup just wasn’t there. With this latest volume of “Fables,” Bill Willingham does much the same […]
Now that’s he’s an established creator at Marvel, Jonathan Hickman is seeking to leverage his increased profile towards new creator-owned projects over at Image. It’s a noble endeavor and something I support wholeheartedly. This is the first of them and it’s very much in the vein of his previous work — “Pax Romana” specifically. Where […]
Why yes, this did originally come out back in August. And yes, the reason I’m only getting around to talking about it now is because it completely slipped under my radar until I saw vol. 10 in the Dark Horse solicitations a while back. So if nothing else, this should prove that the company’s first […]