Manga and Comic Reviews
“Groo” by artist Sergio Aragones and writer Mark Evanier is probably one of the greatest one-note premises of all time. In my opinion, of course. While it’s a “Conan” parody on the surface, with its dumber-than-dumb barbarian protagonist causing untold destruction wherever he goes, the concept has also allowed its creators to slip in clever […]
The Nazis’ fascination with the occult is a storytelling well that will never run dry. Here, we have them working with the source of an ancient power which was the basis for the Dracula mythos in order to gain the edge they need in WWII. Writer Fabien Nury crafts an intricate tale of espionage that […]
Now here’s a new volume that I’ve been anticipating! After the previous installment reminded me how good this series can be (when I don’t know what’s going to happen next), the waiting for this one actually started to bother me. Which is something that hadn’t happened yet during Dark Horse’s rollout of the series. Can […]
So when I reviewed the first volume of “Green Lantern Corps” last week, it had slipped my mind that it wasn’t actually the “first volume.” Like a lot of ongoing series, it was preceded by a mini-series to see if there was an audience for it. “Recharge” does a good job of setting things up […]
Throughout this volume, I could hear the sound of the plot thickening. Julie hides out, gets to know Dillon better, finds more out about her suit’s abilities, and comes face to face with the homeless guy who has part of it grafted onto his hand. On the opposing side, Ivy successfully investigates Julie’s history and […]
The previous volume left off on a great cliffhanger with Freakangel Luke getting up and complaining to the group’s medical specialist about how his head was killing him. This was after he had been shot in the chest with a shotgun and then in his head to make sure that he was dead. If you’re […]
I was looking through the Dark Horse solicitations for June last night, and I saw something that I had pretty much given up hope of ever seeing. According to the solicitations, vol. 13 of “Eden: It’s an Endless World!” will be arriving in August. Longtime listeners and readers will recall that I expressed some skepticism […]
Normally I’d complain about having a tie-in one-shot being arranged out of chronological order in a series’ latest trade paperback collection. It’s just the fussy fanboy that I am. With this latest “Wolverine: Weapon X” collection, the “Dark Reign: The List” one-shot is the last story featured here despite the fact that not only was […]
With Hal Jordan’s “rebirth” as Green Lantern in the DC Universe being the commercial success that it was, a spinoff title to capitalize on that success was inevitable. Fortunately the concept of an interstellar police force is big enough to handle two titles with different approaches. Where “Green Lantern” is “The Hal Jordan Show,” “Green […]
Best known for his long-running “Strangers in Paradise” series, writer/artist Terry Moore made a name for himself with that series in the 90’s with his skills at creating richly detailed characters and relationships. He also had the artistic talent to vividly convey these things on the page as well. As character-driven as that series was, […]