Manga and Comic Reviews
While originality will never be this series’ strong point, vol. 2 shows that it’s shaping up to be a good example of solid storytelling. After the dust settles from the previous volume’s climactic fight, Hikaru decides that it’s finally time to make peace with her father’s death. So she decides to travel to the island […]
I’m not even going to try to convince anyone that hasn’t already been following writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning’s cosmic Marvel epic through the pages of “Annihilation: Conquest,” “Nova,” “War/Realm of Kings” and previous volumes of “Guardians of the Galaxy” that this volume is worth their time. As someone who has, I can appreciate […]
All superheroes are bastards has been the running theme of this series since its inception. However, writer Garth Ennis stated that the title arc of this volume would take a look at the superheroes who weren’t complete asshats. The kind of heroes who genuinely want to help out other people and make the world a […]
The first volume, “Bloody Liars,” was a lot of fun. It was about Combat Magician William Gravel killing some very, very bad magicians in imaginative and gruesome ways. That’s not the highest aim in the world, but it was done with such style and efficiency, and a few clever twists that it didn’t matter. The […]
As “Slam Dunk” finally starts living up to its hype, the Takehiko Inoue basketball title that I’ve always liked delivers one of its best installments yet. This is in spite of the fact that with this volume, I’ve finally given up hope that Inoue will ever find the right balance in showcasing the struggles of […]
(Or, vol. 12 in Ed Brubaker’s run for those of you still keeping track at home.) Now that Steve Rogers is back in the present, the next item on this series’ agenda is settling who gets to be Captain America in the “Who Will Wield the Shield” one-shot that kicks off this volume. Surprise: it’s […]
Looking back at my review of the first volume of this series, I’m surprised at how negative I sound. The surprise mainly comes from the fact that I genuinely enjoyed this volume. No, it’s not the second coming of “Planetes,” but it’s evolving into its own character-driven sci-fi animal. That’s because the character interaction feels […]
Normal service has finally been resumed. After a volume of short stories and a side story about the organization’s past, we finally get the next “proper” volume in the “B.P.R.D.” saga. Regrettably, it’s a little underwhelming. Picking up after the events of “The Black Goddess,” Abe, Liz, and co. decide to take the fight to […]
I wouldn’t say that the stories Grant Morrison has been writing on “Batman & Robin” have been genre-redefining masterpieces. Really, the biggest thing he has accomplished with this series is getting me to take Dick Grayson seriously as Batman’s replacement and likewise for Damien Wayne as the new Robin. That said, the stories contained in […]
Vol. 4 of this series that’s ostensibly about kids training to be astronauts begins with a scene of something that’s been in woefully short supply. We get to see Asumi, Kei and Marika actually training to be astronauts! The scene of them trying to move in a giant pool of water in their space suits […]