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Manga and Comic Reviews

WIBR: Cable vol. 3: Stranded

Marvel’s answer to the old Roadrunner cartoons reaches its third volume.  At this point, I can’t really recommend the series to anyone who isn’t already reading it since its recent end has made it painfully clear that this was a series whose only purpose was to stall for time.  I’ll admit that its goal of […]

CMX No More

DC Comics’ manga imprint CMX was shut down earlier today.  On one level, the lack of any bestselling titles, low buzz, and general lack of promotion from its parent company didn’t make it seem like much of a surprise.  On the other, the fact that it lasted six years despite all of these issues made […]

What I’ve Been Reading: Twin Spica vol. 1

You might have noticed that my reviews of manga that serve as the basis for anime that I’ve seen tend to follow a certain script.  Generally I’ll say that they’re fine, but what I’m really waiting for is when the stories go past the anime so I can start reading new stuff (see “Black Lagoon” […]

WIBR: B.P.R.D. vol. 12: War on Frogs

Now this isn’t a “real” volume of “B.P.R.D.” in the sense that it doesn’t continue the ongoing story of the bureau’s fight against the frogs.  What it is, is a collection of four one-shots (and a story from “MySpace Dark Horse Presents”) that were published in between the various miniseries that have writers Mike Mignola […]

WIBR: 100%

After I enjoyed “Heavy Liquid” so much, my next order of business was to pick up Paul Pope’s other graphic novel for Vertigo “100%.”  Ultimately I think the decision over which one is better comes down to personal preference (I liked the more focused story and action in “Heavy Liquid”) but both are worth your […]

What I’ve Been Reading 4/28/10

The most interesting news for me that came out of the C2E2 convention was that Carla Speed McNeil was signing up with Dark Horse.  This means that DH will now be publishing her long-running series “Finder,” first self-published as single issues, then as a webcomic, starting with a new volume “Voices” in February followed by […]

What I’ve Been Reading 3/31/10

What I originally started writing here has snowballed into something larger that I’ll want to get off my chest at some point. For now, reviews: The Bronx Kill: The latest from DC’s Vertigo Crime imprint. I said in a podcast not too long ago that I didn’t think this line was long for the world, […]

What I’ve Been Reading 3/17/10

So the big news of last week was the announcement of Fantagraphics’ new manga line, edited by Matt Thorn. While Fantagraphics is most well known for publishing some of the most innovative and challenging graphic novels of the past few decades, Thorn’s presence means that the line is in good hands. Not only is he […]

What I’ve Been Reading 3/3/10

Marvel revealed their solicitations for May a few weeks ago and there was one bit of news there that I found particularly interesting. I doubt that it would surprise most people that they’re going to start adapting the rest of Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” novels, and while Robin Furth (plot) and Peter David (script) will […]