Manga and Comic Reviews
Last time, Eddie Brock went into the past with Doctor Doom and got an idea of what his future holds. His son Dylan also found a potential partner in Bren Waters, current host to the Toxin symbiote, son of Alchemax employee Ozkhar Waters, and target of the Noname terrorist organization. It’s that last bit which […]
The invisible alligator has been dealt with, which now leaves Ermes to deal with Sports Maximum – the Stand User who killed her sister – herself. It’s a gruesome battle that will leave her severely wounded, and out of commission for the next arc, by the time it’s over. Which means that it’ll be down […]
It’s a new original graphic novel from the team of writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips! That should be reason enough for celebration, given their track record over the years, right? You may recall that I didn’t think their last effort, “Where the Body Was,” turned out to be all that great. A story […]
Nightwing. The Flash. Beast Boy. Donna Troy. Starfire. Cyborg. Raven. They once made up the most powerful group of teenage superheroes in the DCU. These days they’re looking to step up in a world that’s currently without a Justice League. So when the giant ape known as Titano attacks a nuclear power plant, that’s something […]
Jackson is a hobo on a mission. He’s looking to find the titular place, long thought to be the mythical subject of a song, and be reunited with his family. There are just a few things standing in his way. Like the Hobo Mafia. Getting his hands on a mythical spear – that the FBI […]
Hex has been a vampire for over 350 years. Steve has been one for just over six months. They both hate it, but they’re still justifiably skeptical when a cure for their condition is suddenly dropped in their laps. Smarmy upper-class vampire Anwar Gobin has found out where an item known as the Onyx Object, […]
After last volume’s Gibbs-centric drama, the focus shifts back towards dragons here. Not just any dragon, but a majestic Deep Sky Dragon that’s slowly descending to Earth – the first time it has happened in over 200 years. The crew of the Quin Zaza is clued into this by one Chika Taruka, a university student […]
IDW’s new line of “Star Trek” comics has been pretty good so far, with the main title and its sister series coming together already to give us one big event in ”Day of Blood.” While we’re still waiting to see how the main title follows up on the climactic events depicted there, that future is […]
Point Nemo is a spot on the Pacific Ocean floor which happens to be the furthest place from civilization on Earth. This is important because an extraterrestrial object has just splashed-down on Earth there and an American operation is currently working to recover it. Made up of a crew of specialists who may-or-may-not have their […]
“Weird Work” was a miniseries that lived up to its name with writer Jordan Thomas and artist Shaky Kane delivering a dementedly gonzo sci-fi take on the police procedural. It was good enough for me to keep an eye out for their next project, which turned out to be “The Man From Maybe.” The creators […]