Manga and Comic Reviews
The Synmar Utopica is back! And he’s got his eyes set on taking all of Earth for himself. Before he can do that, though, he’ll have to take on the Justice League… and the United Order, the peacekeeping force of the United Planets. While this is going on, Green Arrow and Black Canary find their […]
Back in vol. 1, “Leaping Into the Light,” Dick Grayson announced that he was going to use the fortune he inherited from Alfred Pennyworth to uplift his adopted community of Bludhaven. In this volume he learns about the dangers of trying to do so when its resident crimelord, Roland “Blockbuster” Desmond, puts out a hit […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Get Fury #1 (of 5) Part of me wonders if this falls into the same category of nostalgia comics being published by Marvel these days. I’m talking about the ones written by old standbys of the company like Chris Claremont, J.M. DeMatteis, Peter David, and the like which explore old corners of continuity […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus vol. 6 Thanks for making the choice for this spot easy this month, Dark Horse. Carl Horn said this volume was coming this year at last Fanime, so it’s good to finally see it in these solicitations. Among the things we have to look forward to in […]
It appears that I should’ve waited until the release of this volume before posting my thoughts on this series so far. That’s because it contains the last bit of the manga adapted for the anime as Ruby, former genius child actor Kana, and Youtuber Mem-cho – who is hot off the success of “Let’s Fall […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Flash vol. 1: Strange Attractor Simon Spurrier and Mainstream Superhero Comics haven’t always been a great fit. Marvel gets a lot of credit for giving the man multiple miniseries and ongoing titles to work with, and while they were generally quite good, his most successful stint came nearly a decade ago with […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Transformers vol. 1: Robots in Disguise As with any fictional, corporate-owned universe my interest in the comic titles they’re putting out hinges on the talent involved. Which is why I’ll be picking up this volume when it arrives in May as it’s coming from one of the best artists in the business – […]
I had figured “Get Grayson” was the next volume in writer Tom Taylor’s run on “Nightwing,” until I saw this. “Fear State” collects the next three issues of his run, the “Nightwing” annual, and a Christmas-themed story from “Batman: Urban Legends” from writer Tini Howard. So how is it? Every bit as good as you’d […]
For an orphan ward of the church living in 15th-Century Europe, Rafal looks like he has it made. He’s the brightest of his Father’s students and will be going away to university to study theology in the near future. So the fact that a former heretic named Hubert will be staying at his place, because […]
Demonic possession in suburbia. A restless spirit haunting a rural graveyard. A rookie agent hoping to spot his first cryptid. Assaults from a possessed tiger in India. Reports about a haunted sawmill in Oregon. A seance to contact the spirit of a devil-worshipper. These are the things that Hellboy, his father Trevor Bruttenholm, and various […]