Manga and Comic Reviews
The dungeon has a new master. It’s not Laios, though. Marcille has taken the position all to further her grand goal: Adjusting the lifespans of all the races so that one doesn’t live longer than the other. Her hand may have been forced in this matter by the Canaries, but when we catch up with […]
Dan Slott’s tenure on this title was enjoyable, but not the expectation-defying home run I was hoping for after his legendary “Amazing Spider-Man” run. Ryan North, a talented Eisnter-nominated writer who’s been working at Marvel for a while on “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl” and a host of well-received miniseries, is now taking over along with […]
Radiant Black isn’t just one person anymore after the events of vol. 3 – it’s now two. Or rather, two people, Nathan and Marshall, sharing the suit and the powers. They’re managing this new setup pretty well, until the powers start glitching out. That’s a bad thing by itself, and it becomes worse when a […]
This collects three separate one-shots: “The Secret History of the War on Weed,” “Scotch McTiernan’s Halloween Party” and “Scotch McTiernan’s Holiday Party” from the creative team of co-writers Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn, and artist Scott Koblish. You might recall that they’ve all worked together before on “Deadpool,” with Koblish illustrating the “flashback” issues from […]
Vol. 28 was a fun distraction as the series geared up for its endgame. Vol. 29 sees “Golden Kamuy” head full steam into its final act as the main cast arrives at Goryokaku, site of the (first) Battle of Hakodate. While Sugimoto, Asirpa, and company believe that they’ve got just enough time to find the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: DC vs. Vampires vol. 1 $25 for the first half of this miniseries in hardcover? No thank you. $17 for the first half in softcover? Yeah, I think I can make that work in my head. As for what it’s about, “DC vs. Vampires” kind of says it all, doesn’t it. “DCeased” has […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Monstress vol. 8: Inferno Did I put the previous volume here when it was solicited over a year ago? I sure did. That doesn’t stop me from wanting to read this more than anything else in this round of solicitations (and not for a lack of quality picks, as we’ll see). Vol. 7 […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Drifters Omnibus vol. 1 When I saw this omnibus edition in these solicitations, I thought that it was an effort to attract new readers to the series and make it profitable again so that Dark Horse could publish new volumes. I mean, it’s been a hot minute since vol. 6 hit these shores, […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: X-Men: Blue – Origins #1 No, it’s not a revival of the Cullen Bunn-written “X-Men” series. Nor is it a throwback to the Gold/Blue teams from the early 90’s. This is a one-shot which promises the definitive origin of one of the bluest X-Men: Nightcrawler. Why is he getting a “definitive” origin here? […]
These two volumes follow the crew of the Quin Zaza as they track down a second engine to be used in the ship’s new redesign. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that they find it, as the real surprises lie in seeing what’s become of the previous ship to bear that name. Once […]