Manga and Comic Reviews
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Witcher: The Bear & The Butterfly #1 (of 4) Dark Horse has published a lot of comics based on “The Witcher” over the years and I have read exactly zero of them. That’s not because I think they’re bad, just that my appreciation for the franchise only extends so far as the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Superman: Action Comics Superstars vol. 1 While “Superman” is currently under the purview of writer Joshua Williamson, DC has effectively turned “Action Comics” into an ongoing anthology series spotlighting a variety of different creators. This collection marks the first part of this new era, featuring stories written by Jason Aaron and Gail Simone, […]
Last time I wrote about how this series, and “One-Punch Man,” were both hip-deep in the same kind of storytelling as they tried to build up their conflicts to a climax. “One-Punch Man” was doing it a lot better than “Thunderbolt,” though there’s some good news to report for this series here. While the Federation […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Grommets It basically came down to a question of which Rick Remender-written collection was getting the top spot this month. I decided to go with the one that seemed like more fun, even if it’s not clear yet how co-writing this with “Deadpool’s” Brian Posehn will affect the writer’s normally merciless writing style. […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Earth X This is a reprint of the series that sprung from the idea of, “What would ‘Kingdom Come’ look like in the Marvel Universe?” Originating in the pages of Wizard Magazine with sketches and concepts from the artist of that series, Alex Ross, it eventually morphed into a proper maxi-series co-written by […]
In vol. 1, Forged Team Scimitar-3 encountered the first signs of intelligent life in the universe, and it tried to wipe them out. In vol. 2, Scimitar-3 returned home, was debriefed, had its leader get to know the Eternal Empress, and was nearly wiped out for what they knew. In vol. 3, Scimitar-3 is part […]
Up until now, Diagoldze has turned everything it was cast on into gold. Not anymore. Frieren has cracked its power and is now able to start freeing those who have been imprisoned by it. Starting with Denke because she’s going to need some back-up now that Macht and Solitar are onto her. Still, it’s a […]
“Year One” is a title that holds no small amount of significance within the DC Universe. It was first (and arguably bes), used to illustrate the start of Batman’s crime-fighting career back in the 80’s from writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzuchelli. The title has since been used to showcase the early days of […]
Jon Kent may have taken down Henry Bendix and saved Gamorra from his totalitarian reign, but now he’s about to face down an even worse threat. You see, back when he was traveling the multiverse with another version of his father Jor-El, he wound up trapped for years at the mercy of Earth-2’s evil Superman, […]
Maika, Kippa, and Ren have all found themselves back in the known world after their jaunt off to Golga in the previous volume. You know how these things go, though: Spend a few days spirit traveling to an ancient planet full of eldritch beings, come back and find out that a whole year has passed […]