Manga and Comic Reviews
The title character is an undertaker/bounty hunter who is wandering through the dusty land when he comes across a village that is also the site of a massacre. As he buries the bodies left to rot there, he’s informed by a kinsman that there’s one survivor, a baby, to this event. Though he initially refuses […]
It’s a new era for the Justice League! How do they celebrate it? By helping Black Adam beat up a superpowered invader to his home country of Khandaq. This invader goes by the name Brutus, and while there’s nothing unusual about his goals, there is something about his powers. Namely that they have the same […]
“Judgment Day” may have been the final part of Kieron Gillen’s “Eternals” storyline, but it’s not the last of it. That would be this collection which bundles the three one-shots he wrote – “Thanos Rises,” “Celestia,” and “The Heretic” – along with some old “Eternals” stories from the late 70’s to pad out the page […]
Kengo Hanazawa has already given us one one good series with his zombie epic “I Am A Hero.” If you thought that his next would continue to push boundaries in the horror genre, or focus on the struggles of the mentally disturbed, you’d be wrong. (So far.) “Under Ninja” is more of an oddball slice-of-life […]
(With Image leaving Diamond, the title for this column had to change. I forgot about finding a new one until it came time to post this, so it might change in the future if I think of something better.) Above-the-Board Recommendation: What’s the Furthest Place From Here? vol. 2 Yeah, I’m glad to see that […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead HC There are some very slim pickings this month when it comes to stuff that I’m looking forward to reading from DC. Which is why the hardcover edition of this miniseries is getting this slot more for the potential it represents rather […]
Once again, I’ve been given cause to wonder where a five day period over Memorial Day Weekend has gone for me. This is the time I use to attend Fanime every year that it happens, but it always goes by quickly enough to make me wonder if it even happened at all. While the con […]
They finally made it. After twelve volumes Thorfinn, Einar, Gudrid, and a whole host of new characters finally arrive in Vinland with this volume. It takes them a while to actually find a place to settle, but this is their new home for the future. Now begins the difficult work of cultivating it and turning […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Blade of the Immortal Deluxe HC vol. 10 There was always the possibility that the publisher wouldn’t finish re-publishing their omnibus editions of this classic series in oversized hardcover format. Fortunately, with this solicitation, it looks like that fear will be unfounded come October (remember, Dark Horse advance-solicits all of their collections by […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age Yes, it really is nice when there’s an overwhelmingly obvious pick for this slot. They don’t come more overwhelming than the continuation of a legendary series from an equally legendary creative team over thirty years after their run was interrupted. Lots of people (including yours […]