Manga and Comic Reviews
The monster finally made another appearance at the end of the previous volume, and it capsizes a ship at the beginning of this one. It’s on its way to Tokyo and that means it’s time for Asa, Kasuga, Keiichi and their shady government friends to spring into action, right? Well, it would be if everyday […]
Any longtime reader of Inio Asano isn’t likely to ask if things are going to get better after the events of vol. 9. No, they’re likely to ask “How much worse are things going to get?” while also holding out hope that things don’t become terminally depressing by the end. At the risk of minor […]
OH NO! Chiaki has wound up having dinner with both his fiancee Mariko and his sex-obsessed stalker Mihono! As this is happening at his apartment in front of his younger brothers, you have to wonder how things could get worse. At least, until the end of the chapter when Mihono puts him in a sleeper […]
This is the latest title to reach print from Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin’s Panel Syndicate operation, which has creators offering their comics to readers on a pay-what-you-want basis. The creators in this case are Martin himself and writer Ed Brubaker, which does set my expectations for this story quite high. It does have […]
Vol. 23 of “One-Punch Man” is mostly run-of-the-mill by the title’s standards. Which is to say that it delivers some quality fight scenes without advancing the overall Hero Society vs. Monster Society story all that much. In fact, it’s getting to the point where it feels like writer ONE is determined to use every single […]
After years of making other people’s comics — specifically “Rumble,” and multiple arcs of “B.P.R.D.” — look good, James Harren decided it was time to create his own. “Ultramega” is the result and the initial impression it gives off is that it’s “Pacific Rim” meets “Ultraman.” You’ve got your kaiju on one side and your […]
One thing I didn’t mention during the “American Vampire” podcast was that it bridged the gap between Scott Snyder’s superhero work at DC and his sabbatical from it. After spending a few years charting the course of the DCU with “Metal,” “Justice League,” and “Death Metal,” the writer has stated that he’s going to take […]
There are some series where I grumble about how long it takes them to produce a new volume. Then there are the series like “Yotsuba&!” where the wait is irrelevant to the fact that a new volume exists at all. This is to say that vol. 15 is much like the previous fourteen in that […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Ether Omnibus Boone Dias is the kind of insufferable genius who doesn’t believe in fantasy. Which is why he’s made it his life’s work to explore the otherdimensional fantasy realm of Ether in order to make sense of the rules and laws which govern its very existence. Though his actions prove to be […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Manifest Destiny vol. 8: Sacrificium & Reditus Lewis and Clark’s expedition westward has not been an easy one. Yet the end is in sight with this final volume. There just remains the issue of dealing with a very duplicitous ghost of a Spanish conquistador and the demon that he’s working on behalf of. […]