Manga and Comic Reviews
The first volume of this series was surprising. Surprising in the sense that I came away more impressed by the art from Daniele Di Nucuolo than the writing from Tom Taylor. That remains true here as the artist once again delivers some dynamic and exciting art that elevates the overall story. Which picks up after […]
How popular has “DCeased” turned out to be for the publisher? Popular enough for them to greenlight a fifteen-chapter digital-first series of comics telling additional stories in the same setting. “What kind of stories?” I hear you ask. Well, the transformed version of Black Adam that’s on the cover of the print edition should give […]
“DCeased” was a fun comic-book equivalent of a big summer blockbuster. Its follow-up “Unkillables” was an even more enjoyable story of what a bunch of familiar DC villains and anti-heroes got up to during the Anti-Life outbreak. Now we’re back with the actual sequel to the original miniseries, from its creators: Writer Tom Taylor and […]
There are a lot of great things about this series. One of the best is how it never forgets about its sense of humor. There may be points in the story where things take a turn for the dramatic, but there’s always been some kind of fun ridiculousness lurking underneath the drama to remind you […]
What do you do when the movie made out of your semi-obscure comic goes on to become a huge hit on Netflix but you’re not ready to release its third and concluding volume? If you’re Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez, writer and artist, respectively, of “The Old Guard,” then you put together an anthology of […]
It’s June, 1970, and August, Rylee, Jennie, and Cora are best friends with one goal right now: To see Janis Joplin live in concert. The problem is that they’re all pretty broke right now. So when word starts spreading about supernatural goings on at nearby Proctor Valley Road, August gets the bright idea to offer […]
Credit where credit is due, at least Jason Aaron managed to finish this series. This is certainly due to the fact that Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum was a co-writer on this series as we’re still waiting for any word about the current statuses of “Southern Bastards” and “The Goddamned.” The story of “Sea of Stars,” however, […]
The first half of this volume carries in much the same way as the first one did. That is to say it makes for decent fantasy comfort food reading as Frieren and her apprentice Fern continue their way North back to the Demon King’s castle. Her former comrade Eisen is here for the first chapter […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: No One Left to Fight II The choice this month was between the latest collection of a miniseries from a creator that I really like or the latest volume in this series – the first issues of which both received the “Above-the-Board” treatment when they were solicited. I decided on “No One Left […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Superman: Son of Kal-El vol. 1 – The Truth This isn’t the first time that DC has tried to replace Clark Kent as Superman, but it could wind up being the most successful. As a result of developments over in “Action Comics” that have seen Clark’s powers fluctuate and sent him off to […]