Manga and Comic Reviews
This is a thicker-than-usual volume of the series, which implies that SOME STUFF is about to go down inside of it. That it certainly does, except it happens in a way that doesn’t really play to “Pandora’s” strengths. The series has really done a good job conveying the emotional intensity of its characters’ individual plotlines, […]
It’s an interesting time to be Captain America right now. After all, what does America represent anymore? New writer Chip Zdarsky has the character say here that he believes in striving to live up to the ideals of our country even as those in the military around him fight for self-interest. That’s not really what […]
RRRRRRRAAAAAAAARGH!!! HULK ANGRY! HULK WANT TO SMASH BIG BRAIN WHO DRESS UP LIKE FAMILIAR WIZARD AND RUN TO HIS HOUSE! BEFORE HULK GET CHANCE, HULK SURROUNDED BY DINOSAURS! HULK BEAT DINOSAURS, BUT BIG FALLING SKY ROCK HURT HULK! HULK EVEN ANGRIER NOW! BIG BRAIN THEN SEND HULK SOMEPLACE HE WON’T BE ABLE TO SMASH HIS […]
The people of Moray Island have had it with superheroes. Everyone there has lost something as a result of their actions and, following a successful petition to the United Nations, they were granted the right to make it a sovereign nation free of those people. This is a problem for Wonder Woman because her friend […]
Joe Suwa and his mechanical evil-detecting suitcase have been able to track down where the Undead King (of Pop) is currently residing. Now, he just has to figure out how to deal with him and the mechanical monstrosity that is Renfield. While this is going on, Mina Murray goes on a phantasmagorical journey as the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Transformers vol. 6: Decepticons Attack! The war between the Autobots and Decepticons takes unexpected new turns! What with Elita-1 becoming the new Prime to fight against the Decepticon menace on Cybertron and Optimus now reverting back to Orion Pax and leading the Autobot resistance on Earth as foreshadowed by the events of the […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus vol. 6 You know the drill by now. I’m not giving this spot to any other series (no matter how deserving) until this sixth omnibus gets released. If nothing else, it’s still comforting to see that Dark Horse is still re-soliciting this title to come out at […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Superman: DC Compact Comics Box Set This is a value-priced collection of five “Superman” comics and one “Supergirl” comic. The collections are his modern origin “Superman: Birthright” by Mark Waid and Lenil Yu, the first “Superman/Batman” (vol. 1) by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness, “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow” by Tom King and Bilquis […]
Above-the-Board Recommendation: Predator vs. Punisher #1 (of 4) You know, I think this is the “Predator vs.” series I’ve been waiting for ever since the license landed at Marvel. Wolverine, Black Panther, and Spider-Man may have all been worthy targets for the Yautja with their superhuman abilities. Frank Castle, however, is just a man. Just […]
Umiko Chino is a 65-year-old widow with a fondness for movies. She used to watch them all the time with her late husband, but has done this less often after his passing. When a spur-of-the-moment decision to get out of a bit of social awkwardness takes her into a screening of the latest horror movie, […]