Category: comics
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Comic Review: Shadows of the Empire
As I’ve already covered the full novel of Shadows of the Empire, this time I’m going to be focusing more on the comic book version and some of the differences that were made between the two.
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – Robin Part 2
It’s time to check back in to see what Tim Drake has been up to, as he teams up with The Spoiler.
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Quick Thoughts on K Manga & Manga Up!
So, Kodansha’s planned manga app – “K Manga” – which they’d yanked all their titles from various simul-pub services (like Azuki) in preparation for, has finally come out, and I’d like to give some quick thoughts, and compare it to Square Enix’s Manga Up app, and with it the Shonen Jump, Viz Manga, and Azuki
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Crusade Part 6
Catwoman takes on AzBat for the first time!
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Crusade Part 5
We have the return of Victor Fries, and Renee Montoya getting up close and personal with AzBat.
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Rivers of London: Deadly Ever After – Graphic Novel Review
Deadly Ever After is the first Rivers of London story to be published after Amongst Our Weapons, and the first to move the timeline forward after that point, and a little past that point as well. It’s also one that moves the focus of the story clearly beyond The Folly, with the focus being more
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Manga Review: Master Keaton
Naoki Urasawa’s Master Keaton is fascinating to read alongside his later series Monster. If Monster is an HBO prestige television series, Master Keaton feels much more like a syndicated TV series. Both are mysteries, but Monster pushes forward on a tightly plotted course toward its conclusion. At the same time, Master Keaton is willing to
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Manga Review: Naoki Urasawa’s Monster
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster was the series that got him on my radar when I learned (10 years ago) that Guillermo Del Toro was trying to get a live-action adaptation of the series made for HBO (which ultimately fell through). That was enough to get me to hunt down the manga and slowly, over time, read
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Search Pt. 2
It’s time to get back to Bruce & Alfred, as they travel to the UK to chase down Benedict Asp and his hostages – Jack Drake & Dr. Kinsolving.
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Manga Review: The Rose of Versailles
Shojo manga has, historically, been underserved by American manga publishers – and when we have gotten shojo series, they have tended to be more conventional romance series – and not necessarily works in other genres (whether fantasy, science fiction, or historical fiction). However, some of the more influential works of the genre have fallen overlapped
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Crusade Part 4
One more superpowered assassin this time, as Batman takes on the Rocket Roller-blade wearing ex-CIA super-assassin Mekros.
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Crusade Part 3
The late Alan Grant introduces a new villain to AzBat’s Rogue’s gallery, with an interesting design, but possibly a poor choice of names.
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Crusade Part 2
It’s time to quickly go back and finish off the whole Trigger Twins story, and all the missed potential that came with it.
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Legends of the Force: Episode 41 – Splinter of the Mind’s Eye (Dark Horse Comic)
We return to the Legends timeline with a look at Dark Horse’s adaptation of the first Star Wars novel (that wasn’t an adaptation of the movies).
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – Robin Part 1
Picking up on The Crusade Part 1’s cliffhanger, we’re getting into Robin’s first solo ongoing series.
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The History of Science Fiction: Graphic Novel Review
I have, in the past, gotten into my appreciation of works discussing and examining works that examine the history of technology, art, and fandom, and the intersection thereof – and there is no place where those three intersect more than in Science Fiction as a genre. So, when I learned in a passing mention on
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Splinter of the Mind’s Eye: Comic Review
It’s time to take a look at the Dark Horse Comic adaptation of Splinter of the Mind’s Eye. As I’ve previously reviewed the novel, I’ll be eschewing my regular format, and instead, I’ll be giving my thoughts on the adaptation.
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Crusade Part 1
We start AzBat’s run as Batman, after defeating Bane – as we introduce the new incarnation of the Trigger Twins.
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Search Pt. 1
We start off Knightquest with Bruce Wayne, Bronze Tiger, Green Arrow, and Gypsy trying to rescue Dr. Kinsolving and Jack Drake in Santa Prisca.
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UQ Holder: Complete Manga Review
Ken Akamatsu’s most recent (and likely last for a while) shonen battle manga, UQ Holder, has come to a conclusion. So, having previously discussed it the last time I got caught up, now is a good time to give my thoughts on the series.
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Bloodlines Part 2
It’s time to finish off Bloodlines, before we return to Knightquest.
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Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Comic Review
A while back, I reviewed the 1978 Space Pirate Captain Harlock anime on the blog. My general verdict was that, after finishing the show, it was an enjoyable work of space opera. Well, almost 40 years after the series originally aired, the story is getting revisited and expanded in the form of a comic by
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Bloodlines Part 1
This time we change things up a bit with the big tie-in event that was happening in parallel with Knightfall and Knightquest.
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Manga Review
I started going to anime conventions during peak Haruhi-ism. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime had first aired – fans were debating in which viewing order was the “right” one to watch it in, conventions had panels about how to do the Hare Hare Yukai, it was a wonderful time. As the years have gone,