We continue with the second act of Joker’s little drama.
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Detective Comics #671 Recap
We get around to The Joker’s blockbuster plot.
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UQ Holder Vol. 1-17 Manga Review
Negima, Ken Akamatsu’s previous manga, was one that Akamatsu wanted to make as a battle manga, his publisher wanted to make as a fanservice-heavy rom-com, and ended up being both. UQ Holder, Akamatsu’s current manga, starts as a battle manga and has, to date, stayed that way, with plenty of fanservice and some rom-com hi-jinks scattered through the series.
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightfall, Act 3
This time, we get the unholy alliance of The Joker and Scarecrow…
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Hayate the Combat Butler Vol. 37 Review
If you were expecting the Manga Contest to come to some sort of a head this volume, expect disappointment.
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Knights of Sidonia Vol. 12-13 Manga Review
These volumes of Knights of Sidonia are the lead-in for the big climax of the story. Tanijiro picks his romantic interest in these volumes, and the Sidonia gets ready for their big final assault on the Greater Cluster Ship, only for a new wrinkle to potentially ruin their plans – and the ship.
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Catwoman #7: Comic Recap
It’s time to wrap up Jean-Paul’s first big crossover.
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Batman #504: Comic Recap
When we last left off, Batman was in hot pursuit of Catwoman.
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Batman #503: Comic Recap
Batman’s crossover with Catwoman continues in Batman’s own book.
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Catwoman #6: Comic Recap
We return to AzBat with him having a crossover (team-up is the wrong word) with Catwoman.
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Silent Mobius Vol. 6-8: Manga Review
Volumes 6 through 8 of Silent Mobius is where the shit really hits the fan. For the past 5 volumes, the fight between the AMP and the Lucifer Hawk has been pretty conventional. The Lucifer Hawk launch a terror mission, AMP fights back. Starting lightly with volume 5, but more predominantly with 6-8, the Lucifer Hawks start directly taking the fight to AMP.
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Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightfall, Act 2
We have a one-off issue as Killer Croc goes for a rematch against Bane.
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X of Swords: Comic Review
X-Men comic events tend to not be small, and also tend to shake up the whole line to very dramatic degrees. Fall of the Mutants set up the Australia Arc and ultimately lead to that team going through the Siege Perilous. Inferno killed off Madeline Pryor, de-aged Illyana Rasputin, and sent Nathan Summers into the future to become Cable. X-ecutioner’s Song unleashed the Legacy Virus. And the most recent one of these has been X of Swords.
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Knights of Sidonia Vol. 8-11: Manga Review
Volumes 8-11 of Knights of Sidonia are where Nihei steps firmly into New Battlestar Galactica Territory. We had a bit of that in the earlier volumes, but here there’s the level of internal political dissension I associate with that show.
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Silent Mobius Vol. 1-5: Manga Review
As part of this COVID-19 world, I’ve been trying to get through some of the manga titles on my reading list. One of the ones I’ve been working on is Kia Asamiya’s urban fantasy Cyberpunk opus, Silent Mobius.
(Note: For the purposes of this review I am reading the Viz Media release – the Udon release is incomplete, and the Manga Planet release hasn’t come out yet).
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Robin #5 Recap
When we last left off, Robin was in a grave predicament.
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Robin #4 Recap
We’re continuing with the hunt for the Blackgate escapees.
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Robin #3 Recap
It’s time to go back to Robin, and deal with the aftermath of the Blackgate Breakout.
Continue readingKnightfall begins, with Batman taking on Mad Hatter, Amygdala, and Zsasz.
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Detective Comics #670 Recap
We have a timely issue of the Knightfall saga.
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Batman Shadow of the Bat #23 Recap
We’re coming to the end of the next installment of The Search.
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Batman Shadow of the Bat #22 Recap
In the UK, Bruce is on the trail of Dr. Kinsolving, and his pursuit is going from London to the countryside.
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Batman Shadow of the Bat #21 Recap
It’s time to return to The Quest, as Bruce travels to the UK
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Batman #502 Recap
Last time, AzBat faced his government created opposite number.
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