Last time Batman had his first encounter with Azrael, and the Avenging Angel of Death was forced to withdraw.
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Sword of Azrael #2: Comics Recap
When we last left off, the previous Azrael had died in Gotham and left the mantle to his as-yet-unnamed son (who we will later learn is Jean-Paul Valley). Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth have traveled to Switzerland to learn the truth about the Order of St. Dumas – but arms dealer Carlton LeHah has gotten there first.
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At last we come to the last of the lead-in stories to Knightfall, and one with the most direct hook outside of Venom – the introduction of Azrael.
Continue readingBreaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Road to Knightfall Act 1, Rise of Robin Issue 2
I’m continuing with the beginnings of Tim Drake’s time of Robin with the follow up in Batman – issues #455 – #457, rounding out 1990.
Continue readingLegends of the Dark Knight #20: Comics Recap
Today we’re wrapping up this part of the Road to Knightfall.
Continue readingLegends of the Dark Knight #19: Comics Recap
After getting clean, Batman is on the hunt for the men who got him addicted.
Continue readingOreimo: Kuroneko: Manga Review
Oreimo is a manga which starts well – high school boy Kyousuke discovers his fashionable (as in fashion model) and popular younger sister Kirino is secretly an otaku who is really into games with moe little sisters and decides to bond with her through her fandom while also covering for her with their parents – and then hits an ending where the brother ends up in an incestuous relationship where he ends up marrying that sister. One of the supporting characters in that work is Kuroneko – one of Kirino’s friends in otakudom, who also has a romantic interest in Kyousuke. Now, Oreimo Kuroneko dares to ask the question – what if instead of boning his sister, Kyousuke decides to court his sister’s classmate who is also into him instead.
Continue readingLegends of the Dark Knight #18: Comic Recap
Last time Batman was asked to kill Commissioner Gordon – we’ll see what his response is this time.
Continue readingLegends of the Dark Knight #17: Comics Review
Last time, Batman reached the limitations of his physical strength and decided to start taking a designer steroid.
Continue readingLegends of the Dark Knight #16: Comic Recap
After finishing with Robin, we’re moving closer to Knightfall with a storyline from Legends of the Dark Knight.
Continue readingRobin (1991) #5: Comic Recap
We now come to the end of Robin’s first solo miniseries.
Continue readingRobin (1991) #4: Comic Recap
We continue with Robin’s solo series as Tim Drake and Clyde Rawlins head to Hong Kong to stop King Snake from releasing a biological weapon.
Continue readingHayate The Combat Butler Vol. 35: Manga Review
When we last got caught up with Hayate, Father Radiostar and Isumi discovered a coffin in a space in the attic. Is related to that happening this volume? No!
Continue readingGenshiken Second Season Vol. 12: Manga Review
Well, it all comes down to this – the final decision of who Madarame is going to date. I will be spoiling who that person is below the cut, so head’s up.
Continue readingRobin (1991) #3: Comic Review
When we last left Tim Drake, he and his new compatriot Clyde Rawlins have had to lay low on the outskirts of Paris while looking into the plans of the Ghost Dragons and their master – King Snake.
Continue readingRobin (1991) #2: Comic Recap
Last time, Tim Drake decide to go off on his own to become a better superhero, starting with studying under a Tibetan martial arts master in Paris – only to run afoul of a street gang.
Continue readingRobin (1991) #1: Comic Recap
Having finished with Tim Drake’s path to becoming Robin, it’s time to get into his first solo adventure.
Continue readingBreaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Road to Knightfall Act 1, Rise of Robin Issue 1
I’m putting Legends of the Force on hold for a bit so I don’t burnout. In the meantime, I’m a starting an (ultimately) shorter limited-run series taking a look at the Knightfall Saga. This time I’m starting off with some of the building blocks, with the start of the introduction of Tim Drake.
Continue readingBatman #457: Comic Recap
We’re finishing up the second arc of Tim Drake’s introduction as Robin, where last time we learned our villain is Scarecrow.
Continue readingBatman #456: Comic Recap
In the last issue of Batman, we saw a series of spree killings unfold in Gotham, with a plot inspired by Larry Cohen’s film God Told Me To, and with a cliffhanger where Vicki Vale was being menaced by a skull-hooded man with a sledgehammer.
Continue readingBatman #455: Comics Recap
We’re continuing with Tim Drake’s rise as Robin, and shifting books from Detective Comics to Batman.
Continue readingGenshiken Second Season Vol. 11: Manga Review
When we last left off on Genshiken, we had eliminated about two possible candidates from Madarame’s Harem, as well as establishing a possible romantic interest between Hato and Mirei Yajima. Two candidates in the Harem remain, Sue and Hato.
Continue readingGenshiken Second Season Vol. 10: Manga Review
As we further approach the conclusion of Genshiken and continue Kuchiki’s farewell trip, things around Madarame’s harem start to come further and further to a head, and we start approaching the answer to the question of who will Madarame choose.
Continue readingGenshiken Second Season Vol. 9: Manga Review
Volume 9 of Genshiken Second Season puts us in something of a double focus situation. On the one hand, Kuchiki has completed his senior project and is going to be graduating, so the Genshiken is going on a retreat. On the other hand, all of the members of Madarame’s Harem are coming along, and at their insistence – so is Madarame.
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