Manga Review: Shonen Jump Weekly 2022 Can you believe I’ve been doing Shounen Jump Weekly reviews for ten years now? So much has changed during that timeframe, Famous longrunners have ended, new favorites have come and gone, instead of a simulated magazine the website is more like a box of manga you can dip into… Continue reading Manga Review: Shonen Jump Weekly 2022
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Comic Book Review: DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve 1
Comic Book Review: DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve 1 created by Various A fairly long-standing tradition of DC Comics is the “Holiday Special”; an anthology issue themed around a particular holiday or season. It started, naturally, with Christmas specials, now more general “winter holiday”-themed, but Halloween specials with horror-type stories were an obvious addition,… Continue reading Comic Book Review: DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve 1
Book Review: Scarecrow
Book Review: Scarecrow edited by Rhonda Parrish This anthology is part of the “Magical Menageries” series, each volume focusing on a different type of critter. A previous volume, Corvidae, dealt with crows of various types. Thus it’s not surprising that there’s a collection featuring their archenemies. While the aesthetic of humanoid beings of straw lends… Continue reading Book Review: Scarecrow
Manga Review: Fairy Tail 3
Manga Review: Fairy Tail 3 by Hiro Mashima In a world where a substantial minority of people can use magic, most magic-users join “guilds” so that they can legally employ their powers to make a living. One such guild is Fairy Tail, known for its eclectic collection of weirdos and misfits…who are still extremely powerful… Continue reading Manga Review: Fairy Tail 3
Manga Review: The Trial of Kitaro
Manga Review: The Trial of Kitaro by Shigeru Mizuki This is the final volume in Drawn & Quarterly’s reprints of selected Gegege no Kitaro stories. The history section wraps up with Mizuki dealing with the pressures of fame by taking a long trip to Rabaul, where he had been stationed in World War Two, and… Continue reading Manga Review: The Trial of Kitaro
Anime Review: Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season Two
Anime Review: Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season Two Quick recap: Iruma’s abusive parents sold him to a demon for great wealth. This turned out to be a pretty good deal for the boy, as Sullivan is a jolly old fellow who wanted a grandchild to spoil and love. As part of his new life,… Continue reading Anime Review: Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season Two
Webtoon Review: A Tale Dark & Grimm
Webtoon Review: A Tale Dark & Grimm Once upon a time, there were a brother and sister named Hansel and Gretel. They lived happily with their parents until the day their father chopped their heads off. Although the pair somehow survived this experience, it understandably made them wary of the King and Queen, and so… Continue reading Webtoon Review: A Tale Dark & Grimm
Book Review: Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Volume II
Book Review: Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Volume II by Clive Barker Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we’re opened, we’re red. Prescript to the Books of Blood, presumably a joke by Clive Barker himself. In the mid-1980s, Clive Barker broke onto the horror scene with a collection of short(ish) stories divided up into… Continue reading Book Review: Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Volume II
Manga Review: Orient #1
Manga Review: Orient #1 by Shinobu Ohtaka 150 years ago, the Land of the Setting Sun was run by samurai warlords who oppressed the peasants and ruined the land in constant fighting. Then the gods arrived and defeated the samurai. Now the gods rule the land and have brought peace and prosperity. Or at least… Continue reading Manga Review: Orient #1
Comic Book Review: The Darkness vs. Eva: Daughter of Dracula
Comic Book Review: The Darkness vs. Eva: Daughter of Dracula written by Leah Moore & John Reppion, art by Edgar Salazar Jackie Estacado was already a top hitman for the Franchetti mob when he discovered that he was the latest heir to the Darkness, a demonic force that grants the owner vast power, at the… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Darkness vs. Eva: Daughter of Dracula