Black Summer was written by English comic book writer Warren Ellis, known for the comics Transmetropolitan and Hellblazer, as well as novels like Crooked Little Vein. The comic was illustrated by Juan Jose Ryp, who also worked on Alan Moore’s… Read More ›
2007
The Sky Crawlers Review: Too Much Mystery For A Mere Fighter Pilot
As of late, it would appear I have been getting paired with nothing but war story Anime, (see my last review of Now and Then, Here and There). But anything is better than having me watch Grave of the Fireflies, so I am not… Read More ›
Wormwood Gentleman Corpse Review: Bloody Hilarious!
Black comedy is something of a fragile glass tool for humorists and writers alike. Pour too little, and it becomes forced and unnecessary, use too much and the work becomes uncomfortable and difficult to laugh at. As the years have… Read More ›
Burma Chronicles Review: A Little Slice Of Myanmar Pie
In the comic books industry biographies and memoirs do not get much of the lime light, and therefore little to no one talks about or even brings anything up about them. I decided to take a chance and pick up… Read More ›
Yakuza (Like A Dragon) Review: Kabukichō’s Heat Is Getting To Its Citizens
The early nineties dawn the true start of films based originally on video games. Some people believe that the Super Mario Bros. adaption was what started this movement, a belief that I will uphold for history’s sake. Films based off… Read More ›
Velveteen & Mandala Review: Velveteen Could Take Tank Girl Any Day
Many of you have been reading manga long enough to know that most manga were originally released in anthologies. Magazines like Shonen Sunday, Cookie, and Weekly Young Jump (the last one I might add contained Tetsuya Saruwatari’s Tough and Kazuo… Read More ›