(Seven Seas 2014)
Story & Art by Okayado
Storyline Ongoing
Summary: It’s every day life with Monster Girls in this ecchi comedy, telling the harrowing tale of a young man named Kimihito Kurusu who builds a harem of young, attractive girls with animalistic features. From a Lamia (half-snake, half human) to a Centaur (half-horse, half-human) and more. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Comic Book Reviews
Review: Vikings #4
(Titan Comics - 2016)
Writer - Cavan Scott
Art - Staz Johnson
Colors - Rodrigo Fernades
Letters - Rob Steen
I just finished binging on season 4 of Vikings from the History Channel. Say what you will about the programs featured on that particular cable station, Vikings, although perhaps not perfectly historically accurate, is a completely enjoyable drama series, one that hooked me pretty quickly and had me chanting along with the warring tribes “Ragnar! Ragnar! Ragnar!” Continue reading
Review: Monster Musume Ch. 43
(Seven Seas 2012)
Story & Art by Okayado
Storyline Ongoing
Summary: It’s every day life with Monster Girls in this ecchi comedy, telling the harrowing tale of a young man named Kimihito Kurusu who builds a harem of young, attractive girls with animalistic features. From a Lamia (half-snake, half human) to a Centaur (half-horse, half-human) and more. Continue reading
Review: 7th Garden Vol. 1
Jump SQ (2014-Present)
Story and Art by Mitsu Izumi
Summary: As a gardener served in a rural manor, Awyn wished nothing more than peaceful days along with his lord’s daughter, Marie. One day, he accidentally woke up a demon sleeping in a nearby mountain. What she wished was to have him as a servant before felling the heaven and turn this world into her garden. Awyn of course declined the offer. However, not long after that, the town Awyn staying was suddenly raided by Knights Templar who supposed to protect the country. Awyn was then presented with choices: Will he perish along with the garden and his dear ones, or become demon’s servant and have this world perish instead… [7th Garden Wiki] Continue reading
Review: Godzilla: Rage Across Time #1
(IDW-2016)
Writers: Jeremy Robinson and Matt Frank
Artist: Matt Frank
Colors: Matt Frank and Paul Hanley
Editor: Bobby Curnow
Godzilla is not an interesting character. Destructive? Yes. Intimidating? Without a doubt. Hulk-equivalent? That’s an argument for another day. Continue reading
Review: Edward Scissorhands: The Final Cut
(IDW 2016)
Writer - Kate Leth
Artist -Drew Rausch
Colorists - Drew Rausch, Jeremy Colwell, and Rikki Simons
Color Assist - Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons
Letterer - Travis Lanham
Editor - Sarah Gaydos
There’s always worry when you see something you grew up with and really enjoyed being remade, no matter the format or medium. Late sequels to films, adaptations, nothing is out of the realm of possibility. Properties that were once thought “untouchable” prove very much touchable and remarkable. Continue reading
Review: Let’s Lagoon Ch. 41-49
Young Magazine (2007-Present)
Written and Illustrated by Takeshi Okazaki
Summary: Yamada wakes up on an uninhabited island after falling off the cruise ship his class was on in the middle of the ocean during a thick fog. Alone, he begins building a raft and finding ways to survive until he discovers a female classmate has washed ashore as well. The two learn to survive together until one of their teachers washes ashore and generates animosity between the three of them. Continue reading
Review: I Hate Fairyland #8
(Image 2016)
Story and Art by Skottie Young
Guest Artist - Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz
Colors by Jean-Francois Beaulieu
Letter by Nate Piekos of Blambot
Logo and Design by Rian Hughes
So if you’ve missed anything…Gertrude is a little girl who has been trapped in Fairyland for thirty years. She nearly made it home in the first story arc, only to kill the Queen and become Queen herself, which she made a complete mess of. She’s been fired and now roams the sugar-sweet countryside once again, with an ax in her hand and murder in her tiny heart. Continue reading
Review: Let’s Lagoon Ch. 31-40
Young Magazine (2007-Present)
Written and Illustrated by Takeshi Okazaki
Summary: Yamada wakes up on an uninhabited island after falling off the cruise ship his class was on in the middle of the ocean during a thick fog. Alone, he begins building a raft and finding ways to survive until he discovers a female classmate has washed ashore as well. The two learn to survive together until one of their teachers washes ashore and generates animosity between the three of them. Continue reading
Review: Lords of the Jungle #6
(Dynamite Entertainment 2016)
Writer: Corinna Bechko
Art Roberto Castro
Colors: Alex Guimaraes
Letters: Simon Bowland
Cover A: Felipe Massafera
Cover B Roberto Castro & Dinei Ribeiro
Lords of The Jungle #6 provides an exciting finale for Tarzan and Sheena’s adventures, as they square off in London against a woman whose existences shouldn’t be possible, and a crazy cult with incredible technology. Continue reading
Review: Let’s Lagoon Ch. 21-30.5
Young Magazine (2007-Present)
Written and Illustrated by Takeshi Okazaki
Summary: Yamada wakes up on an uninhabited island after falling off the cruise ship his class was on in the middle of the ocean during a thick fog. Alone, he begins building a raft and finding ways to survive until he discovers a female classmate has washed ashore as well. The two learn to survive together until one of their teachers washes ashore and generates animosity between the three of them. Continue reading
Review: The Underwater Welder
(Top Shelf 2012)
By Jeff Lemire
The name of Jeff Lemire has become irrevocable entangled in all things comic book in the last decade. From Dc’s New 52 to Sweet Tooth, Lemire’s work has long been the object of every praise and criticism that can be launched at a creator. Continue reading
Review: Dishonored #1
(Titan-2016)
Writer: Gordon Rennie
Art: Andrea Olimpieri
Colors: Marcelo Maiolo
Letters: Rob Steen
Titan Comic’s Dishonored #1 is an entry into a world that is quickly developed, and as rich as the characters that exist within it. Continue reading
Review: Let’s Lagoon Ch. 11-20
Young Magazine (2007-Present)
Written and Illustrated by Takeshi Okazaki
Summary: Yamada wakes up on an uninhabited island after falling off the cruise ship his class was on in the middle of the ocean during a thick fog. Alone, he begins building a raft and finding ways to survive until he discovers a female classmate has washed ashore as well. The two learn to survive together until one of their teachers washes ashore and generates animosity between the three of them. After nearly two weeks of living on this island Yamada is swept up by a fog only to regain consciousness while being rescued in the middle of the ocean 15 minutes after he had originally fallen overboard. What is this new reality Yamada finds himself in? No one believes him about the island he stayed upon with his classmate Imaise Chika and their teacher Shibata. But when Shibata shows up unscathed and with no memories of what happened it’s now up to Yamada to discover the truth for himself and find the missing Imaise. Continue reading
Review: Boruto: Naruto Next Generation - Ch. 3
(WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP 2016)
by Ukyou Kodachi & Art by Mikio Ikemoto
Summary: The world has changed in the wake of Kaguya’s defeat at the end of the original Naruto series. Those who survived have went on to live normal lives, settle down, and have children of their own. Now all of those children are old enough to become fully-fledged ninja on their own and thus Boruto’s - son of Naruto - story begins. Continue reading
Review: Godzilla: Oblivion #5
(IDW 2016)
Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov
Art: Brian Churilla
Colors: Jay Fotos
Letters / Creative Consultant: Chris Mowry
Cover: Brian Churilla
Godzilla Oblivion #5 marks the exciting finale of IDW Publishing’s five-part comic series, written by Joshua Hale Fialkov and featuring art by Brian Churilla. On an Earth that has never known monster, the situation is now critical, with Godzilla on the rampage and waves of behemoth Kaiju crossing the portal from the parallel Earth in the alternative dimension, it seems the scientists and the military have condemned their world to destruction. Get set for Godzilla’s greatest battle and the biggest monster smack down of all time! Continue reading
Review: Plutona TPB
(Image Comics 2016)
Story: Jeff Lemire & Emi Lenox
Script: Jeff Lemire
Art: Emi Lenox
Colors: Jordie Bellaire
Letters: Steve Wands
Cover: Emi Lenox Review by Paul Bowler
Plutona is one of those new comic book series that arrives like a bolt from the blue, capturing the imagination and completely blowing you away with its thoughtful premise, great writing, and beautiful artwork. The new Plutona trade paperback now collects this wonderful five-part Image Comics super-hero series by Jeff Lemire and Emi Leox, in which we follow the adventures of five everyday suburban kids who just happen to stumble across the body of Plutona - one of the worlds superheroes - after they go exploring in the woods one day after school. Continue reading
Review: Attack on Titan Ch. 83
(Kodansha 2009)
Story & Art by Hajime Isayama
Summary: In an alternate telling of the history of the world, mankind has been pushed back behind walls where for the last 100 years they’ve been protected from monsters known as Titans. One day these Titans appeared again and brought one of those walls crashing down – the result almost sent humanity into extinction. This is the story of the last remnants of mankind. Continue reading
Review: ROM #1
(IDW 2016)
Plot and Script by Christos Gage and Chris Ryall
Pencils and Colors by David Messina
Inks by Michele Pasta
Letters by Shawn Lee
ROM and I go way back. I was one of the first Marvel characters that I don’t remember interacting with mainstream characters. No Spider-Man/Rom team up. ROM was a character that lived in his own universe.(Even though he was in Marvel’s.) When he teamed up with other characters, at least in my (at the time) one ROM comic collection, it was with relative unknowns like Ursa Major. Continue reading
Review: Transformers #55
(IDW Publishing 2016)
Writer: John Barber
Art: Andrew Griffith
Colors: Josh Burcham
Letters: Tom B Long
All Hail Optimus reaches its thrilling conclusion in IDW Publishing’s Transformers #55, a Titan has risen at Prime’s command in Monument Valley on Earth, the political intrigue on Cybertron has reached a crucial turning point, and the conflict between Transformers and humans forces caused by Optimus Prime’s annexing of Earth now becomes a desperate last ditch attempt to stop Galvatron escaping in a climatic final showdown in space. Continue reading