This is where I keep all the comics and anime reviews I've
written. Much of it now is just limited to reviews of trade
paperbacks, or material that's been published in archival formats
over the years, not just because of the rise in prices, but also
because of the drop in quality of many comics since the turn of
the century.
Oh yes, and be forewarned, there most certainly are what are
commonly known as "spoilers" in the reviews here. So if you
haven't read what's being reviewed here yet, be prepared.
October
24, 2023 Golden Takeoff (The Golden Age Hawkman Archives,
Volume 1)
January
3, 2023 Dressed to Impress (My Dress-Up Darling)
May
26, 2022 An Anthology Gemstone (Marvel Fanfare: Strange
Tales TPB)
February
22, 2021 From video games to anime adaptations
December
1, 2020 The Pauperette and the Princess, Switched at Birth
(Nozomi in the Sun)
June
21, 2020 A case where the original format is better than
the "localization" (Warring Demon-God GoShogun & The Time
Stranger)
September
24, 2019 Darkness and Light make a script with might
(Cloak & Dagger: Child of Darkness, Child of Light)
September
3, 2018 Inventive Project (The Thing: Project Pegasus;
Marvel Two-In-One #42-43 and #53-58)
February
2, 2018 Mobilized Suit for Fighting (Mobile Suit Gundam,
Gundam Origins, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam,
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack)
September
1, 2017 Lovely Darlings have dirty work to do (Dirty Pair)
June
25, 2017 Short Anime Reviews (Mazinger Z, Cutey Honey, New
Cutey Honey, Please Teacher, You're Under Arrest, Full Metal
Panic: Fumoffu, Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid)
March
18, 2017 The Slovenly Star (
Starman: Sins of the Father
TPB)
February
19, 2016 Demons coming in bottles (
Iron Man: Demon in a
Bottle TPB)
November
24, 2015 The beginning of a universe builder (
The
Superman Chronicles, Volume 1 TPB)
November
22, 2014 Taking the Time to Cross Dimensions (
Excalibur:
Cross-Time Caper Book 1 Vol. 3 TPB)
August
9, 2013 Quirky Mayhem in Manhattan (
Excalibur:
Two-Edged Sword Vol. 2 TPB)
February
3, 2012 The life on Muir Isle (
Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn Vol. 1 TPB)
June
29, 2011 The Military Man and the Maiden (Full Metal
Panic)
November
5,
2010 Beauties with Bright, Burning Lights (Burn Up!
quartet)
October
5, 2009 A very pleasing Panda, and a very splendid Serpent
(Panda & the Magic Serpent)
March
13, 2009 Sword of the Atom TPB: A Book you should own
November
27,
2008 Kang-o-Round (
The
Avengers: Kang: Time and Time Again TPB)
October
25,
2007 Spider-Classics: the First Six Stories of Spider-Man
June
24, 2007 Dangerously delightful (
Danger Girl: The Ultimate Collection TPB)
December
24,
2006 Graytness 2 (
Marvel
Visionaries, Peter David: The Incredible Hulk Vol. 2
TPB)
August
11, 2006 Graytness (
Marvel
Visionaries, Peter David: The Incredible Hulk Vol. 1
TPB)
May
5, 2006 Multi-masterpieces! Part 1 (
Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 1
TPB)
May
5, 2006 Multi-masterpieces! Part 2 (
Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 2
TPB)
May
5, 2006 Multi-masterpieces! Part 3 (
Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 3
TPB)
August
8, 2005 Eternal Love (
Flash:
Terminal
Velocity TPB)
August
1, 2005 Adamantium Armageddon (
Avengers: Ultron Unlimited TPB)
July
30, 2005 On the Trail of a Trojan Horse (
Birds of Prey: Sensei and Student
TPB)
July
19, 2005 Return of the Fishnets and Fun (
Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds
TPB)
July
18, 2005 It All Re-continued Here (
The Man of Steel TPB 2)
June
23, 2005 On the Trail of Cool Adventure (
Birds of Prey: Old Friends, New
Enemies TPB)
May
26, 2005 Fair Play vs. Unfair Play (
JSA: Fair Play TPB)
May
24, 2005 The Best Bicentennial Suspense Story (
Captain America and the Falcon:
Madbomb TPB)
April
18, 2005 It all Re-Started Here (
The Man of Steel TPB)
April
1, 2005 The Young Knight Spreads His Wings (
Nightwing: A Knight in Bludhaven
TPB)
March
19, 2005 Growing Up Fast (
Flash: Born to Run TPB)
March
5, 2005 The Underaged Infiltrator (
The New Teen Titans: The Judas
Contract TPB)
February
1,
2005 Remembering the Demons Past (
Hawkman: Allies and Enemies TPB)
January
24,
2005 Days of Unique Storytelling (
X-Men: Days of Future Past Prestige Format)
January
21,
2005 Fantastic Early 80's (
Fantastic Four: Visionaries Vo1. 1 TPB)
December
27,
2004 New Life in Orleans' Doppelganger City (
Hawkman: Endless Flight
TPB)
December
17,
2004 Return of a Legend (
JSA:
The
Return of Hawkman TPB)
December
5,
2004 Double Darkness (
JSA:
Darkness
Falls TPB)
November
27,
2004 Justice be the Greatest (
JSA: Justice be Done TPB)
November
3,
2004 Back in the Saddle with the Buddies (
Flash #210-211)
November
1,
2004 Magical Search (
JLA:
Zatanna's
Search TPB)
October
24,
2004 Going the Hard Route (
JLA #100)
September
28,
2004 Trouble on all Fronts (
Wonder Woman #203-205)
September
16,
2004 Two Perspectives of a Hero (
Iron Man: The Iron Age, books 1 & 2)
September
14,
2004 What Wonders Doth the Imagination Hold? (
Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War
TPB)
September
7,
2004 Sojourn to Desolation? (
Sojourn #31-34)
September
5,
2004 And through them help a world... (
Green Lantern/Green Arrow Dennis
O'Neil/Neal Adams 2004 TPB compilations Volumes 1& 2)
August
27,
2004 The Only Really effective death in comics (
Spider-Man: The Death of Gwen
Stacy TPB)
July
19,
2004 Memories Lost, Memories Found, Memories in Motion (
Flash #207-209)
June
22,
2004 Numbers Racket (
Mystic:
The
Mathemagician TPB)
June
7,
2004 Mad Adversary (
Wonder
Woman #202)
May
19, 2004 Whirlwind Adventures with a lot of Fun (
Flash: Crossfire TPB)
April
27,
2004 Finding the Light at the end of the Tunnel (
Flash #201-206)
April
27,
2004 Parting Affairs (
JLA
#90)
April
22,
2004 Sojourning Times Four (
Sojourn #26-30)
April
2,
2004 Enjoying a Super year's end of Steel (
Action Comics #809-810)
February
13,
2004 Kal-El's Angels (
Action
Comics #806-808)