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Do a Powerbomb is exactly why I love comics.
The thing is in comics you can make the weird, crazy, zanny ideas really work when you have heart in it. And this book does just that.
After losing her mother, Lona wants to get into the world of wrestling like her mom. But there's things stopping up from getting there, and even more so, she is eventually invited to a world of magic where if you win the wrestling matches you can make a wish to bring back someone from the dead. Her, along with her mysterious tag team partner, work together to try and bring back her mom.
This is a fantastic, heartfelt, funny, and gorgeous looking book. The fights are so over the top, brutal at times, and flow with such energy you'd swear you were watching a TV show. The motivation behind Lona makes so much sense and the reveals work even better. You really root for her while the people she takes on all have legit reasons to also fight for the prize.
It looks great, it feels great, and it just might be my favorite Daniel warren Johnson title, and that's saying a lot.
A 5 out of 5.
The thing is in comics you can make the weird, crazy, zanny ideas really work when you have heart in it. And this book does just that.
After losing her mother, Lona wants to get into the world of wrestling like her mom. But there's things stopping up from getting there, and even more so, she is eventually invited to a world of magic where if you win the wrestling matches you can make a wish to bring back someone from the dead. Her, along with her mysterious tag team partner, work together to try and bring back her mom.
This is a fantastic, heartfelt, funny, and gorgeous looking book. The fights are so over the top, brutal at times, and flow with such energy you'd swear you were watching a TV show. The motivation behind Lona makes so much sense and the reveals work even better. You really root for her while the people she takes on all have legit reasons to also fight for the prize.
It looks great, it feels great, and it just might be my favorite Daniel warren Johnson title, and that's saying a lot.
A 5 out of 5.
My Overview/Review in Video Form can be watched here - https://youtu.be/_CqFIgSUBKA
Aliens 4th and final Omnibus is here and it's a nice return to form for the series. Volume's 2 and 3 suffered from a lot of piss poor stories, and while some weaker ones are here like the Alien 3 original screenplay done comic and some of the one shots from the start, we luckily have some great ones. The highlights being Defiance, dust to dust, and the original screen play of the first Alien redone as well as Rescue.
If an Alien fan you should check out this volume. A 3.5 out of of 5. I'll bump it to a 4 on here.
Aliens 4th and final Omnibus is here and it's a nice return to form for the series. Volume's 2 and 3 suffered from a lot of piss poor stories, and while some weaker ones are here like the Alien 3 original screenplay done comic and some of the one shots from the start, we luckily have some great ones. The highlights being Defiance, dust to dust, and the original screen play of the first Alien redone as well as Rescue.
If an Alien fan you should check out this volume. A 3.5 out of of 5. I'll bump it to a 4 on here.
See, sometimes it's better not to buy a Omnibus blindly.
Actually I got this as a $20 add on to a big Omnibus order, so was no big deal, but this is truly one of the worst Omnibus collections I ever bought.
For one it's very very small. Maybe 300 pages or so. Which it shouldn't even be considered a Omnibus. Also this is a confusing mess of a Omnibus. Very incoherent and messy. Elektra is written way more interesting in Miller's actual Daredevil series.
Actually I got this as a $20 add on to a big Omnibus order, so was no big deal, but this is truly one of the worst Omnibus collections I ever bought.
For one it's very very small. Maybe 300 pages or so. Which it shouldn't even be considered a Omnibus. Also this is a confusing mess of a Omnibus. Very incoherent and messy. Elektra is written way more interesting in Miller's actual Daredevil series.
A somewhat bland take on my favorite mutant character. Just saving people, a new threat that obviously won't be for long, and nothing crazy happening. But it is Laura and I will keep reading.
Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson are the creators of Swamp Thing, and since Swamp Thing does enter my top 10 DC characters, I was really excited to do this review.
Reading this for the first time is interesting. I'll be the first to admit 50-70's dialogue is usually not for me. There's exceptions, something like the awesome Moon Knight worked well for me, but for the most part not many do hold up. 80's is even rough, or hell the 90's, 2000's onward is really my sweet spot so I wasn't sure how this would hold up.
And interesting enough it's not without faults. The dialogue is cheesy and overly done. There's a lot of telling instead of showing going on which was common in comics back then. And each issue stands on it's own with a thin layer of overarching plotting going on.
But it's so damn charming. The way we're introduced to Alec and his was, the trials and tribulations he goes through, his disturbing death and the faith of his wife, and then to live as this creature of the swamp forever is pretty horrifying. However, it all works and the more campy silly moments make this a really enjoyable read.
The art too...now this is special. The art is recolored to give it a more modern look however it still very much feels like Bernie Wrightson style. Swamp thing can change on a dime from horrifying and evil looking to adorable and innocent, and I love that. The tone is very monster of the week style, and I love that he builds that with his art. He compliments Len's lengthy script with still showcasing the art, and the absolute helps that in a tremendous way.
This was a super fun read. Not perfect, campy as hell, and such but you can help but be charmed and look at this fantastic art. A 4 out of 5.
Reading this for the first time is interesting. I'll be the first to admit 50-70's dialogue is usually not for me. There's exceptions, something like the awesome Moon Knight worked well for me, but for the most part not many do hold up. 80's is even rough, or hell the 90's, 2000's onward is really my sweet spot so I wasn't sure how this would hold up.
And interesting enough it's not without faults. The dialogue is cheesy and overly done. There's a lot of telling instead of showing going on which was common in comics back then. And each issue stands on it's own with a thin layer of overarching plotting going on.
But it's so damn charming. The way we're introduced to Alec and his was, the trials and tribulations he goes through, his disturbing death and the faith of his wife, and then to live as this creature of the swamp forever is pretty horrifying. However, it all works and the more campy silly moments make this a really enjoyable read.
The art too...now this is special. The art is recolored to give it a more modern look however it still very much feels like Bernie Wrightson style. Swamp thing can change on a dime from horrifying and evil looking to adorable and innocent, and I love that. The tone is very monster of the week style, and I love that he builds that with his art. He compliments Len's lengthy script with still showcasing the art, and the absolute helps that in a tremendous way.
This was a super fun read. Not perfect, campy as hell, and such but you can help but be charmed and look at this fantastic art. A 4 out of 5.
Why is no one reading this?
This was freaking great!
I was saying the other day I keep playing video games/reading books about a father protecting his children. Or a man protecting kids. But I never see a woman protect the kids. Even further, we have a badass young adult here protecting a 10 year old and it's amazing.
What Sato does well here is build real characters with great dialogue. The first chapter feels like a slow burn as you get glimpses of what happened to Jinsuke and his parents. When the first chapter ends his world is flipped upside down and now Suzuki is dragged into it. Who's that? Just a regular girl trying to live a quiet life, but you know that never ends well.
This is a gripping thriller with great dialogue, strong human connection, emotional moments, and great fight scenes. Everything is super clear and brutal with the fights, and the actual connection you feel to these characters amps it up. The small moments of character development spilled throughout make this title even better.
I had some big Leon the professional vibes coming from this in all the right ways. Well worth reading. It might be digital only but can get it on Amazon and Comixlogy and it's worth every penny. Buying volume 2 now.
A 5 out of 5.
This was freaking great!
I was saying the other day I keep playing video games/reading books about a father protecting his children. Or a man protecting kids. But I never see a woman protect the kids. Even further, we have a badass young adult here protecting a 10 year old and it's amazing.
What Sato does well here is build real characters with great dialogue. The first chapter feels like a slow burn as you get glimpses of what happened to Jinsuke and his parents. When the first chapter ends his world is flipped upside down and now Suzuki is dragged into it. Who's that? Just a regular girl trying to live a quiet life, but you know that never ends well.
This is a gripping thriller with great dialogue, strong human connection, emotional moments, and great fight scenes. Everything is super clear and brutal with the fights, and the actual connection you feel to these characters amps it up. The small moments of character development spilled throughout make this title even better.
I had some big Leon the professional vibes coming from this in all the right ways. Well worth reading. It might be digital only but can get it on Amazon and Comixlogy and it's worth every penny. Buying volume 2 now.
A 5 out of 5.
It ends a little clean, but man oh man, this was one of the nicest surprises I've read in awhile.
For a Manga I never heard of it really was well done, super well drawn, and solid dialogue. This volume we get a deep look into Suzuki's life and how she even got her name, which was a bit of a surprise for me. We see what it means to be ruthless. A killer. One with no reason to connect or help people. And how she wants to change herself.
With a few twist here and there this ends with a cleaner end than expected. After the horrific events of the last two volumes I expected the worst, and maybe that's why I feel it's clean, but I really loved the ending. The gunfare, and the combat in general, is fantastic, slick, and easy to follow. I grew to love the relationship between the boy and his, what would be big sister or mother.
It's too bad this author hasn't released anything else. I loved this. A 4.5 out of 5.
For a Manga I never heard of it really was well done, super well drawn, and solid dialogue. This volume we get a deep look into Suzuki's life and how she even got her name, which was a bit of a surprise for me. We see what it means to be ruthless. A killer. One with no reason to connect or help people. And how she wants to change herself.
With a few twist here and there this ends with a cleaner end than expected. After the horrific events of the last two volumes I expected the worst, and maybe that's why I feel it's clean, but I really loved the ending. The gunfare, and the combat in general, is fantastic, slick, and easy to follow. I grew to love the relationship between the boy and his, what would be big sister or mother.
It's too bad this author hasn't released anything else. I loved this. A 4.5 out of 5.
At this point you know the drill. This shit is funny as hell and I laugh my ass off. The part when Lori ALMOST gets a date with someone and Kouhei pulls out a picture of him naked with Lori had me fucking falling off the bed nearly from reaction. This is the best dumbass comedy ever and it's so damn good 13 volumes in now.
City Boy (2023) #1
Greg Pak, Sunny Gho (Colorist), Sunny Gho (Colorist), Minkyu Jung (Penciller)
A really solid first issue. Basically our main lead can find anything given his power set but when people start coming after him, using him, he unleashes a wicked power that makes him extremely power. This catches the eyes of one more powerful than most, and leads to a interesting storyline. Great art, solid dialogue, interesting setting. I'm in.
Better than Dark Webb but that ain't saying much. This filler romance trip is falling short in almost every way. Art is decent tho.