For the uninitiated, Usagi is a ronin and travels throughout the land, often helping out those in need or just generally getting into trouble. It’s based on the Edo Period in Japan but all the characters are different animals (with most natives of Japan itself). Continue reading
I wouldn’t normally review something like this, but it’s part of the Read Harder challenge, a humour book, and I am a completist. Continue reading
I’ve come across America in both Captain Marvel and Young Avengers but this was her first stand alone series. Sadly, it had a pretty short run – just 12 issues. Continue reading
You would think that writers would have moved on from the same boring tropes of the 1970s by the 2000s, but mostly, you’d be wrong Continue reading
There’s far less Carol vs Ms Marvel too-ing and fro-ing which was soooo nice. There’s no real story arc though to keep everything together, just random fights and villains. We also get a new Ms Marvel costume (which is the more iconic lightening bolt that we’re used to). Continue reading
It’s an odd mixture of trying to be right on feminist (because its a female super hero) and just kind of outrageously sexist. If I’m being charitable, I would consider it comic effect. If I’m not being charitable, some of the characterisation of some of the male characters are awful. Continue reading
I think I picked up this book by Grant Morrison at the comics exhibition at the British Museum. I have read a few comics by Morrison, like Joe the Barbarian and All Star Superman. I enjoyed both. So in the post-script to the paperback edition, he describes Supergods as a subjective history. Ah ha ha … Continue reading
Yay! Comics for Christmas! Winter Soldier Ed Brubaker OMG ALL THE FEELS. Ahem. So I had never read this series but it was one of my xmas presents. So good! The massive graphic novels follows Bucky Barnes, tracking down those who were like him and the people buying them on the blackmarket! Doom shows up … Continue reading
Christmas is coming so I’m reading all the comics I haven’t read in the expectation of more comics! Science: ruining everything since 1543 Zach Weinersmith For the uninitiated, this is the collection of comics from Sunday Morning Breakfast Cereal. It has many of the science-based hits that the webcomic has to offer and there were … Continue reading
Revival Tim Seeley, Mike Norton I got volumes 3 and 4 for my birthday and the plot thickens! More crazy shenanigans, the only lead Dana has for the murder of her sister gets killed himself and what is with the glowy dudes? Also all the upheaval seems to be dredging up old and new and … Continue reading
