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Number Call by Nagisa Furuya - Manga Review
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While only "Two Lions" by Nagisa Furuya has been published on the German market so far, the mangaka is currently enjoying great popularity with publishers on the US market and numerous of her works have been released in recent months. With "Number Call", fans of the mangaka can now also enjoy her debut... more »
Ain't No Grave #1 by Skottie Young
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I’m sure I wasn’t the only one looking forward with slightly nervous anticipation to Ain't No Grave #1, the prelude to Skottie Young and Jorge Corona’s new series.After all, since Middlewest and The Me You Love In The Dark, the team has been known for captivating entertainment with a sense... more »
The 2024 Eisner Awards nominations are in!
The nominees for the 2024 Eisner Awards have been announced! And it's a long list full of great work, and you may be happy to see that some of your favorite writers or artists or books have been nominated. But aside from that little gold sticker on your comic book that tells you that this book was... more »
Tokyo These Days Vol. 1 - Manga Review
Taiyo Matsumoto has made a name for himself in the manga industry over the years and several of his works have also been published in Germany by Reprodukt, Carlsen and Manga Cult. While Reprodukt will be releasing one of his older manga, "Blue Spring", in May 2024, VIZ in the USA recently launched its... more »
Drawing Blood #1 by Kevin Eastman
It's always nice to see Kevin Eastman away from the New York sewers. In Drawing Blood #1, he and David Avallone tell an atmospheric thriller about an artist in crisis, well, multiple crises to be precise. Because when things are already going badly, bad things tend to magnetically attract even more bad... more »
Some of the best X-Men Graphic Novels
Some of the best X-Men Graphic Novels It's hard to hear the word "X-Men" these days and not have that iconic X-Men '97 intro music ringing in your ears. It's even harder to realize that there's more than 60 years of written and drawn content, and you may not have read much or any of it. No worries,... more »
The White And Blue Between Us - Manga Review
With "The White and Blue Between Us", fans of boy-love single volumes on the US manga market now have a new addition. The single volume by mangaka Kiyuhiko was published in Japan under the title "Bokura wo Hedateru Ao to Shiro" from August 2016 to February 2018 by Honey Milk, which is also the home of... more »
Dick Tracy #1 by Alex Segura and Michael Moreci - Review
Dick Tracy.Dick Tracy is to blame.For my everlasting love of detective noir stories.For my undying passion for hard-boiled crime fiction.For my weakness for all that cliché-loving American detective stuff.It’s funny how such reboots not only make you nostalgic and reminisce about the past,... more »
First Marvel Omnibus, DC Omnibus and DC vs Marvel Omnibus!
Do you remember the first Omnibus you ever bought? Maybe it was right here at Walt's Comic Shop. Or maybe you want to start collecting Marvel and DC Omnibus Editions, but don't know where to start. At the beginning? But what is the beginning? Can you still make it? It's time for a time travel back to... more »
Taking Care Of God Vol. 1 - Manga Review
Followers of the Chinese science fiction scene and fans of the new Netflix series 3 Body Problem will no doubt be familiar with the name Cixin Liu, whose short story of the same name served as the source of inspiration for the manga "Taking Care Of God". Personally, however, I have mixed feelings about this... more »