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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Nisekoi: Kamikaze
I read Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 9
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Sunday, June 21, 2015
Review: Creative Team Makes "SUPERMAN #38" Super
SUPERMAN #38
STORY: Geoff Johns
PENCILS: John Romita, Jr.
INKS: Klaus Janson
COLORS: Laura Martin, Ulises Arreola, Dan Brown, Wil Quintana
LETTERS: Sal Cipriano
Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
SPOILER ALERT
The Men of Tomorrow: Chapter 7 - “Friends and Enemies”
I don't read a lot of Superman stories, but recently, I have been able to read this story arc. The hype machine got me interested in learning about Superman's new power. Why does he need a new power? He is already the head, number-one, ass-kicker in the DC Universe. But growth is good. We don't want stagnant characters.
I feel fortunate that I got lucky to read this story because of some key events. Superman makes a catastrophic mistake that has catastrophic consequences. This makes him more fallible, not the all powerful super-being who can accomplish anything. I would have liked to see him a little upset about the situation, not just jump back into his regular routine without a pause. He is sympathetic toward Ulysses, but I think Geoff Johns misses a chance to demonstrate Superman's human side and to get us in our emotions (new slang that I learned from the kids).
Of course, the new power is a big event. I like that it evolves from a power that Superman already has, and it leaves him vulnerable after he uses it. A real hero puts his life on the line. I don't want him to use this power like fireworks on the Fourth of July. My question is simple: is this the final manifestation of this power or will it evolve?
That's not the only bomb that Superman drops on us. Superman reveals his secret identity to Jimmy Olsen. Now, Jimmy is Superman's best friend.
This is one of Mr. John's best offerings. He has met the standard set by his own talent. We can appreciate the masters, John Romita and Klaus Janson, on this art team. From the Fourth Dimension to Metropolis to Superman exploding, the art is exquisite and sublime. These gentlemen are focused on making Superman the pinnacle of comic art.
I rate Superman #38 Buy Your Own Copy (#2 on the Al-o-Meter)
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Saturday, June 20, 2015
Black Rose Alice: Diaries of Akiko
I read Black Rose Alice, Vol. 4
I posted a review at the ComicBookBin. Follow me on Twitter or at Grumble. Support me on Patreon.
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Friday, June 19, 2015
Read Webcomic Grumble: Chapter Two - Page 9
Grumble Chapter Two, Page 9 is here: http://www.comicbookbin.com/grumbletwopage009.html
NOTE: Last year, I printed some promotional copies of Grumble: Chapter One through a POD printer. I will sign and number a copy of this "rare" comic book for $5 post paid, which you can purchase here or http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/p/i-reads-shopping.html
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Thursday, June 18, 2015
Review: TOKYO GHOUL Volume 1
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia
CARTOONIST: Sui Ishida
TRANSLATION: Joe Yamazaki
LETTERING: Vanessa Satone
EDITOR: Joel Enos
ISBN: 978-1-4215-8036-4; paperback (June 2015); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
224pp, B&W, $12.99 U.S., $14.99 CAN, £8.99 UK
The horror manga, Tokyo Ghoul, is the creation of Sui Ishida. After winning the Young Jump 113th Grand Prix award in 2010, Tokyo Ghoul debuted as a series in Japan's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2011. A bestselling and popular manga, it was adapted into an anime series in 2014. Tokyo Ghoul focuses on a young man who, through no fault of his own, becomes a creature that must eat dead human flesh to survive. Tokyo Ghoul is the latest addition to VIZ Media's VIZ Signature line.
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1 (Chapters 1 to 9) introduces shy college freshman, 18-year-old Ken Kaneki. He attends Kamii University where he studies in the Department of Literature, specializing in Japanese literature. His best pal, Hide Nagachika, wants Kaneki to read less and date more, so Kaneki is thrilled to go on a date with the beautiful Rize.
However, there are Ghouls that live among us. They look the same as normal people in every way, but that only hides the truth, especially their craving for human flesh. Rize is a ghoul, and her actions will change Kaneki.
I was interested in the Tokyo Ghoul manga when I first got a press release from VIZ Media that they were going to publish this series as a digital manga release. VIZ is now publishing the series in print and sent me a copy for review. I'm glad that they did; I would have had to buy this otherwise.
Tokyo Ghoul Volume 1 slowly, but gradually brings the reader into a world that is both similar (through the eyes of a young college student) and also into a dark world that is just around the corner from the world in light (the world of the Ghouls). Creator Sui Ishida presents the life of a shy kid as if Tokyo Ghoul were a BL or shojo drama. Then, he presents a fantastic world that offers both mystery and intrigue and also violence and death.
So the narrative reflects the dual nature that comes to define Ken Kaneki. This first volume is a joy to read, but I wonder if the narrative will become trapped in its internal mythology around the Ghouls. Will character drama remain strong, or will it become subservient to genre trappings? If the drama remains strong, Tokyo Ghoul will be one of the best new series of the year.
A
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
I Reads You Review: DESCENDER #1
IMAGE COMICS – @ImageComics
WRITER: Jeff Lemire
ARTIST: Dustin Nguyen
LETTERS: Steve Wands
COVER: Dustin Nguyen
VARIANT COVER: Jeff Lemire
36pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (March 2015)
Rated T+ / Teen Plus
Book 1: Tin Stars
Descender is a recently-launched science fiction comic book created by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Dustin Nguyen. It is set in an indeterminate, distant future and focuses on child-like android.
Descender #1 (“Tin Stars”) introduces a section of the galaxy where there is a group of nine “Core Planets” known as “The United Galactic Council” (UGC). The nine Core Planets are Niyrata, Phages, Mata, Sampson (home of the “original colonists from Old Earth”), Knossos, Silenos, Amun, Gnish, and Ostrakon. The story opens on the planet Niyrata (the “Hub World”). There, we meet Dr. Jun Quon, the man acknowledged as the inventor of “modern robotics.” Dr. Quon is about to face a “Harvester,” a robotic situation that is both awesome and devastating.
The second character of focus is found on “The Moon of Dirishu-6,” home of the Dirishu Mining Colony. We meet Tim-21, a robot from the “Tim” android series. Meant to be a “child companion bot,” Tim is about to become a very important robotic boy.
When Descender #1 debuted in March of this year, it was a fast sellout. Apparently, part of the buzz around Descender was that it had already been optioned for film. [That's the whole point of publishing a creator-owned comic book through Image, right?] Luckily, I found “Heroes Corner Comics and More,” a comic book shop that still had copies of recent hot Image Comics titles. [It's located in Harvey, Louisiana – on the “Westside” of New Orleans.]
I just read this first issue, and now, I don't really see what the fuss was all about. Descender #1 is mostly borrowed ideas, and Tim seems like nothing more than a character that didn't make it into Steven Spielberg's 2001 film, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence. Descender is by no means bad, but I am not impressed, nor do I find myself especially titillated to read more. It doesn't help matters that I am not enamored with Dustin Nguyen's wispy, watercolor-like art, and here, it is similar to how he drew the “kids” comic book, Batman: Li'l Gotham, a painfully obvious cash-in on all-things Batman.
I don't see myself pumping hard to find future issues. Maybe, it gets really better...
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