Saturday, February 6, 2016

Review: Spawn Origins, Volume 3

Spawn Origins, Volume 3 Spawn Origins, Volume 3 by Todd McFarlane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Some of the best stories of Spawn so far are gathered here. Amazing characterization, Capullo's amazing art, Milelr actually writing something interesting, a lot of depth added to the world and lore, and some of the best character designs, especially for minor characters, I;ve ever seen. Some issues are above average as opposed to amazing, which brings it down a bit, but the highs are something spectacular.

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Friday, February 5, 2016

Review: Uncanny X-men: Muir Island Saga

Uncanny X-men: Muir Island Saga Uncanny X-men: Muir Island Saga by Chris Claremont
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The art is superb, the ideas are great, and some of the action is awesome. It's actually jumbled, does a lot of telling and not showing to rush to a conclusion, and a lot of the potential mental tensions between x-people isn't tackled in the slightest.

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Sunday, January 10, 2016

Review: Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 10

Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 10 Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 10 by J.M. DeMatteis
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Meh. That's honestly the best descriptor I have. Just, meh. So many one-shot villains, such dull characters and dialogue, even sub-standard art for the most part.

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Saturday, January 9, 2016

Review: ワンピース [Wan Pīsu] 79

ワンピース [Wan Pīsu] 79 ワンピース [Wan Pīsu] 79 by Eiichiro Oda
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was getting so sick of the lack of progress being made with Dressrosa in the anime, and to be fair, I can't comment on the manga side, that I said "f*ck it" and finally started reading the manga, which some day in thefuture I plan on slowly reading through from the beginning. Anyway, I read a few chapters, and BAM! It's finally done with. Doffy is an excellent villain, but nothing could go as long as his story did without me getting sick of it. The art is pretty good with a few stunning panels, the was so many characters from the entire arc got together was well done and fun to see, and it was nice to see people actually praising the Straw Hats. Also, the big introduction in the last chapter is pretty amusing while also setting up a very intimidating antagonist. My biggest issues are that I thought Gear 4 looked stupid, though was otherwise interesting, the 1 minute thing felt way too much like a standard Shounen trope, and the way Oda does the speech bubbles makes it really difficult to tell who's talking quite frequently.

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