Review:Ghost in the Shell was my first foray into manga. I started my interest by playing a playstation game based on the story or video.

WOW. I was really drawn in by the depth of the story, the details of the drawings, and even the margin notes on the concepts described. His vision of this cyber world was so rich and fascinating. He explores multiple interactions between human and machine exhistence and interaction.

Well worth the trip! Read more

Review:Ok, simply glorious. Nice format, comics somewhat oversized for reading pleasure.
Paper much nicer than found in most books these days.
Overall very high production value. At this price it feels more like a non-profit gift to the generation that grew up with these toys! Read more

Review:This series collection posits how the Vision family might react with and learn from (or not) from living in 21 st century suburbia. At times, this places a mirror right up to modern society's face and not all is likable. Read more

Review:Collects Superman: Red Son issues #1-3

There is so much more to this story than this brief synopsis, but here's something to whet your appetite: What if Superman's ship had originally landed in Russian instead of America? What if he had grown up under a Communist regime? Would he still grow up to be a hero, or would he become something else?

After years of having this book hyped up to me, you would think that it wouldn't be able to live up the hype, but it more than did.

At ... Read more

Review:Remember Jason Aaron’s Punisher MAX run a few years ago? That series killed off the classic Punisher, the Vietnam vet Frank Castle, and subsequently resurrected him as a thirtysomething vet of an unnamed war (so as not to date him). But the way Aaron killed off Frank was glorious: a heavily beaten Frank managed to kill his way through his greatest enemies before finally falling himself. It was so perfect it remains my favourite character death storyline ever.

So now it’s Charles Soule’s t... Read more

Review:To accurately picture Transmetropolitan's dystopic view of the future as seen through the eyes of outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem, think of a bizarre blend of Hunter S. Thompson, Phillip K. Dick's Blade Runner and Judge Dredd. You've got abouit half of the concept down now. Transmetropolitan is undoubtably one of the most ferociously innovative comics in recent memory, and my simple review cannot fully explain it. Seriously, buy this comic. You will not be disappointed! Read more

Review:Batman: Gotham by Gaslight is a short Elseworlds collection, answering the question: What if Bruce Wayne became Batman in 1888? First, Batman sets off against Jack the Ripper, who has taken up residence in Gotham, but then Bruce Wayne is arrested as Jack the Ripper, himself. Next is a tale about the World Fair at Gotham, when the sinister Alexandre LeRoi threatens the fair with his magnificent flying machine and mysterious weapons, but the Bat-man is nowhere to be seen. Will he show up in time t... Read more

Review:A wonderful edition of one of the best Batman stories in recent memory. This volume collects the work that sold me on Scott Snyder as a Batman writer, and do so without a single fault in the design of the book I can point to. Also, don't be fooled by the description: the Jim Gordon back-up stories from the original Detective issues are included and organized into the proper places in the narrative, ensuring that you get the whole mystery Snyder wrote.

This is not a book to miss. Get it as... Read more

Review:I weakened and bought this book a second time, not quite remembering why I disliked it. After all, Mark Millar is one of my favorite modern comics scribes and this story has been announced as the basis for the next "Captain America" movie. Then, after reading the let down of a "climax," I remembered what bothered me. I also bought the companion comic, "Choosing Sides", and another, even more compelling reason to be unhappy with this "epic" story hit me square in the heart. Does anybody remember... Read more

Review:I weakened and bought this book a second time, not quite remembering why I disliked it. After all, Mark Millar is one of my favorite modern comics scribes and this story has been announced as the basis for the next "Captain America" movie. Then, after reading the let down of a "climax," I remembered what bothered me. I also bought the companion comic, "Choosing Sides", and another, even more compelling reason to be unhappy with this "epic" story hit me square in the heart. Does anybody remember... Read more