Anime, Comics & Manga Reviews
Transmetropolitan
Warren Ellis' cyberpunk dystopian comic 'Transmetropolitan' tells the story of a muckraking journalist several centuries into the future. It has aliens, clones, cyborgs and politics, and not enough fans for how amazing it is. If you like sci-fi, satire, comics & the work of Hunter S Thompson, you'll love this.
Comics - Enter the world of The Sandman...
Before books, Neil Gaiman was all about the comics. 'The Sandman' is a mythological, 'your imagination is your limit' romp through Gods and Humans and Dreams, starring Morpheus (Lord of Dreams) and his eternally joyous big sister, Death...
Ex Machina: Term Limits
In the conversation of comics, politics come up more often than you might think. 'Ex Machina' by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man) is superb. It mixes steampunk modernism with politics from a heavily researched, independent POV...
Grand Guignol Orchestra
Manga reviews - In an 18th century inspired world, everyone runs the risk of developing the Galatea virus, which renders people into blood-crazed monsters with the delicate features of puppets... welcome to Grand Guignol Orchestra.
My Diary by Mio Matsumoto
The quirky line drawings of this beautiful comic by Mio Matsumoto follow the five months she spent in hospital, in her native Japane, being treated for cancer of the tongue. Personal and lovely.
North 40
Wildstorm Comics presents North 40, a miniseries in which a D&D freak and a misanthropic girl find an old book of hell magic and turn their town into a living nightmare peopled with lovesick zombies and giant junkyard robots...
Invincible Summer Anthology
Nicole J Georges, heroine of the Portland zine scene, has brought out a gorgeous anthology of the first 8 issues of her DIY Invincible Summer comic, detailing her loves, arts, tribulations and vegan passions.
Alice in Mangaland
You fall down a rabbit hole to find yourself trapped in an anime or manga show. Or... is it? These crazy anime tips will help you know for sure. Now you just have to survive to tell the tale!
Full metal alchemist - brotherhood
Anime reviews: Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a remake of the original classic anime about two young alchemists trying to regain their lost bodies after breaking the ultimate taboo...
The Wallflower - anime
Anime reviews: Four handsome boys are hired to turn a 'dreary' goth girl into a true lady... 'The Wallflower' is classic, darkly humorous 'ugly duckling' anime with a sprinkle of harajuku and scene.
Does Death Note live up to the hype?
Manga reviews: A battle between genius detective L and a man called Light who can kill anyone once he knows their name and face, Death Note is a classic manga / anime franchise that's spreading thin...
Marvel 1985
Graphic novel reviews: Imagine being a kid in the eighties. Imagine supervillians laying waste to your world. Marvel 1985 is a liberating comic by Mark Millar that plays with expectations...
Utena anime
Anime reviews: 12 years after the Utena anime series was created, intelligent people are still trying to analyse it. Riddled with greed, enlightenment, love and a new way to look at the world, Utena is anime you should be watching if you're not, and you're glad you watched if you did.
Princes et Princesses
Anime reviews: 'Princes et Princesses' is an animated movie released in Japan under Studio Ghibli comprised of 6 fairytales, though the settings range from a French Rococo garden to ancient Egypt to even the year 3000...
Lucky Star Anime
Anime reviews: If you love randomness, live for being eccentric, and don't mind pointless plots in the slightest then Lucky Star is the anime for you.
Runaways - American comics of the future
Comic reviews: Move over, manga - Runaways is a manga-fusion American comic (Joss Whedon is a die-hard fan) featuring a group of children who hate each other but are forced to live on the streets as runaways when they discover their parents are supervillains. From Gert the anti-capitalist to Alex the funky computer nerd and Nico Minoru the loli goth, discover Runaways and open your eyes to a bright new future of American graphic novels.
The Watchmen - A reader's plot guide
Comic reviews: Watchmen is often described as a multi-layered story and has been described in places as hard to read. Some of this is true, but the Watchmen is in many ways a very straight, enjoyable read where all the action happens at the edges. We tell you how to read between the lines, and get as much out of the Watchmen plot as you can...
A girl's guide to J-Horror
Film reviews: We in the West have this peculiar habit of taking simple things and turning them into contrived, distinctly unsubtle and generally messy concepts. The horror film is no exception. Back in the 1950's, before we had the idea, the Japanese horror film ('J-horror') was already taking shape...
Ergo Proxy: The Major's Rave
Anime reviews: Made by quality newish anime studio Manglobe, "Ergo Proxy" is a thinking person's anime series with twists, turns, beautiful anime stylings and robots so cute they contravene all laws of physics. If anime fans haven't got their teeth around Ergo Proxy, now's the time to take a bite.
Tank Girl: Armadillo!
Graphic Novel Reviews: She's back! Join everybody's favourite beer-swilling, chain-smoking, kangaroo-luvvin' lunatic as she embarks on her first 'proper' literary excursion. Violence! Time travel! Midgets! Yes, tremble in fear at Tank Girl: The Novel!
Fables: Legends in Exile (graphic novel)
Graphic Novel Reviews: In 'Fables' the DC Vertigo stable has brought out a fantasy world where famous characters from fairy tales have to run away from their homeworlds and build a secret city in crime-filled stinking New York...
Easy guide to online comics
Comics: They say comics are the new rock'n'roll. Okay they said that in the eighties, but they're saying it again. So it's okay to look at comics online and not feel nerdy. If you haven't checked out comics online already, Amber Rules gives you a map to a whole new (free) online world.
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