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My Hero Academia Volume 5 Review

August 7, 2016

My Hero Academia Volume 5 Story and Art by Kohei Horikoshi Review by Mara Wood Ah, the inevitable sports festival in Japanese manga. High school students banding together as a class to forge deeper bonds... Read More...

Manga Monday: Nisekoi

Mara Wood

March 2, 2015

Columns, Manga Monday

Manga Monday: Nisekoi Story and art by Naoishi Komi Article by Mara Wood Nisekoi, oh Nisekoi, how do I love thee Nisekoi? Let me count the ways. There's Chitoge Kirisaki. And Kosaki Onodera. ... Read More...

World Trigger Volumes 1 & 2 Review

Mara Wood

October 7, 2014

Comics

World Trigger Volumes 1 & 2 Story and Art by Daisuke Ashihara Review by Mara Wood Black holes open up in the sky without warning. Giant monsters spill out, destroying everything in their path. ... Read More...

Manga Monday: Death Note

Mara Wood

August 25, 2014

Columns, Featured, Manga Monday

Manga Monday: Death Note Story by Tsugumi Ohba Art by Takeshi Obata Article by Mara Wood What would you do if you possessed the power to kill people by writing their names into a notebook? Tsugu... Read More...

Manga Monday: Jaco the Galactic Patrolman

Adam Shaw

July 28, 2014

Columns, Comics, Featured, Manga Monday

Manga Monday is a column that is usually written by Mara Wood, but she is currently on vacation, so I’ll be filling in for the meantime. Our taste in manga share some overlap, but also vary. I hope I can offer ... Read More...

Manga Monday: Bleach

Mara Wood

July 7, 2014

Columns, Manga Monday

Bleach, by Tite Kubo, is the story of a young man named Ichigo and his journey as a Soul Reaper. Volume 1 starts off with Ichigo as a normal high school boy...who can see ghosts. He's almost always been able to... Read More...

Manga Monday: Seraph of the End

Mara Wood

June 9, 2014

Columns, Manga Monday

Seraph of the End is your classic post-apocalypse story. Humanity has fallen, and vampires have sprung out of nowhere to establish dominion over the earth. At first, there is no resistance; a disease immediatel... Read More...

Manga Monday: All You Need is Kill

Mara Wood

May 26, 2014

Columns, Manga Monday

What if you had to relive the day you died over and over again? Each time, before you die, you witness you friends and mentors fall in battle. You realize how utterly helpless you are to changing anything – unt... Read More...

Review: Nisekoi: False Love Volume 3

Mara Wood

May 14, 2014

Comics, Reviews

Nisekoi: False Love Vol. 3 Story and Art by Naoshi Komi Review by Mara Wood Raku Ichijo is the son of a yakuza leader. When a new gang moves into the area and causes trouble, he is asked by his fat... Read More...

Batwoman #25 Review

Magic: The Gathering #1 Review

Bitter Root #11

Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1

Diablo 3: A Week in Hell

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 – Review

James Gunn Getting Fired Is Gamergate | Talking Games Episode 203

I Am The Night: An Interview With Kevin Conroy

Top Ten Superhero Movie Posters

“…and now, another exciting episode in The Adventures of Superman!”

Special Edition: An Interview with SKYWARD’s Joe Henderson & Lee Garbett

Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack!

Issue #106: The Sandman Overture Discussion

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #490 – The Ballad of Dick Fish

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #489 – Nicolas Cage’s Hollow Earth Vacation

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #488 – The One That Almost Got Away

Superman, Man of Steel: How Does He Shave?

BELZEBUBS sign with Century Media Records; release first single and video “Blackened Call”

John Verzyl: A Remembrance

Five Books Brian Michael Bendis Could Write for DC

Meanwhile… Comic Con

Beloved Princess Passes Away; Galaxy Mourns

The First Trailer for Spider-Man Homecoming!!!

My Hero Academia Volume 5 Review

Manga Monday: Nisekoi

World Trigger Volumes 1 & 2 Review

Manga Monday: Death Note

Manga Monday: Jaco the Galactic Patrolman

Manga Monday: Bleach

Manga Monday: Seraph of the End

Manga Monday: All You Need is Kill

Review: Nisekoi: False Love Volume 3

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