by Beth Rogers | Jun 30, 2014 |
The reformed bad boy. The martyred warrior. The innocent child. The scholar. Of the Church’s assemblage of saints, those chosen for this collection of four hagiographic graphic novels seem to best represent the virtues that humanity is exhorted to aspire to, but... by Allen Kesinger | Jun 29, 2014 |
Modern technology is amazing. When comically large, brick-like cell phones were released in 1984, who could have imagined that over the course of the next thirty years, they would become so convenient that they would change the way we communicate?... by Matt Morrison | Jun 28, 2014 |
The vigilante Element Network’s plan to strike fear into the heart of Tokyo’s underworld has been a success, but it has also attracted the attention of super-cop Detective Genda. Assigned to the kidnapping of Haruka Tooyama, Genda has uncovered evidence of the... by Lindsey Tomsu | Jun 27, 2014 |
Captain Aron isn’t your typical pirate: he’s too good-looking and not scruffy enough, he doesn’t appear to have any awesome swashbuckling skills, he seems rather dimwitted at times, and he is more interested in exploring than acquiring pirate... by Robin Brenner | Jun 26, 2014 |
Highlights from the past week, with commentary from the NFNT gang. All New X-Factor Volume 1: Not Brand X (Marvel, 9780785188162) Renata: I’m excited for the All New X-Factor trade, because I personally cannot get enough?of Gambit and his kittens. Mark: Looking... by Saeyong Kim | Jun 26, 2014 |
Trigun Maximum can best be described using the line of text on its contents page: “DEEP SPACE PLANET FUTURE GUN ACTION!!” The series includes lots of over-the-top, gunslingin’ action, with machines and weapons advanced far beyond what the Wild... by Matt Morrison | Jun 25, 2014 |
The third volume of Until Death Do Us Part opens in the thick of the action, with pre-teen psychic Haruka and her protector Mamoru on the run. Their pursuer is Fang, an international assassin who utilizes stolen military-grade technology to eliminate his... by Beth Rogers | Jun 24, 2014 |
A beautiful woman awakens to find herself naked in a Brooklyn city dumpster with no memory of who she is or how she has come to be there—though she quickly discovers that her body knows how to fight. She also finds that she has a protector, Connor, who is a strange... by Elizabeth Nicolai | Jun 23, 2014 |
Every year Rose and her parents go to a lake house on Awago beach. The summer is normally full of swimming, campfires, and other warm-weather fun with her summertime best friend Windy. However, this year is different. Rose’s parents are fighting, and her mother... by Jennifer Wharton | Jun 22, 2014 |
Spirou and Fantasio are back in another fantastical adventure. In a previous volume, they captured the rare marsupilami and it’s now living in a zoo. However, Spirou and Fantasio are now regretting that they put the marsupilami in captivity. Before they can even... 