Tag Archives: Action

The Tokyo 5 – Vol. 1

Posted on October 17, 2017 by comicspectrum

Rating: 3.5/5 – Not All Manga is From Japan… by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow If I’ve learned one thing after more than a decade of reviewing manga, it’s that manga fans can be very snobbish. Don’t deny it. Don’t say … Continue reading →

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Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil Vol. 1 (Seven Seas)

Posted on January 2, 2016 by comicspectrum

Rating: 2.5/5 – A Difficult Take on Some Common Manga Themes by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. The concept behind Akuma no Riddle seems pretty solid: Azuma Tokaku, an assassin, transfers into Class Black and Myojo Private School, an elite all-girls … Continue reading →

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Kill La Kill Vol. 1 (Udon)

Posted on December 26, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – The Wildly Popular Anime Comes to Manga… by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow Honnouji Academy’s oppressive student council inflicts its will over the student body via the use of powerful Goku Uniforms – special suits that grant superpowers … Continue reading →

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Tokyo ESP Vol. 1 (Vertical)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4.5/5 – Just Don’t Call Them the X-Men! by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. Rinka Urushiba is a struggling high-school girl trying to make her way through life in the poorer sections of Tokyo with her father, a retired policeman. … Continue reading →

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Black Lagoon v10 (Viz Media)

Posted on June 8, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 5/5 – The Boys (and Girls) are Back in Town by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow If it seems like it’s been a few years since the last volume of Black Lagoon came out, that’s only because it actuall has … Continue reading →

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Naruto Vol. 69 (Viz)

Posted on April 6, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – The Beginning of the End by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. With only three more tankobon to release after this one, the story of Naruto draws to a close not with a whimper, but a bang, as the … Continue reading →

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Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Vol. 1 (Viz)

Posted on March 22, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – A Manga Classic Gets the Hardcover Treatment by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. First published in 1986, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a multi-generational epic that offers fans of the supernatural, shonen fighting, or old-school (perhaps old-ish school…was 1986 … Continue reading →

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Akame ga Kill! Vol. 1 (Yen Press)

Posted on March 14, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – It’s Exactly What You Expect…Except When It Isn’t by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. Full disclosure time: I’d planned on giving this book a pass. Yet another young boy goes to the big city to develop his fighting … Continue reading →

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Terra Formars Vol. 1 (Viz)

Posted on March 13, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 5/5 – The Colonization of Mars Just Took a Decidedly Wrong Turn by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. At the conclusion of the 26th century, Earth has become overpopulated, and the time has come for humanity to branch out and … Continue reading →

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Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Vol. 1-2 (Seven Seas)

Posted on March 3, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 3.5/5 – Never Judge a Book By Its Cover…Unless It’s This One by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. Let’s be honest…these funnybooks aren’t getting any cheaper. Of course it’s the nature of commerce for things to increase in price as … Continue reading →

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