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Fist of the North Star, Vol. 1
I, like the character featured in this book, know a martial art of which I’m the only practitioner. Okay, there are some differences between me and Ken…
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Monster Blood
Well, a kid gets stuck with his deaf…aunt, grandma, something, doesn’t really matter, and when he visits a local toyshop, he finds a container of Monster…
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The Mad World of William M. Gaines
A good book about a true original, a maverick, if you will. It does make me wish for a bygone era of office nonsense, the type that occurred in the Mad…
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Cat + Gamer, Volume 1
This is the romcom we all need: a young, attractive businesswoman clocks out at precisely 5 every night, never socializes, goes straight home, all because…
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Four Gathered on Christmas Eve
What is with writer types and The Jabberwocky? Has a bunch of nonsense ever garnered so much praise from such self-serious people? It’s as if “We…
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Tokyo These Days, Vol. 1
I liked the personal, quiet nature of this book, but I prefer the manic energy of Tekkonkinkreet. Just a matter of taste, but weirdo kids fucking shit up with…
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Grrl Scouts: Stone Ghost Vol. 1
I like Jim Mahfood’s art, and I think these comics are a lot of fun, however, they’re a bit rich, and this many of them back-to-back is a bad idea…
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Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1
First, if you’re wondering, the Netflix show follows this EXACTLY, so if you’re into that, good news for you. If you like reading the book to get a…
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Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 1
I can’t remember the last time I read a comic and then turned around to re-read it from the start within a month of finishing. These deluxe editions are…
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Cat-Eyed Boy: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1
Kind of like Kitaro but with a little more violence and maybe some grosser monsters, which are the two things I want from any version of anything: violenter…
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The Great British Bump-Off
This is fine but more a series of references to GBBO than a story, know what I mean? You know what I mean. If I was on that show, I think I’d be the lovable…
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Danger Street Vol. 1
Mmm…this is one of those “a lot going on here” books, not in a good way. Ton of characters, not real clear what’s going on, and I think it becomes kind of an…
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Dead Company vol. 1
On one hand, working for a company that does murder stuff isn’t the best. On the other hand, the company seems to be pretty good about promoting from within…
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Mob Psycho 100 vol. 1
I like how weird this was, how silly in places. I was going to say this is perfect for fans of One Punch Man, but then I figured out the creator of that and…
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Chainsaw Man Volume 2
I do not recommend reading this volume 18 months or more after reading the first. You’ll remember less than you need to. Unless you’re one of those people…
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SpyXFamily Volume 1
Reverse Meet the Parents, not for me. I also really despise “hitman with a heart of gold” stories. There is no such thing. John Cusack from the 90’s in a nice…
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Alice In Borderland Volumes 2-8
Volume 2: My first book of 2024! And it was alright! Okay, it was pretty good. It had some very Lost vibes where the volume kind of putters along, then ends in…
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“B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 9: The Reign of the Black Flame”
“You may have noticed that I skipped volume 8 of this series. This is not because of some numerology nonsense where I was terrified to use anything with…
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“Bad Circuits (Strange Matter, #6)”
“You might be asking, “Pete, why would you read this book that’s clearly meant for children and probably just a Goosebumps knockoff that is…
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“Daredevil, Volume 6”
“You know, this is a good example of a comic where describing the plot makes it sound way stupider. Daredevil is Hulk’s lawyer, and Hulk is working…
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“Silver Surfer, Vol. 3: Last Days”
“Yuck. Time travel. Also, I don’t keep up with the larger world of comics like I used to, but this thing reeks of stupid crossover. Is that a thing…
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“The All-Nighter”
“Zdarsky books start at an automatic 4 minimum, but vampire books are an automatic 2 with room to grow. This is a show-er, not a grower, so it gets a…
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“The Baby Jesus Butt Plug”
“You might notice I just reviewed another title called ‘The Faggiest Vampire.’ Now we’ve got ‘The Baby Jesus Butt Plug.’ So…
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“Avengers Academy, Vol. 2: Will We Use This in the Real World?”
“You know what’s weird about the world of comic books? How does it seem to work out that there are so many villains? What’s up with all these…
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“Conquered by Clippy: An Erotic Short Story (Digital Desires, #2)”
“You know what I don’t like about these books? What’s with the story? There’s SO much story compared to the amount of fucking…
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“Cyanide and Happiness: Punching Zoo (Cyanide & Happiness)”
“You know what stinks about writing a Choose Your Own Adventure? I figured it out when I read this. I mean, what stinks other than the fact that I die…
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“Divinity”
“You know, the good and bad of the Valiant universe is that while I appreciate their attempts to make a cohesive universe where it feels like all the…
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“Dragon Ball, Vol. 3: The Training of Kame-Sen’nin (Dragon Ball, #3)”
“You know what was weird? That brief period where gym bros and manga nerds crossed over in the form of gym clothes that talked about going Super Saiyan…
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“Dragon Ball, Vol. 4: Strongest Under the Heavens (Dragon Ball, #4)”
“You know what I find odd? When I go to the grocery store and pick up groceries (I do the pickup thing, I don’t go inside, like a peasant), they…
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“I Will Not Read This Book”
“You know what always bothers me about books, movies, and so on? How come almost all of our entertainment is based around characters that are either A1…
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“Jonah Hex, Vol. 2: Guns of Vengeance”
“You know what I’ll never understand about the old west? Why does everyone mess with the baddest badass? I’d be a total coward who messed…
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“Remina”
“You know what’s super weird and distinct about Japanese horror comics? The main character torch gets passed around a lot. In an American comic…
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“Sweet Tooth, Vol. 5: Unnatural Habitats”
“You know what every apocalypse has? One big huge asshole who seems dead set on doing whatever the polar opposite of the protagonist is doing. Why?…
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“The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 2”
“You know what’d be REALLY nightmarish about this? Being trapped at school. I’d rather be trapped ANYWHERE but school. The Drifting Taco Bell…
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“The Manhattan Projects, Vol. 4: The Four Disciplines”
“You know what’s frustrating about science comics? They put forth all these fantastic ideas, yet I still don’t have the shit I’d like…
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“The Swarm (The Woods, #2)”
“You know what’s weird about fleshing out characters in flashback?We have typical high school students, and then they’re thrown into a pretty…
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“The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear”
“You know, every time I think maybe I don’t give a damn about Walking Dead anymore, some great stuff happens and then I do. Some pretty shocking…
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“The Walking Dead, Vol. 25: No Turning Back”
“You know, if I felt like being a real asshole, if I was dying in this walking dead world, I’d armor up before I zombied out. That’d show…
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“Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark”
“You know, Iâm not a celebrity memoir fan. Iâm just not all that interested in who boinked who where and when or what have you. I think this one is…
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“Aquaman, Volume 1: The Trench”
“Yeah, I’m as surprised as anyone. But honestly, of the half dozen titles I’ve read from DC’s relaunch, this one has been the best. By…
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“Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 1”
“You have to read this one WITHOUT LOOKING UP ANYTHING. Because most of the book is about getting to the climax in this first volume, which probably…
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“Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Hostile Takeovers”
“Y’know, fun stuff, a Fantastic Four team-up, which is always nice. There’s some Fantastic 4 action. Y’know, I always feel like the f$…
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“Luigi A Number One: Why Luigi is the Best Thing to Ever Happen to This Godforsaken Planet That We Live On”
“You can’t rate this anything but 5 stars because if you do, you only demonstrate that you’re a moron. If you look at the title, author, and…
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“Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Vol. 1: BFF”
“Yay! Representation! #Science #ScienceisUhmazing #DiversityInComics … Have I gone far enough down that people can skip this review? The actual…
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“Orcs in Space (1)”
“You know how some books you read the title, and then you can pretty much guess where it’s going from there?Orcs in Space. I have my questions…
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“PunisherMAX by Jason Aaron Omnibus”
“Wow. It was a couple years ago maybe that I read a Nova reboot, and I was complaining about the fact that superheroes can never be old dudes. It’s…
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“Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City”
“You know that piece of shit, Here, that everyone is always talking about? THIS is the book, people. It presents a similar idea in a way that’s…
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“The Book Bindery”
“You know how sometimes you’ll read a great book and then it’s hard to get into anything else? You read the words, and the next book might be…
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“The Princess Bride”
“Yes, I finally experienced the Princess Bride, both in book and in film. The movie is one of those that you have to see if for no other reason than to…
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“The Sweet Science”
“You can’t go too far into books about fighting without running into this one over and over. Like a lot of older books, you can feel the vintage on…
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“Thunderbolts, Vol. 1: No Quarter”
“You know that saying about something not being equal to the sum of its parts? Here’s what you’ve got: Punisher: the guy who shoots everyone…
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“War with the Evil Power Master (Choose Your Own Adventure, #37)”
“You know how there was always a rumor in school that if you took the SAT and answered “C” on everything, you’d pass? That’s what…
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“We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, Vol. 1: The Seeker”
“Yikers. The art and story don’t work together at all. If you’ve got a confusing, time-jumping story, you need solid art where characters…
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“Whispers in the Ear of a Dreaming Ape”
“You know how some short story collections are a parade of same-y stories that feel like someone’s attempt to impress George Saunders? This…