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Writer: Benjamin Percy / Artist: Joshua Cassara / Marvel Comics
Now that’s how you finish a story arc!! From now on, you end your 5 issue mini runs like that! Can I get a Rick Flair WOOO!! The culmination of the Wolverine vs. Omega Red through time story was bonkers and capped off another good Wolverine time traveling story. Benjamin Percy hit us with some serious hero vs. traitor static and upped the stakes for our psychic mutants helping Logan traverse the time stream. The cherry on top are the incredible visuals that Joshua Cassara infuses all throughout the story, making this book an even more satisfying end.
Now, there are plenty of people who say there is an oversaturation of Wolverine in Marvel comics, akin to there being too many Batman books in circulation at one time. I just so happen to be one of those people, and I still heavily enjoyed this half of the Death and Lives of Wolverine package.
I spoke about Joshua Cassara crushing the artwork, and there was one panel that made me stop and appreciate the fire he was throwing into this book. On page 9, Xavier and Jean are in unfamiliar territory, being bested by another psychic whose power has never been fully understood. Mikhail Rasputin was giving our psychic tag team a run for their money, and it resulted in this iconic shot I won’t be soon forgetting.
Jean and Charles with their yellow and blue helmet and costume accents positioned so perfectly. The electricity in the air signifying how difficult of a psychic battle they were entrenched in. The icing on the cake, of course, is the “Krakoa is where you belong” message being sent through time.
The rest of the book is a love letter to the fans of guts and glory all over your page. The battle between the adamantium claws and carbonadium tentacles was one of the best 1v1 faceoffs in a long while. Can’t wait to see how the final chapter comes to a close in X Deaths of Wolverine.
9 Products of the Old Soviet Republic out of 10
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Writer: Benjamin Percy / Artist: Joshua Cassara / Marvel Comics
Now that’s how you finish a story arc!! From now on, you end your 5 issue mini runs like that! Can I get a Rick Flair WOOO!! The culmination of the Wolverine vs. Omega Red through time story was bonkers and capped off another good Wolverine time traveling story. Benjamin Percy hit us with some serious hero vs. traitor static and upped the stakes for our psychic mutants helping Logan traverse the time stream. The cherry on top are the incredible visuals that Joshua Cassara infuses all throughout the story, making this book an even more satisfying end.
Now, there are plenty of people who say there is an oversaturation of Wolverine in Marvel comics, akin to there being too many Batman books in circulation at one time. I just so happen to be one of those people, and I still heavily enjoyed this half of the Death and Lives of Wolverine package.
I spoke about Joshua Cassara crushing the artwork, and there was one panel that made me stop and appreciate the fire he was throwing into this book. On page 9, Xavier and Jean are in unfamiliar territory, being bested by another psychic whose power has never been fully understood. Mikhail Rasputin was giving our psychic tag team a run for their money, and it resulted in this iconic shot I won’t be soon forgetting.
Jean and Charles with their yellow and blue helmet and costume accents positioned so perfectly. The electricity in the air signifying how difficult of a psychic battle they were entrenched in. The icing on the cake, of course, is the “Krakoa is where you belong” message being sent through time.
The rest of the book is a love letter to the fans of guts and glory all over your page. The battle between the adamantium claws and carbonadium tentacles was one of the best 1v1 faceoffs in a long while. Can’t wait to see how the final chapter comes to a close in X Deaths of Wolverine.
9 Products of the Old Soviet Republic out of 10
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I remember being in 6th grade excitedly sharing my copies of Tokyo Mew Mew with my friends in the cafeteria. I was the biggest anime nerd in elementary and middle school, and I just loved bringing TMM to school and letting my friends read through it too. The manga was ADDICTING. TMM was everything I wanted in my life; best friends who would go to war for you, a sickly-sweet romance, ah-mazing outfits???? I was in heaven every time I flipped a page. Ichigo was not my favorite kind of main character, but she was earnest and had a good heart. She wasn’t as huge a crybaby as Usagi from Sailor Moon, but she did have an outfit just as cute, if not more so. My favorite Mew was Zakuro, who had a bitchin’ purple magical girl outfit and wolf ears (Her powers came from the DNA of a gray wolf that she was infused with). The coolest ‘Mew reveal’ for me was Lettuce; it had a major Carrie/old-school horror set-up. I am in my late twenties, and I can still remember how hungry I was for each book; how excited I was when each Mew was revealed, the multiple love triangles, the super cute maid outfits, and the adorable romance between Ichigo and Masiya. Every time I saw the gorgeous covers on the shelves at Barnes & Noble or Borders, it set the stage for an epic reading time for young little Oona.
Mia Ikumi was the illustrator of Tokyo Mew Mew. She, along with the creative writer Reiko Yoshida, brough five spunky gal pals to life in this original 7 volume series. With deliciously over-the-top outfits, sugary sweet romance plots, and ridiculous character dynamics, this series was a major part of my upbringing. It impacted my standard of top tier magical girl anime. Sailor Moon was my introduction to the Magical Girl genre, but Tokyo Mew Mew solidified my love for it. Saddly, on March 7th, 2022, Mia Ikumi passed away at the age of 42.
The overwhelming sense of loss I felt when I heard of Mia Ikumi’s death shocked me. A series that I haven’t read in over ten years could still impact me emotionally after all this time was a reminder that while I continue to age, my younger years are very much part of my identity. My memories of being a joyful sixth grader eagerly trading manga with my friends helped mold the person who I am today. I remember the feeling of heaviness when I was scrolling through my news feed depicting posts about Ms. Ikumi’s passing, and simultaneously, of remembering a childhood long gone, but thoroughly enjoyed, in part because of her tremendous and massively influential work. Her illustrations brought joy and preteen giddiness to my life, and I cannot thank her enough. The immense gratitude I felt towards Mia Ikumi was intense, and I felt incredibly lucky to have been able to read the manga when I did. To have such a talented illustrator gone so soon is truly a devastation to not just the anime community, but to the arts world as well.
Cover image via The Mary Sue
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Writer: Jason Aaron / Artist: Juan Frigeri / Marvel Comics
I’m not a fan of joining in on the “Jason Aaron is doing a terrible job on the Avengers” crowd that I see in many online forums, but something about this issue rubbed me the wrong way. This idea of canon vs. taking liberties with characters and their history or origin is always a tough debate. Thor’s parentage is the biggest example of this right now and Avengers #54 really forces you to choose sides, and it should be interesting to see how the comic book world feels after it’s all said and done.
One of my main problems with Avengers #54 is the use of the villains. It seems like there’s no direction or logical use of Doom Supreme’s Masters of Evil. I wouldn’t hate finding out about Doom’s plan to sporadically throw different villains at our heroes, but the use of this issue’s corrupted Thor seems like Aaron doing his best to make this son of a Phoenix change more palatable.
The thing that does intrigue me is the mental chess match happening between Mephisto and Doom Supreme. The Orb will undoubtedly play a part in either side besting the other, so one of the upcoming issues of Avengers should shed more light on this cordial beef between devil and sorcerer. Juan Frigeri keeps me coming back to this Avengers book, so I hope he stays on board for a while.
6 “You Can Call Me Captain Rogers” out of 10
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