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Last Updated 11/25/23
All reviews copyright 2007-2023 by Dave Van Domelen
This page holds an archive of my comic book reviews for the
past few years. The originals are posted to rec.arts.comics.reviews on
Usenet newsgroups, and some time between Wednesdays I throw in some minimal
formatting and link the file in here. Most of the time these will be
spoiler-free "Capsules", but once in a while I'll go whole-hog on a
review.
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A listing of what I considered to be the best comics of the last few years,
these are all the titles that got a "Strongly Recommended" or better rating
in my reviews at the time, with all the biases that implies. No entries for
2013 and 2014, since I didn't get a lot of books those years.
Recent Columns
Comics of note (Strongly recommended or better, usually) will be in
boldface, with an asterisk if they're Strongly Recommended. While
most of my reviews are spoiler-free capsules, the occasional full review will
be underlined. Categories of material are "Other
Media" (not actually comics, but comics-related), Digital Comics (or ebook novels), Trades
and Graphic Novels (including manga collections). Traditional
"floppies" are in black.
- January 28,
2023: Black Adam (movie), Beach WZRD #2, Adventure Finders Book 3 Chapter 13, Kaiju No.8 vol 5, Galaxy the Prettiest Star, Cursed Princess
Club vol 1 *, Santiago!, The Illustrated Al, Fantastic Four #3,
Shang-Chi: Master of the Ten Rings One-Shot, Ultraman Mystery of UltraSeven
#5 (of 5), Moon Knight #19, SCP Comics Series: We Who Poke With Sticks, Giga
#5 (of 5), My Little Pony #8.
- February 24,
2023: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Legion of
Super-Heroes (movie), Chainsaw Man vol 1-3, Happy
Kanako's Killer Life vol 6, Way of the Househusband vol 9, Action Activists #3, Moon Knight #20, Monkey Prince #10 (of
12), Black Adam #7 (of 12), Gargoyles #2, Vampirella Year One #5 (of 6), My
Little Pony #9, My Little Pony Classics Reimagined Little Fillies #3 (of
4).
- March 30,
2023: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (D+), Star Rangers Bakemono Files #1, Chainsaw
Man vol 4-11, Spy x Family vol 9, Hilo vol 9, American Born Chinese
(GN), Fantastic Four #4, Monkey Prince #11 (of 12), Black Adam #8 (of
12), Gargoyles #3, Vampirella Year One #6 (of 6), Draculina Blood Simple #1
(of 6), My Little Pony #10, My Little Pony Classics Reimagined Little Fillies
#4 (of 4).
- April 27,
2023: Batman: the Doom that Came to Gotham
(movie), Asadora vol 1-2, Go Go Loser Ranger! vol
1-3, Kaiju No. 8 vol 6, The Little Trashmaid volume 1 *,
Fantastic Four #5, Moon Knight #21, Monkey Prince #12 (of 12), Black Adam #9
(of 12), Superman: Lost #1-2 (of 10), Gargoyles #4, Draculina Blood Simple #2
(of 6).
- May 27,
2023: Justice League X RWBY Superheroes & Huntsmen
Part One, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Shazam! Fury of the Gods,
Asadora vol 3-6, Dinosaur Sanctuary vol 1-2, Go Go Loser
Ranger! vol 4, 22-26, The Legend of Korra: Patterns in Time, The Throne of
Fire, Moomin the Complete Tove Janssen Strip vol 1-2 (of 10), FCBD
Mech Cadets, Clark & Lex and Fann Club: Batman Squad FCBD Special Edition
2023, Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story FCBD Preview, Fantastic Four #6,
Moon Knight #22-3, Black Adam #10 (of 12), Superman: Lost #3 (of 10), Astro
Bots #1, Saturday Morning Adventures Dungeons & Dragons #1-2 (of 4),
Gargoyles #5, Draculina Blood Simple #3 (of 6).
- June 28,
2023: Secret Invasion (D+), Beach WZRD #3, Go Go Loser Ranger! vol 4,
Magical Girl Incident vol 1, Lost in Taiwan, Spider-Man Animals Assemble,
CosmoKnights vol 2, Mech Cadet Yu vol 1-3, Cursed Princess Club vol 2
*, Fantastic Four #7-8, Black Adam #11 (of 12), Saturday Morning
Adventures Dungeons & Dragons #3 (of 4), Gargoyles #6.
- July 29,
2023: The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher, Kaiju No 8
vol 7, How To Be A Mind Reaver vol 3 *, Lackadaisy Essentials,
Fantastic Four #9, Moon Knight #24-25, Superman Lost #4-5 (of 10), Black Adam
#12 (of 12), Saturday Morning Adventures Dungeons & Dragons #4 (of 4),
Gargoyles #7, Gargoyles Dark Ages #1 (of 6?), Draculina Blood Simple #4 (of
6), Gladstone's Revenge (one-shot).
- August 31,
2023: Justice League Warworld, My Adventures With
Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3, Mech Cadets (Netflix), Batman: Wayne Family Adventures vol 1 *, Way of the
Househusband vol 10, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear vol 1, Go Go Loser Ranger vol 6, The
Illustrated Guide to Monster Girls vol 1, Fantastic Four #10, Moon
Knight #26, Mech Cadets #1 (Boom), Gargoyles #8, Gargoyles Dark Ages #2 (of
6), Vampirella/Dracula Rage #1 (of 6), Charm City #1.
- September 29,
2023: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
*, Adventure Finders Book 3 Chapter 14,
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear vol 2-6, Dinosaur Sanctuary vol 3,
Final Fantasy XIV: Eorzea Academy, Magical Girl Incident vol 2, Iyanu Child
of Wonder vol 2-3, Fantastic Four Annual #1, Fantastic Four #11, Moon
Knight #27, Draculina Blood Simple #5 (of 6), My Little Pony Classics
Reimagined: the Unicorn of Odd #1 (of 4).
- October 27,
2023: The Little Trashmaid Diving Deeper 01,
Franken Fran vol 1-8 (Omnibus editions), Chainsaw Man vol
12, Kaiju No. 8 vol 8, Spy x Family the Official Guide Eyes Only, Spy x
Family vol 10, Asadora! vol 7, The Great Cleric vol 1, Henshin! vol 1,
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures vol 2 *, Comics For Ukraine -
Sunflower Seeds, Fantastic Four #12, Superman Lost #6 (of 10),
Transformers #1, Gargoyles #9, Gargoyles Dark Ages #3, Vampirella/Dracula
Rage #2 (of 6), Mech Cadets #2.
- November 25,
2023: Loki Season 2, Blue Beetle (movie), Adventure Finders Book 3 Episode 15, Super Sons vol 1-3, The Great Cleric vol 2-6 *, Go Go
Loser Ranger! vol 7, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear vol 7, Unnatural Order
#1,Moon Knight #28, Superman Lost #7 (of 10), Gargoyles #10, Gargoyles
Halloween Special, Gargoyles Dark Ages #4, Draculina Blood Simple #6 (of 6),
Charm City #2, Mech Cadets #3, My Little Pony Classics Reimagined: Unicorn of
Odd #2 (of 4).
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This is where older Rants will go to keep the main page from getting
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