Book Review: Enter the Jackal by Jonathan W. Sweet As you may have noticed by now, I’m a fan of the pulps. But I’m certainly not the most enthusiastic one, or most knowledgeable. Some folks have made the pulp magazines their main focus. Jonathan W. Sweet runs a reprint press, Brick Pickle Pulp, and does… Continue reading Book Review: Enter the Jackal
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Movie Review: Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Movie Review: Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) directed by Toshiya Fujita So, it turns out Yuki (Meiko Kaiji) survived the ending of the previous film, much to her own surprise. Problem is, people remember she did all that murder beforehand as Lady Snowblood. We pick up several years later after the end of… Continue reading Movie Review: Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Anime Review: Spy X Family
Anime Review: Spy X Family In an alternate Earth’s 1960s, an uneasy peace exists between the nations of Westalis and Ostania. There are those who have forgotten the horrors of war or even welcome them, and are working to break out of this “cold war” situation. The Westalian spy organization WISE works against those in… Continue reading Anime Review: Spy X Family
Manga Review: Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible 1
Manga Review: Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible 1 by Nene Yukimori Some people are extroverts, who project themselves out into the world. Others are introverts, who tend to withdraw from the world. And then there’s Junta Shiraishi. His lack of presence makes him effectively invisible. Ordinary folks don’t notice him unless he directly calls… Continue reading Manga Review: Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible 1
Movie Review: Drunken Monkey (2003)
Movie Review: Drunken Monkey (2003) directed by Chia-Liang Liu Bill Man (Chia-Liang Liu) is the top rider for the Wa Biao delivery company. While on a job, he discovers that his brother Pao (Chen-Huan Chang) has been using their deliveries to facilitate opium smuggling. Pao feigns remorse, but promptly leads Bill into an ambush, as he’s… Continue reading Movie Review: Drunken Monkey (2003)
Manga Review: Miss Me?
Manga Review: Miss Me? by Tomoko Taniguchi Emyu has a flashy but cute fashion sense, favoring bright colors that stand out in a crowd. Many people at her school assume she’s romantically experienced and goes to concerts and clubs all the time. But in reality, Emyu’s a mild-mannered girl who’s never had a boyfriend and… Continue reading Manga Review: Miss Me?
Book Review: Blade of Mad Vision
Book Review: Blade of Mad Vision by Danith McPherson Austin Swiftbrooke’s sister Skylar disappeared two years ago on the planet Callister. Practicing his fencing alone in the natural “arena” near the human colony without her seems hollow, but is a connection to her, and a way of showing he hasn’t given up hope Skylar’s alive.… Continue reading Book Review: Blade of Mad Vision
Anime Review: Super Crooks
Anime Review: Super Crooks Johnny Bolt used to be, well, not a “sweet” kid, exactly, but one with at least a little idealism. Comic books based on the Utopian and other superheroes gave him hope that there could be a better life. One night he discovers that he has electrical powers (his mother never has… Continue reading Anime Review: Super Crooks
Webtoon Review: A Tale Dark & Grimm
Webtoon Review: A Tale Dark & Grimm Once upon a time, there were a brother and sister named Hansel and Gretel. They lived happily with their parents until the day their father chopped their heads off. Although the pair somehow survived this experience, it understandably made them wary of the King and Queen, and so… Continue reading Webtoon Review: A Tale Dark & Grimm
Manga Review: Call Me Princess
Manga Review: Call Me Princess by Tomoko Taniguchi When Makoto Takenouchi was a little girl, she served as flower girl at her sister’s wedding. Shin and Shoko get along very well, and Shin has become Makoto’s ideal for a husband. Someone who will support her, and be kind, and call her “Princess.” One day at… Continue reading Manga Review: Call Me Princess