Manga Review: Shonen Jump (2020) It’s the eighth anniversary of this blog, and time once again to look at the online version of Weekly Shounen Jump! There haven’t been any major changes to the format since last year. One Piece is still the longest-running feature, and is closing in on 1000 chapters! There was a… Continue reading Manga Review: Shonen Jump (2020)
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Manga Review: Big Order 01
Manga Review: Big Order 01 by Sakae Esuno It has been ten years since the woman called Daisy first appeared. Like a genie, she finds a person and grants them one wish. The wish then grants that person a superpower called an Order to fulfill the wish. Daisy is no automaton, and she can interpret… Continue reading Manga Review: Big Order 01
Book Review: The World Grabbers
Book Review: The World Grabbers by Paul W. Fairman Dane Morrow feels like a failure. He used to be a bright young man, enthusiastic about becoming a writer, and seeing a lovely young woman. But his stories didn’t sell, and his book vanished into the publisher’s slush pile without trace. Plus, Dane began to feel… Continue reading Book Review: The World Grabbers
Magazine Review: Science Fantasy #4 Spring 1971
Magazine Review: Science Fantasy #4 Spring 1971 edited by Sol Cohen Science Fantasy was a short-lived (this is the final issue) reprint magazine from Ziff-Davis Publishing, which should not be confused with the long-running British magazine of the same title. The stories in this issue come from the late 1940s/early 1950s, and reader tastes had changed… Continue reading Magazine Review: Science Fantasy #4 Spring 1971
Comic Book Review: Showcase Presents Super Friends
Comic Book Review: Showcase Presents Super Friends by Various Back in the 1970s, there was a Saturday morning cartoon titled Superfriends. It featured several superheroes from DC Comics,, plus “Junior Super Friends” Wendy and Marvin, trainee superheroes with their pet Wonderdog. Each episode taught valuable life lessons to kids across America. While reruns of the… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Showcase Presents Super Friends