Wednesday means new comics day! And some manga as well.
Not all of the new releases were available yet, but so far I read:
Comics:
Marc Spector: Moon Knight #6
Imperial Guardians #5 (Final issue)
Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #33
Captain Marvel: Dark Past #4
Wonder Man #5 (Final Issue)
Zatanna #4
Gambit: Wanted #1
The Flash (2023) #35
Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse
For manga:
WITCHRIV #34
Shiba Inu Rooms #56
Dogsred #73
Moon Knight
MacKay's Moon Knight book is always so fun to read. Pramanik and Rosenberg on art always delivers with their penchant for great paneling, page composition, and colors. Really elevates Moon Knight's dramatic flair. I'm also always happy to see Robbie Reyes. My only complaint is that they mention the Damnation story but they didn't bring Elsa Bloodstone when she was also in that story but that is simply my selfish wish. Either way this was an awesome "getting the team together" types of issue. I hope more people check out MacKay's Moon Knight books because they're, in my humble opinion, the best ongoing that Marvel has.
Imperial Guardians
Them cancelling this series before the first issue released honestly killed my hype for this series at first, but they really had a fun ride in the issues they were allowed. Unusual team of characters, fun action, pretty funny even when they did some morally dubious things. I hope that more comes out of this with the cliffhanger they left us on.
Spider-Man
I know this guy's books are contentious among comic fans but I actually really like this run so far even with the soap opera drama in the last few issues. I never kept up with any of his runs before this one so it might just be because I don't have that baggage. But I even like the current Venom comic too which I feel is a hot take in itself. Either way. Some fun angst broken up by action. I'm curious what this family member is going to bring to the story going forward.
Wonder Man
Kind of a rushed ending to this miniseries, but I enjoyed this a lot! Very campy all the way through. Hellcat is always fun to see so I'm glad she was around for this story! I don't have much else to say. It was fun to read I just wish there was maybe one more issue to expand on things.
The Flash
Ryan North really channeling the humor of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl in this run and I'm all for it.
Zatanna
I didn't really know anything about Zatanna other than her name before reading this series but I'm eager to learn more about her! She's a fun character to follow so far and the magical antics are very eyecatching. I'll definitely check out her other solo stories.
I know I didn't cover everything but I've rambled enough for tonight!
No new releases for me today so I decided to try reading something new. Haven't read a new shoujo in a bit and this one kept catching my eye.
Gusts and Beats (#1-#15)
From the creator of Kimi ni Todoke. This series is a romantic drama with superntural elements.
There's a very interesting bit of mystery surrounding main girl Niike's hazy memory and ability to interact with ghosts. Main guy Nemo has a cute dynamic with her. The two ghost gyarus from different eras are also really fun characters! I wanna say more but I also don't want to spoil the story since it's still fairly recent?
I read waaaaaay more manga during the week so I'll try to spread these posts out more usually. I didn't even read all my usual stuff yet but the list is still really long so I won't give my thoughts on every single chapter this time. Maybe for just the ones I liked most during this week. Or maybe I'll try to highlight one series a week. We shall see. These posts are mostly for myself anyway! I'll put the full list under a read more.
Three standout chapters this week:
Home at the Horizon #29
Shinobi Undercover #90
Dandadan #241
This week I read
Smiley & Lively☆Your Girl Happy #13
WITCHRIV #33
Ghost Fixers #90
Blobtopia #15
Lunolita #5
Girl Meets Rock #116
Home at the Horizon #29
Me & Roboco #290
Drawn to the Fire #14
So You Weren't Into Me?! #22
Animal Signal #7
Class 2-B Hero Destroyers #13
Roku's House of Oddities #15
Money Forest #28 (Final chapter)
Under Doctor #25
Cannon Master #5
Spy x Family #138
Dandadan #241
Sakamoto Days #268
Shinobi Undercover #90
Kinato's Magic #24
Akane-Banashi #215
Ichi the Twitch #91
Hal Formula #6
Someone Hertz #42
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #101
The Struggle is Real with Giriko Kirigiri #89-#92
Witch Watch #255
Home at the Horizon
This is such a heartfelt series so far. I wish more people would give it a look! The series is about a guy (Reo) who was born of an affair and moves in with his half-brother (Ryoma) and grandfather. They start to get along and he helps out at his new family's business and goes to school with Ryoma while keeping the family situation secret. Reo's inner struggle is so compelling to me and it feels like it has been coming to a head in the last couple of weeks. If you check out a single series from this list I beg you to pick this one.
Shinobi Undercover
I love this series and I think Yodaka is such a good main character. The relationship between him and Aoi is very cute. I know it's genuine on his part now but I still await the drama that will unfold when she finds out he was initially ordered to be a bodyguard to her. This chapter really existed to further their relationship and I live for that romcom junk. Also my goat Suzume was there.
Dandadan
Aira character development is always great. Also, fantastic art as always. This arc irked me to no end it first but has been getting back on track quickly.
Money Forest
Since this is the final chapter I wanna say something about it at least! Pretty good ride even if the pacing was messed up by the axe. Main character was interesting and I'll always remember him responding to a bribe attempt with "I'm already rich." And killing the guy. Slightly edgy, but the ending was satisfying. Basically god gave humans magic to do anything they wanted and stopped their aging, but took away their ability to grow and learn. So they killed him. If you want a short, edgy fantasy drama this could be worth a quick read. 6-7/10
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