Review: Imperium, Vol. 2: Broken Angels

Imperium, Vol. 2: Broken Angels by Joshua Dysart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a great follow up to volume one. Harada takes his monstrous henchmen into the depths of the sea to attack PRS's submarine base. These characters are fantastic. It's a lot of fun to read about each of them. The art is topnotch. It pumps up some already pretty great scenes by showing how certain events interplay and the characters come together.

The second half of this book launches into Harada's attempt to dominate Divinity. This focuses much more on Harada and Divinity, leaving the other characters on the sidelines. That's not a bad thing because it allows the book to center around these two titans battling for control. Harada's vision for what the world should be stays important throughout the second volume as well. Can't wait to jump back into the series.

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Review: A Contract With God and Other Tenement Stories

A Contract With God and Other Tenement Stories by Will Eisner
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected to. It is a lot more down to Earth and realistic than I imagined it would be going in. The art can be exaggerated at times, but that lends itself to some of the impact that the stories have. And that is what this book is, a collection of stories that are all based around tenements in New York during the 1930s (or so). Eisner's personal touch to each of these stories is what makes them work so well.

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Review: Noir

Noir by Christopher Moore
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First of all, I'm a fan of Christopher Moore. I haven't read everything he's written, but I've enjoyed all his books that I've read. Second, I tend to like books with hard boiled private detectives. So, needless to say, I loved Noir.

Sammy is a bartender looking for his next big con to rake in some cash. He has an interesting ensemble of supporting characters, from his jerk of a boss to his love interest, Stilton. The book takes a little bit to find its feet. Once the characters find their voices and start to take charge, things get downright ridiculous. And that is one of the big things that I liked about this book. It never takes itself too seriously. That shows from page one and doesn't let up until the end.

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Review: Dr. Stone, Vol. 1

Dr. Stone, Vol. 1 by Riichiro Inagaki
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I'm not really sure why I liked this book as much as I did. The premise is kind of silly: something caused everyone in the world to turn to stone. Fast forward a few millennia and the heroes of the book manage to break out of their stone prisons. Now they are on a quest to restore everyone in the world. I think the fact that this story doesn't take itself too seriously made it a lot more fun. The art isn't quite as overly expressive as other manga stories I've read, so that probably helped me to enjoy it a bit more.

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Review: Megahex

Megahex by Simon Hanselmann
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

There are some amusing moments, but the stoner humor didn't appeal to me much. The character are pretty much all jerks too.

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