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by Matthew Cook
ISBN: 0809572001
Paperback: 272 pages
Condition: New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. No publisher marks, no shelf wear.
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Surprisingly Good - Some spoliers.
Rating  (5)
Date: 2009-02-02
At first I was skeptical but since it was a gift from a friend I read it. I was done in a few hours but boy was it a good few hours!
The cover looked rather boring and the summary less then appealing but the story was very fun.
The ONE big complaint I had was when she was trying to be good. It showed (to me anyway) a weakness in her character. I loved the 'dark mother' feel that the first half had. The ending though was very good!
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Good , dark start for a vanilla end
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-04-09
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Kirin is a necromancer who does not see anything wrong with it. She uses her powers to help even though people around her are scared of them. The book is well written and grasps the interest of the readeer from the beginning. The encounter with Lia, accepted white wizard who can call storms adds tension to the story. On the other side there is the strange relationship that Kirin has in her own mind with the ghost/soul of her sister. All these elements are put together in the middle of a thrilling battle against alien creatures. Then, on top of that Kirin discovers she is pregnant.
The problem with the book is that after all this build up, perhaps due to the pregnancy hormones, Kirin discovers the horror of her sins, and that all she wants is to be a mother and a good girl. From that point on the book looses quickly tension until it finishes in a battle where Kirin looses her child and decides with her white wizard friend to run away in search of new adventures that I guess will be explained in a next book.
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Impressive Debut!
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-02-28
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
The backcover blurb didn't sound interesting to me at all, but a good friend of mine, whose tastes I trust, recommended it highly so I gave it a shot. It's a darn impressive debut, with a strong female protag who works blood magic and can raise the dead once more to fight, but who is sympathetic in her need to help people, even when those people are afraid of her and the magic she performs. A short fast read and I'm looking forward to the sequel.
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rather boring (spoilers included)
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-02-26
7 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
I had trouble finishing this one. After a promisingly creepy start, the main character suddenly discovers she is pregnant. This makes her change personality from one second to the next, giving up her necromantic ways and getting born again as the worshipper of another god. This wrecked the book for me because it is so unbelievable.
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Seriously Twisted!
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-12-07
12 out of 17 customers found this reveiw helpful
Kirin is really her twin sister who is in her mind due to a bit of blood magic our heroine performed after her sister was murdered by her husband... Why? Because they were twins and she couldn't live without her. OK. And why exactly did a fairly quiet, gentle girl start studying some very black magic? That's even harder to say. Boredom? Curiosity? Or maybe what they say about the quiet ones being the ones to watch out for is true?
But however bizarre and cloudy the motivations, and I'm never quite sure with Kirin!, she's still a fascinating but definitely twisted character. It's just fun sympathizing with someone who creates creatures she thinks of as her children, totally in thrall to her from the bodies and souls of the newly dead... and someone who tends to kill things a lot, even if it is necessary sometimes... I mean, Kirin is no white-washed romantic vampire type who only nibbles and never kills! No, she is definitely a necromancer--using black magic and dark sorcery to kill and to resurrect things and gain power over the dead.
They say that villains do not view themselves as such, and Kirin is no different. She thinks the gods know about her and so she's a part of the plan, despite all the priests and townsfolk crying "abomination" now and then and wanting to run her out of town with pitchforks. The odd thing is that she actually DOES try to be good... or relatively good!
At any rate, her adventures--from the beginning, taking us through her past and in the present when humans are beset by the very inhuman Mor--are quite a roller-coaster, both frightening and scarily fun...
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by Matt Wagner, Bruce Campbell, Mark Waid, Kurt Busiek, Steven Grant, Francisco Ruis Velasco, Kilian Plunkett, Claude St. Aubin
by Matt Wagner
ISBN: 1593071833
Paperback: 96 pages
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Book in good condition with minimal reading wear. EX LIBRARY copy. Library markings present but no further markings or imperfections.
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by Will Eisner
ISBN: 0393328066
Paperback: 96 pages
Condition: New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Brand new copy. This is not a previously owned copy, but comes from the publisher, to us and to you.
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A "City People" Review
Rating (4)
Date: 2000-06-12
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a sequal to the "New York, The Big City" book and it deals with city living via three aspects; Time, Space and Smell. Again it brings life and heart to an otherwise seemingly cold environment. Another graphic novel (essay may be more precise) by Eisner reccomendable to all, packed with classic artwork and humanism.
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by Mizuki Shioko
by Mizuki Shioko
ISBN: 0976895765
Paperback: 200 pages
Condition: New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. No publisher marks, no shelf wear.
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Hot for Teacher Part 2
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-03-18
Kajitsu, Taro, Natsu, and Satsuki are all living together now that Rumiko (their adoptive mother) has fled to Venezuela and their grandmother has died. Slowly all are changing, Kajitsu the most, as she has befriended the ever smiling boy, Tokihito. Upon entering her second year of high school she meets a bespectacled girl name Mano and the Home Ec teacher, Toma, and Akai, the substitute calligraphy instructor. Suddenly, Kajitsu's world is turned on end as she realizes that she may be looking at one of the teachers in a completely un-student like manner.
This series went from non-existant on my radar to sirens blazing. This is so good. I must read the next one. *gush*
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by Dave Lapham
by Dave Lapham
ISBN: 0785117458
Paperback: 144 pages
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Book in good condition with moderate reading wear. EX LIBRARY copy. Library markings present but no further markings.
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It was OK
Rating (3)
Date: 2009-08-20
The current and separate Daredevil and Punisher comics are enjoying unparallel success and have established the personae and motive of both characters. Thus one comes into this book with this sort of expectations.
In this comic, the Punisher, given his more violent methodology always comes off as the cynical world-wise veteran of a thousand killings and Daredevil is depicted as the clinically staid (read that as boring) upholder of pseudo-vigilante justice, taking down villains but without killing them. Thus when squared-off in a direct confrontation, the Punisher's sense of unmitigated justice always appears to be more satisfying than the lukewarm approach of DD.
The storyline centres around one family threatened with a shakedown in Hell's Kitchen, DD's own backyard into which the Punisher has now ventured. The Punisher gets involved first by taking extreme measures on the gangsters and is taken to task by DD for doing so. The fight sequences remind one of territorial marking by dogs.
DD's perception of vigilantism is somewhat convoluted; that it is the Punisher who brought grief to the family by meting out rough justice and acting as icon for the impressionable young man. Since either form of vigilantism and interference would ultimately lead to grief for this family (unless you absolutely remove the problem), this final pronouncement appears ridiculous.
The drawings are too cartoony to convey any depth to the philisophical musings in this comic.
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punisher: featuring daredevil
Rating (4)
Date: 2009-08-06
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
david lapham definitely intended this to be a punisher book, with less of an emphasis on daredevil. you can tell because all the punisher parts are in first person, where the captions are his thoughts, but daredevil's narrative captions are in the third person. each issue is basically a punisher comic, where daredevil shows up. punisher is effected by (and creates and drives) the plot, where daredevil just seems sort of stagnant. i thought this was a major flaw in the comic. it should have been equally balanced between the two characters, or it should have been called something else.
the story's overall good and pretty brutal. i liked the writing better than lapham's stray bullets (which was a little too sadistic for me) and the art is pretty stylish.
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Surprisingly good
Rating (4)
Date: 2006-06-14
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'm not big on any team-ups or VS mini's from Marvel (just checkout the Wolverine/Punisher TPB, or rather don't), especially when it's anything involving the Punisher that doesn't feature the MAX imprint on the cover or Garth Ennis' name attached to it. However, writer/artist David Lapham's Daredevil VS the Punisher: Means & Ends is a surprisingly good take on both vigilantes and their opposing outlooks on the war on crime. Picking up from the events of Brian Michael Bendis' Daredevil run, Wilson Fisk AKA the Kingpin is gone, and Matt Murdock/Daredevil has declared himself the new Kingpin of the city. While he intends on dispensing justice the way he always has, the Punisher enters the game with his own plans of dispensing justice the way he always has, and Daredevil is in his sights, and vice versa. With a handful of villains and crooks in the mix, including the Jackal and Hammerhead, all with their own intentions; Lapham weaves a solid crime story taking place in the Marvel universe. Lapham, best known for his Stray Bullets series, is at his best here as he illustrates that the methods Daredevil and the Punsiher use to fight crime aren't necessarily right or wrong, and the line between the two becomes more blurred as this TPB reaches it's conclusion. Lapham's art is serviceable enough here, even though at some spots it looks too cartoony. Despite that though, Means & Ends is a surprisingly good take on the two title characters, and fans of both should give this a look.
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Awesome
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-05-07
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This was a really good crime comic that balanced both protaganist's point of view without painting either one as totally right or wrong. The problem with most of these Daredevil-Punisher team-ups is that either Daredevil is portrayed as hero of the piece or the Punisher. With this story, the "hero" is not clear cut, even after the tale is over.
The real strength of this book, despite the wall-to-wall action and crime intrigue, is the characterization. Both characters come off very driven and loyal to their personal moral compasses. Both believe their approach is right and the other's approach is helping criminals.
Well-done.
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Nothing special
Rating (3)
Date: 2006-01-27
2 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I was looking forward to reading this as I really enjoy it when these 2 characters face off. They have such opposing views on justice that the conflict between the 2 is inherent. They are already naturally at odds without a story having to set that up which is great. And this book starts off with them going one on one after the first few pages. And if you are simlpy interested in seeing them going at each other without much else, this is the book for you. Personally, I need a story. And this book seems to start too many sub-plots that it doesn't finish. It takes a major turn in the plot about half way, and doesn't look back, which I felt was weird. As far as the art goes, it was OK, but I felt a little scattered. Which seems odd considering the artist and writer were one in the same.
Not claiming it was bad, but given what I know now, I might have passed on this for something I might have enjoyed better.
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by Ed Brubaker (Illustrator: Michael Lark)
ISBN: 0785122419
Paperback: 144 pages
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Book in good condition with moderate reading wear. EX LIBRARY copy. Library markings present but no further markings.
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The plot is slipping here
Rating (3)
Date: 2009-08-17
This second collected volume of Brubaker/Lark's sojourn on the DD comics has DD going off on a European tour to look for some mysterious lawyer linked with Foggy's "death". Along the way, he falls in with a lady doused with pheromones that makes her persuasive and desirable to men. She fakes a kidnapping by a matador and the villain Tombstone that eventually leads DD to Vanessa Fisk, who makes up this grand charade just to get DD to see her.
Her motive? To explain to DD that she is taking revenge on DD for bring Wilson Fisk back into crime. Along the way, the lady's father, the lawyer and several henchmen are killed.
Her revenge? To give DD his life back again so that he can contemplate the errors of his ways.
Run that by me again? Couldn't Vanessa have just invited DD to come up and see her sometime?
I would have rated this below par but for the continuing great artwork by Michael Lark.
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Brubaker's DD heads off to Europe and gets a little goofy.
Rating (3)
Date: 2009-06-10
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I liked this. Really. I did. But sitting here thinking back to what I read seeing the Matador and Tombstone (In Europe for some reason) was kind of off-putting. It seemed goofy. Having Matt whine about long-dead Karen was also a little over the top. The art is exactly what you expect from a DD book but the sketchiness takes away from the reveals at times. But I liked it. Seriously. I guess.
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This guy is really good!
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-09-06
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Yes, yes. Daredevil is is really good, but that's not who I was referring to. I was talking about Ed Brubaker the writer of Daredevil since Bendis left. Unfortunately I missed most of Bendis' DD, but Brubaker has run with the ball admirably.
Brubaker loves crime fiction which is how Daredevil has been best written ever since Frank Miller. Brubaker's version is very gritty and realistic. You don't even see Matt Murdoch in costume for the whole first arc of Volume 1. Also Brubaker has brought in some of the classic villains in believable form in this volume. But this is definitely an ongoing mystery punctuated by some swashbuckling heroics. And the personnal life of Matt is just as intriguing and heart-wrenching as his vigilante life.
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Brubaker continues his run, still going strong
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-07-21
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
In this second installment of Ed Brubaker's run on "Daredevil" (issues #88-93) the story settles into a more conventional mode. Free from prison, Matt Murdoch tours Europe, ninja-style, to find the identity of his recent tormentor, and runs afoul of a trio of baddies before finally piecing together whodunnit. At the end of the book, he has his life back and looks set for more-or-less business-as-usual superhero stories (although I'm sure Brubaker's future plotlines will be appropriately grim and dark...)
The return to normal may seem like a bit of a letdown, but considering how far back DD's legal problems stretch -- a couple of years, real-world time -- even though it's over, the recent story arc was quite an accomplishment. The "out" part of "Inside And Out" felt anticlimactic, but it's still a darn good read. Plus, what a great scene when DD decks a seemingly unstoppable tough guy (Tombstone) by smacking him across the jaw with a sledgehammer! Nice touch of realism there, Ed! (ReadThatAgain!)
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Running with the Devil
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-07-15
As Ed Brubaker's (Captain America, Uncanny X-Men, Sleeper) run on Daredevil continues, we find fugitive Matt Murdock, AKA Daredevil, on the run after making his daring escape from prison in the first volume of The Devil, Inside and Out. Daredevil's trek takes him out of the country and across the globe as he searches for the truth behind what seems to be an ever-growing conspiracy that hangs over his head. For Matt Murdock though, things are never as they seem to be, and soon enough, it looks as if things are starting to fall into place. What makes Brubaker's run on Daredevil so good so far is the intricate plotting and scripting he puts into every storyarc. He's crafted an action packed and enjoyable modern super hero romp that can make readers think Brian Michael Bendis never left the title, and that in itself is saying something. Michael Lark's artwork is still a noir-ish and well drawn style in the vein of former Daredevil artist Alex Maleev, and it still suits the title quite well. All in all, Ed Brubaker is slowly proving himself to be a worthy successor to Bendis, and the stage is set for the title to even go to a newer level.
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by Izumi Kaneyoshi (Illustrator: Izumi Kaneyoshi)
ISBN: 1591169097
Paperback: 184 pages
Condition: New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. No publisher marks, no shelf wear.
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Well, I liked it.
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-10-27
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
'Doubt!!' revolves around 15-year-old, Ai Maekawa, and her quest to become beautiful. After an embarrassing experience in middle school, she severs ties with her old life, and is accepted into a high school where know one knows of her or her past. During the break between middle and high school she focuses on becoming beautiful for her high school debut. When she arrives, she gets exactly what she wished for.
I don't quite understand why so many people are upset with this manga. Sure, the whole premise seems a bit superficial, but I don't believe `Doubt!!" is really meant to be taken too seriously. It's so much fun to read! I love the characters and there are moments where it's really cute and hilarious. I'm definitely enjoying it so far.
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ok finish
Rating (3)
Date: 2007-10-24
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
an ok ending for series than started out great but became so-so after the first couple of volumes.
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Fun, enjoyable shojo...
Rating (4)
Date: 2005-03-31
14 out of 16 customers found this reveiw helpful
This was an enjoyable, entertaining manga featuring Ai Maekawa and her journey to transform from a nerdy, plain "jimi" (Japanese slang for a plain, studious girl) to a cute, popular girl. Following a rather pained journey through middle school Ai studies for her high school entrance examinations with exuberance determined to change her life. After an extreme diet and beauty regiment she enters a high school where she doesn't know anyone hoping for a fresh start...but she keeps receiving anonymous notes from someone who claims to know her past. Will Ai be able to keep her secret without losing her head or her dignity? Find out!! This was a good, quick read and I could definitely identify with the character's desire to make her life better. New series from Izumi Kaneyoshi.
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by Nobuyuki Anzai
ISBN: 1421503816
Paperback: 208 pages
Condition: New
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by Rob Levandoski
ISBN: 1579620485
Hardcover: 280 pages
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Book in very good condition with VERY LIGHT reading wear. EX LIBRARY copy which did not spend much time in circulation before being released. Library markings present but no further markings or imperfections.
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Hmmm, a girl covered with feathers...
Rating (3)
Date: 2003-10-27
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Though this author can write well enough, I guess nothing prepared me for the fowl twist Rhea takes. I almost put it down when she transforms, but endured through. Perhaps had I expected the tale to turn tail and go into complete fantasy similiar to Christopher Moore's books, I would have been better prepared to love it rather than just like it. But like it I did.
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Amazing mix of magical realism, satire & social criticism
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-09-16
What a find! Levandoski is a saucy yet substantial treasure. Although the novel is reflective of the Reagan-era mindset when greed was good, accepted and even expected this brilliant little story perfectly illustrates how the important lessons of the past are quickly forgotten as we chase the false glitter of one get-rich-quick scheme to the next. And always forgetting the cost of the ones who will truly suffer and pay - all of us. Yes it is a cautionary fable, but much fun is also to be found. Forget Keating and Reagan. Read Levandoski - and remember Calvin and his feathered daughter Reah. Time for SERENDIPITY GREEN!
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Brilliant! Exceptional! Another amazing masterpiece!
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-08-13
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Rob Levandoski has done it again! His piquant wit hits all the marks again in his unwavering scrutiny of popular culture. He lays bare all the hypocrites and hypocrisy that cross his radar screen and carries it off in a breezy manner without meanness of spirit. His sharply defined characters evolve, his plotting is smooth yet unpredictable and his dialogue is true to life without being pedestrian. I found "Fresh Eggs" entertaining and edifying, and I look forward to reading Levandoski's next novel. He is going to be famous.
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