I’ve never been a big Licensed Property kind of guy. When I read comic books, I want to read comic book characters. I don’t pick up a comic book because I want to read Stranger Things story. If I want Stranger Things, I’ll watch the show. When I want a comic book, I want Spider-Man. Or Jubilee. Mostly Jubilee. Not to say I am direly … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Street Fighter X GI Joe
All right. After a ludicrously cursed attempt last year, I am back to trying to move. I never would have imagined that selling one house and buying another would be such a chore as it was in 2019! We got strung along for four months before our buyer ended up finally telling us that, nope, he couldn’t actually get a loan. Lesson for you out … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Astro City – Local Heroes
GOD, I loved the first Sin City movie. I left the theater after seeing that flick completely amped. After it came out on DVD, I must have watched it a dozen more times. I waited with baited breath for a sequel to let me return to the visually striking world of meatheads and dames. And I waited. And I waited. About a decade later—WELL after … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Sin City – Hell & Back
This week’s article is a special Requests & Dedications edition, as the book was recommended by 411mania user SonoftheMountain! I have had a few of these over time. Power Girl was a request. Cerebus was nominated to me. Moon Knight was done on a suggestion. If someone throws an idea at me, and it’s a book I can easily get my mitts on, I’m usually … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: The Crow
The weekend is over, and thus my second ever visit to New York Comic Con is in the books! My visit to one of the great comic conventions was planned in a rush less than a month before the show, so I was only able to attend one day this year, Saturday the 14th, but it was a very full day of exploring the Javitts … Continue reading New York Comic Con 2023 Review
One of the most amazing aspects of SWOProductions is getting to work with and review highly talented independent creators. So whenever someone reaches out to me on social media and asks me to review one of their works, I’m not only honored they respect my opinion enough to have me go over their project; I’m excited to get to take a gander at something many … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Stellarlands
It’s tough having to separate an artist from his work. There are some things I enjoy—comics, movies, television shows, etc—where the product is truly amazing, but the people involved in its creation may run the gamut from politically unsavory to downright repugnantly criminal. Where do you draw the line? Is it not okay to support something you think is high quality because a member of … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Rurouni Kenshin
Oh man, here we go with Volume 6 of Komi Can’t Communicate, the single most interesting volume to me because it was the one that was seemingly out of print or something FOREVER. It is the reason my initial read through of this series got held up. It took me months to find this one anywhere, even online. When I walked into Barnes & Noble … Continue reading Komi Can’t Communicate Volume 6
CASEY JONES:-A curious addition to the TMNT mythos, Casey Jones has become the second most important human ally after April O’Neil, and is so prominent that he’s as important as any individual Turtle in the 1990s Film series, and shows up as a major character in the 2003 & 2012 cartoons. In most continuities, he is a violent, hard-headed, stubborn vigilante who’s a bit crazy and ends … Continue reading Jab’s Reviews: TMNT (Casey Jones)
I’m feeling more negative lately, and I don’t really enjoy that. Like I’m once again finding myself at the point where I am arguing consistently on the “this stinks!” side of things. Read Pile for the podcast? I’m crapping on the books lately. Moves in the theater to review? Crapping. New trailers for future hits? Crap crap crap. I want to spin around in a … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Dragon Ball Super
It’s been a while since I have done a non-Big 2 book that wasn’t a manga, so I guess I better do that, or else I’ll fall back into my unfairly established reputation of hating indie books. I guess Fables doesn’t TECHNICALLY count because it is a DC property (but it should; it’s essentially an independent book that just happened to be published by one … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: The Fix
I really just… can’t with modern day Marvel or DC. And that’s really frustrating. In an era where independent comics are proving they are capable of anything and everything–of telling any kind of story under the sun, from realistic coming-of-age dramas to sprawling sci-fi space operas–you know what I still want? Capes. I’ve grown up on Marvel and DC, and for me, comic books also … Continue reading Stew’s Reviews: Radiant Black volume 1
We are back with more Komi, who is incapable of communication! I will say now that I’ve finished volume 3 and am getting ready to write this, I am remembering why I started digging this series. Sure, volume 1 was lackluster and consisted almost entirely of build, but volumes 2 and 3 have a lot more antics going on. The situational humor and the depth … Continue reading Komi Can’t Communicate Volume 3
We are back to getting through Stew’s many volumes of a manga series he started buying, but stopped reading way too long ago: Komi Can’t Communicate! In volume one, we started meeting the core cast of characters, including the titular Komi, who has such direly extreme social anxiety that she can not speak in front of others. But she can write! Or even make short … Continue reading Stew’s Series Reviews: Komi Can’t Communicate Volume 2
This isn’t the first time I’ve talked about Komi Can’t Communicate here at SWO Productions, but along the way, I just fell off reading the series. I’ve continued BUYING the books, but I haven’t been reading them. I’ve been letting them accrue space on my manga shelves as I waited for… the right time, I guess? Most of 2022 was NOT the right time. I … Continue reading Stew’s [Series] Reviews: Komi Can’t Communicate Volume 1
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