Doctor Who: Palace of the Red Sun, by Christopher Bulis, 4/5 (B ( Read more... )

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 1, by John Barber, 4/5 (B+)
The more serious counterpart to More Than Meets the Eye, this series mainly focuses on the politics of a post-war Cybertron, as more and more neutrals return home to their devastated homeworld. Starscream is already taking advantage, fitting in just fine as a political type, which ( Read more... )

Note that from here on, these will also be cross-posted to my new Goodreads account. (I'm also porting over the older reviews from this journal.)

Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Gods, by Sean K Reynolds et al, 4/5 (B ( Read more... )

Knights of the Dinner Table: The Bag Wars Saga, by various, 4.5/5 (A-)
The Knights of the Dinner Table characters at their best (and worst - Brian gets particularly horrible towards the end). Great fun for fans, and it might serve as a pretty decent jumping-on point for new readers as well.

One Piece: Baroque Works 22-23-24, by Eiichiro Oda, 4.5/5 ( Read more... )

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide, by various, 4.5/5 (A ( Read more... )

Superman: The Black Ring Volume One, by Paul Cornell, 4.5/5 (A-)
Superman: The Black Ring Volume Two, by Paul Cornell, 4.5/5 (A-)
A fun follow-up to Blackest Night (even though it ultimately has little to do with it), featuring Lex Luthor. The author pits Lex against many of the other big bads of the DCU, and makes him an interesting protagonist, ( Read more... )

One Piece: Baroque Works 16-17-18, by Eiichiro Oda, 4.5/5 (A)
Chopper's background, the first appearance of Ace, and the start of the Alabasta arc in earnest. Great stuff.

Dungeons & Dragons: Hoard of the Dragon Queen, by various, 3.5/5 (B ( Read more... )

Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Master Edition Volume 3, by various, 3.5/5 (C ( Read more... )

Transformers: Regeneration One Vol. 2, by Simon Furman, 4/5 (B+)
Some interesting twists on the concepts from the original Marvel comic, and some interesting developments in the brew for later. (Also, subtle Captain Britain reference.) Only nitpick is that Furman made some villains overly wordy (though at least he lampshades it).

Lost Laurel, by ( Read more... )

Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia, by Casey Loe, 4/5 (B)
A neat little overview of many major and minor Capcom characters. It's marred by little errors in a number of entries, but it's still a fun read.

The Edogawa Rampo Reader, edited by Seth Jacobowitz, 4/5 (B ( Read more... )