- Akira: Book 1 by Katsuhiro Otomo (2000)
[9/10]
"I often find the story so compelling that I'm turning pages faster than I can take in the artwork, and have to constantly remind myself to take the time to carefully look at every frame."
- Akira: Book 2 by Katsuhiro Otomo (2001)
[8/10]
"An excellent progression of the storyline and marvelous artwork."
- Akira: Book 3 by Katsuhiro Otomo (2001)
[7/10]
"Otomo continues with the same level of highly detailed artwork."
- Akira: Book 4 by Katsuhiro Otomo (2001)
[7/10]
"A lot happens in Book 4 to move the plot forward, but nothing really gets resolved."
- Akira: Book 5 by Katsuhiro Otomo (2001)
[7/10]
"In several places, Ôtomo describes the psychic abilities as a form of human evolution. It seems odd that human beings would evolve into a form that ultimately would eliminate human personality and place no value on human life."
- Akira: Book 6 by Katsuhiro Otomo (2002)
[8/10]
"Otomo has created an incredible, compelling story that to me defines great manga and provides the epitome of the art form so far."
- Day of Reckoning by Myung-Jin Lee, Richard A. Knaak (2002)
[6/10]
"This second volume has much better scene to scene continuity than the first volume, but I still have some problems with the presentation."
- Eve of Apocalypse by Myung-Jin Lee, Richard A. Knaak (2002)
[5/10]
"This first volume in the Ragnarök series tries to pack a lot of information into a small space and tends to lose the reader along the way."
- Flink by Doug TenNapel (2007)
[5/10]
"While I found the art adequate, I found the themes clichéd and tired."
- Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (1998)
[4/10]
"Clowes does an excellent job at capturing this feeling of inbetweenness some teens experience, but he has created a character sketch that doesn't do more than create a mood."
- History of Violence, A by John Wagner (1997)
[6/10]
"A History of Violence doesn't ask any really deep questions, but it does neatly resolve the issues that the plot raises. "
- Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware (2000)
[7/10]
"Ware uses all sorts of symbolism through Jimmy Corrigan. For example, the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893 represents the imaginary world that the Corrigans inhabit. A world thrown together, that looked great for the two weeks of the fair and then collapsed into sudden ruin."
- Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman (1986)
[7/10]
"The plot moves along quickly and through the interesting metaphors of the animal heads you find yourself drawn into this personal tale of the Holocaust."
- Watchmen by Alan Moore (1986)
[5/10]
"Visually, Watchmen bored me. Every page gets divided into a three-by-three grid. Although illustrator Dave Gibbons might occasionally merge two or three of the frames for a larger combined image, he never violates the essential lines of this grid."
Average score: 6.50
