Eric Alex Cline Comic Reviews

My Love Mix-Up! takes a charming premise with lots of potential and utilizes that potential to the utmost degree.

All in all, My Love Mix-Up! Vol. 2 is just as touching as the series' debut.

From ridiculous antics in the snow to realistically awkward street conversations, the writing sells these neurotic teens' best and worst moments. The art also continues to show a fantastic understanding of comics as a medium and how to elevate a fairly standard premise into one of the most consistently enjoyable series of the year.

A great series debut from a creative team with strong talents for storytelling.

In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Vol. 2 takes everything the first volume did well and does it slightly better.

A strong start to a new suspense series.

If you're content to let Matsumoto's tide push and pull you wherever it goes, then reading this volume makes for quite the relaxing experience.

The cultural festival is a great opportunity for more of the sweet pining that defines the series so well.

A charming debut that impresses on all counts.

New York, New York Vol. 1 is uneven and unpolished, but its strengths more than make up for its weaknesses. Kain and Mel read very believably as two gay men dealing with the difficulties inherent to life in their physical and temporal context, and the strong supporting cast elevate the series considerably. While the art isn't outstanding it does a good job selling the series' emotional and thematic core, and the overall read is a satisfying one that builds excitement for volume two.

A charming debut with likable characters and impressive artistic differentiation between identical characters.

Though more enjoyable than the last volume, this installment carries the same ethos, just more heightened and polished as it goes.

This volume exhibits all of the series' strengths and faults, but the charm wins out over some flaws in execution.

An enjoyable installment in a very slow burn romance.

The Decagon House Murders Vol. 2 delivers more of what made the series' debut volume so promising.

The titular story carries an otherwise mixed bag of a volume.

A slow but solid start to the series.

A solid introductory volume.

A charming debut that successfully introduces the premise and builds interest for future installments.

Very impressive art and understanding of genre conventions is hindered by swift veering into transphobic territory.

All in all, So I'm a Spider, So What? The Daily Lives of the Kumoko Sisters brings a fresh tone to an established series.

An intriguing work from a prolific artist, but not one without its faults.

The lack of character depth or unique comedic flair make this a poor introduction to the series.

A shiny, action-packed series that grabs one's attention with its premise just to fail to deliver on any of said premise's charm.