New York City police detective Sara Pezzini trades quips and counters blows with the green-haired Cyberdata fightin’ bot named Aphrodite IV. Unfortunately, the creators forgot to tidy up before the readers arrived.

Dean Reilly finds out what happens when background characters get pushed into the spotlight in this one-shot Punisher story.

Spring Heeled Jack is something of a Victorian enigma. Stories of this bizarre character with demonic eyes, pointed ears and the ability to bound around the streets of London, Liverpool and the Midlands with supernatural agility make him a little-known but charismatic British bogeyman.

What would you do if you knew with 100% certainty the day you were going to die? Dean Reilly finds out.

Need to brush up on your Russian? A little rusty on your ghost legends? Next Wednesday, Oni Press generates a propitious wave of paranormal and nationalistic storytelling that targets our modern sensibilities and evokes a few, well, ghosts of the past.

When Hollywood reworks a classic Japanese horror movie, the end result is rarely as good as the original, especially if the creators get little or no input. So when word broke that Dark Horse was bringing a legitimate manga star to work on an American comic, that’s got to be a good sign … right?

Thomas Hall and Daniel Bradford’s singular Robot13 caps Book One with an earth-shaking finish that’s bound to pique your attention. Floating on the same wavelength as Hellboy, Robot13 trades the paranormal for the mythological and shapes it refreshingly well.

There’s two reasons why I’ve picked this comic for my first OneMetal review: firstly, to see if the designers will be able to fit such a ridiculously long title onto a sexy looking graphic. Secondly, and more importantly, because it’s an overlooked and absolute gem of a book.

The manga-styled Alice sits with a quirky Mad Hatter and the March Hare, attempts croquet according to the hasty Queen’s rules, visits the Mock Turtle and watches his lobster dance, and finally attends a rather unconventional trial.

Allen and Albert Hughes have been lined up by Warner Brothers to recreate the iconic late 80’s Manga classic, Akira, as a live-action remake and now spanning two films…