Comments on: Gimmick Book 1

By: Gimmick Book 5 » Comics Worth Reading

Gimmick Book 5 » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:56:41 +0000

[...] creator a little forgettable and fluffy — Kohei solves some outrageous problem through some makeup and explosions, repeat — when I hit this installment. The major story included in this volume [...]

By: Gimmick Book 3 » Comics Worth Reading

Gimmick Book 3 » Comics Worth Reading — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:39:13 +0000

[...] back in with the series about a gifted special effects makeup artist, I found it still entertaining, plus this volume shows the reader more of Kohei’s background. [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:57:12 +0000

Great description! Yeah, it’s nice snack entertainment. I’m glad to hear that the fun continues through future books.

By: Mark E

Mark E — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:20:36 +0000

I’m glad to see somebody else enjoying Gimmick. This isn’t high art, and Kohei swears by his silver spatula about as often as Kindaichi swears by his grandfather, but who cares?

Gimmick is one of my current favorites because it’s the perfect potato chip book. It’s delicious and totally satisfying for what it is and I’ve enjoyed the heck out of all four volumes so far.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:48:32 +0000

Tim, I very much did like it. (And I’m sorry I didn’t make that clear in the original review.) I’m glad your students are loving comics — of whatever kind. That’s great that you’re building that interest in them. And thanks for reading the site!

By: odessa steps magazine

odessa steps magazine — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:24:23 +0000

So, he’s sort of like The Human Target, only with gimmicks for others rather than himself?

By: Tim Rifenburg

Tim Rifenburg — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:07:30 +0000

This sounds like a book my students who are into Manga would love. You explained the set up really well and definitely caught my interest. This will sound like a dumb question. Did you like it? I know you are a tough sell for certain type of Manga stories (I say this based on the impression I get from reading other reviews) and I was stil not sure if you were recommending it or not. I’ll definitely look for it next time I’m at a bookstore. I have what I classify as a comic club that I run after school and it meets every other week. The students are always interested in new series and their appetite for Manga is big. The club was started to promote my love of comics but it has become a place for gaming, manga, video games, anime and animation. Only a couple of students are into comics like I am. I took 18 students last year, by train, to the New York Comic Con and they had a ball. We are fundraising for a return trip this year and I think i might have to do 2 day trips to the convention because word has gotten out about the convention.

I think you for your Manga reviews because even though it is not my interest they help me steer students to new books and help me get a gauge on content. I really appreciate all you do here on your site and have been loving your husband’s dvd reviews. Tim