L' astro infernale. Remina

I once saw a quote attributed to Matthew M. Bartlett, in which he tries to define cosmic horror: "For me, cosmic horror is about not only man’s insignificance, but his fragility, both physical and mental. Except for the fact that man is haunted by the vast gulf of nonexistence before his lifespan and Leggi tutto

Shortly after a wormhole is discovered in space, a killer planet (or a planet-sized alien) passes through it and starts bearing down on Earth - and of course it’s all a little girl’s fault! Ready for stoopid? Here’s another Junji Ito horror manga! A story about a killer planet is always going to be Leggi tutto

1. My notes on Hell Star Remina: Unwanted Exposure A downright blood-chilling story of impending doom befalling planet Earth in the guise of a rogue planet. To me, the most horrific certainly wasn't nefarious, ominous, deathly planet Remina wandering purposedly into the solar system, but the mass p

I suppose there is a case to be made for Remina being so bad it's good, but I'm not going to be the one to make it. This is a horrible B-movie in manga form as a rogue planet from deep space called Remina heads toward Earth, destroying all other planets in its path. Meanwhile, in Japan, with apocaly Leggi tutto

3.5 Stars This was a crazy action packed manga that blended together cosmic & scifi horror. The story itself was perhaps a little weak, but the artwork was absolutely amazing. The planet Remina was SO creepy. While not my favourite of Junji Ito's work, this is still worth reading if you're fan.

You probably have this idea about the end of the Earth that involves climate change or (as with the dinosaurs) a random asteroid, but Junji Ito's idea is that a rogue sentient planet, named after a teen idol, will destroy us. What's in a name? Is a rose by any other name as sweet? Is a planet named

Welcome to the book of keh keh keh and sob sob sob! Ito takes cosmic horror to the next level, by having the cosmos itself try and eat us. We're introduced to a planetsized monster that seems to be intent on eating celestial bodies, including our very own Earth. The scientist who discovered the monste Leggi tutto

Technically about a 3.5; Ito always walks a tightrope between the sublime and the ludicrous, and while Remina is a bit more overtly ridiculous than usual, it mostly works in the case of this tale of a planet-sized eldritch abomination on its way to consume the earth (and the attending mass hysteria) Leggi tutto