"One-Punch Man Vol. 9," by ONE

One-Punch Man Vol. 9, written by ONE and illustrated by Yusuke Murata, stars Saitama, the titular, "One-Punch Man."  After years of training, Saitama has become so powerful he can defeat virtually every enemy with a single strike.  There's just one problem: according to Saitama himself, "overwhelming strength ... is boring."

This particular volume of One-Punch Man introduces "Garo the Human Monster," the Blizzard Gang, and another encounter with Speed O' Sound Sonic.  Garo kind of like an anti-Saitama; he rooted for villains as a kid and wants to stomp out heroes.  The Blizzard Gang serves as an interesting squash fight for Saitama (ie he crushes them), and Sonic was fun as always.

Pros:

• A few ongoing pros: the draftsmanship, Saitama (who's characterization has been more consistent over the last few volumes, i.e. with him showing less interest in public opinion), and all of the interesting characters (King included).
• Even though the fight scenes in this volume were smaller in scale than those in previous chapters (notably chapter 7), they were just as enjoyable.  
• ONE's off-the-wall character work continues to shine through with the Tank Top crew, including everyone from S-Rank hero "Tank Top Master," to more unusual variants, like "Tank Top Mask," and "Tank Top Al Dente."
• Blizzard, the leader of the Blizzard Crew, is a welcome addition to the cast.  While she is far from the most powerful character in the universe of "One-Punch Man," I'm glad she's there nonetheless.

Cons:

• A few on-going cons: Puri-Puri Prisoner (the whole character, though he did not appear in this volume), the mismatch between the right-to-left orientation of the visuals and the left-to-right orientation of the "sound effects," and details being lost in the binding process.
• (nit-pick) There are so many interesting characters that show up in the story that it is a shame that they don't appear more often.  Then again, the manga is called, "One-Punch Man," not, "interesting side character manga."

Conclusion:
I am happy to report that this volume was still a pleasure to read, even after all the material from the anime has been covered.  It was also much more character-focused than the last few volumes (which, due to the Dark Matter invasion, were much more battle focused).  I'm still invested in the characters and excited to see where the story goes next.  I also have to give bonus points for the introduction of Blizzard.

Final Score:
9/10