Comics Worth Reading » Coming Up: Manga Due June 2010 (or Later)
Nyankoi Book 1Buy this book
Nyankoi (CMX, APR10 0292, $9.99, due out July) is yet another cat manga, but this one’s set apart by it’s “working out a curse” and shape-shifting elements. A boy hates cats, but he turns into…
Comics Worth Reading » Free Comic Book Day, Manga Style: Brooklyn Cherry Blossom Festival
The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day, which makes it May 1st this year. On that day, participating comic book shops give away free comics to visitors. (Policies may vary.) Traditionally, there hasn’t been a lot of…
Comics Worth Reading » Aurora Pulls Online Manga From Netcomics
Netcomics, the online manga pay site, has posted a notice that reads, in part:
In response to a request from our provider Aurora Publishing, we will be dropping all series from Aurora publishing, including those under Deux Press and Luv…
Ninja Consultant » Show #77 – Anime Boston 2010 Manga-Mania I — Enter Panel-dome [Raw]
Show #077 - Direct Download: [Photo by @animealmanac]This panel stars:[not pictured] @kransomwastaken@erinf@ClarissaG@aicnanime@MichaelToole@BrigidAlverson@Vertical_Ed Panel Description: In an effort to initiate a US branch of the ZeroAka Dojo, Vertical Inc. has collected a brain trust of the brightest and most respected manga…
Comics Worth Reading » Butterflies, Flowers Book 2
After reading Book 1, I was unclear on what I was supposed to take away from this series. The contrast was unusual — I got that the male/female roles were being stereotyped for comedy, but underneath it all, there’s still…
Manga Recon » Oninagi, Vol. 2
By Akira Ishida
Yen Press, 176 pp.
Rating: Older Teen
Every now and again, you will come across a manga that serves to remind you that for every enjoyable, well-planned title, there is an equally dull, poorly written one available…
Manga Recon » Manga Minis, 4/5/10
I have no idea how it got to be April already! Anyway, Grant starts things off this week with a look at volume three of Bamboo Blade (Yen Press), and follows it up with another third volume, this one of…
Comics Worth Reading » *Bunny Drop Book 1 — Recommended
Daikichi finds a surprise at his grandfather’s funeral: The old man had a six-year-old daughter no one knew existed! The rest of the family wants to pack her off and forget her, but Daikichi, out of impulsive, unexpected motivation, since…
Comics Worth Reading » Tokyopop’s Summer Intern Tour
Tokyopop has advertised a unique internship — they’re looking for students to spend the summer, from the end of May to Labor Day, traveling with them “to promote TOKYOPOP, our stories, and our characters.”
They’re looking for those who can…
Ninja Consultant » News: Ninja Consultant Panels at Anime Boston 2010
Here is the official panel schedule for this weekend, subject to change:Panel Name: Unusual Manga GenresDay: FRIDAYTime: 4:00:00 PMLength in minutes: 45Room: Panel 107"Manga-Mania I -- Enter Panel-dome" Host: Ed ChavezDay: SATURDAYTime: 07:00:00 PMLength in minutes: 50?? Panel Name: Recent…
Comics Worth Reading » *Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Book 8 — Recommended
The much-anticipated (and much-feared, because no one wants it to be over) final volume in the deservedly much-praised series is here, and the presentation is excellent. This volume, with 10 chapters and 254 pages, is over-sized compared to the previous,…
Comics Worth Reading » Announcing the April MMF: Mushishi
An open letter from Ed Sizemore:
The April Manga Moveable Feast (MMF) will focus on Mushishi, published by Del Rey. This is a wonderful manga about Ginko, a wandering master of primitive life forms called mushi. He travels Japan…
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