Kate Dacey was the Senior Manga Editor at PopCultureShock through December, 2008. She no longer writes for the site, but can still be found at Good Comics for Kids and as an occasional contributor to Precocious Curmudgeon. She counts Phoenix, The Red Star, and Tokyo Bablyon among her all-time favorite comics.
Over at MangaBlog, Brigid Alverson is running what must be one of the year’s best contests: she’s giving away copies of Black Jack. And not the TPBs, either–she’s giving away the deluxe, limited-edition hardcovers, of which Vertical is only printing a few thousand copies. Sound good? Here’s how to enter:
To enter, simply comment to this [...]
Kate reviews the novelization of the hit anime series; Erin reads about life in a maid cafe.
Lori Henderson, Editor-in-Chief of Comics Village and contributor to Good Comics for Kids, just posted her thoughts on the 2009 Shonen Jump line-up. (FYI: Tegami Bachi, a sci-fi/fantasy series, will replace Slam Dunk beginning in March.) As Lori points out, Slam Dunk filled a gaping hole in the Shonen Jump line-up:
Slam Dunk is the first [...]
From the latest Go! Comi newsletter…
MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH CONTEST
To celebrate the first volume of Wendy Pini’s gloriously full-color Masque of the Red Death arriving in stores this month, we’re giving away something special.
To perfect the color on each and every page of the print edition, our Production Manager James Dashiell and [...]
If you’re still on the fence about who to vote for tomorrow, perhaps you’ll want to read this oldie-but-goodie from Shaenon Garrity’s now-defunct Overlooked Manga Festival: The Parade of Manga Presidents. She tracks down images of American presidents from FDR (who makes a cameo in Tezuka’s Adolf) to Bill Clinton (who shows up in a [...]
Reviews of Dragon Sister, eV, Love Master A, Sakura Ganbaru and the Naruto fanbook.
Last week, Johann Draper Carlson interviewed Alex de Campi, creator of two Tokyopop OEL titles: Agent Boo and Kat & Mouse. I’ve read both, and agree with the legions of fans and critics who cried foul at Tokyopop’s cancellation of Kat & Mouse, which was a great example of how to write intelligent, topical comics [...]
As you can see from the exhibitor list, Fanfare/Ponent Mon are set to exhibit this weekend on table #249 at APE when we get back from Trick or Treating! The listing shows that we’ll be in great company both in our block and in the entire hall! If you’re in town please drop into the [...]
Planning to go to MangaNext this weekend? If so, be sure to attend Erin “Ninja Consultant” Finnegan’s panels on cooking manga and “crazy manga genres.” (Her title, not mine.) Erin has sat on panels at big cons (NY Anime Fest), small cons, and even given a talk at MoCCA (that’s the Museum of Comic and [...]
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