Melinda, Jennifer, and Michelle on three titles geared for the aspiring artist.
Melinda Beasi
Melinda Beasi makes her home at Manga Bookshelf, where she reviews and discusses manga, manhwa, and related works. Melinda is a self-professed “stumbling writer, dog-lover, fiction addict, and mac geek” with a strong background in theater and music and a passion for Banana Fish.
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Death Is A Business And Business Is Good For A Crack Team Of Mercenaries; Staying Alive Becomes Even More Dangerous When A New Young Recruit Joins The Team
It’s Animal Attraction When A High School Girl Meets A Cute Boy Who Is Not All He Appears To Be
L Has Twenty-Three Days To Live, And Twenty-Two Days to Save The World
Also includes reviews of The Gentlemen’s Alliance Cross and Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time!
Acclaimed Series That Helped Define The Shojo Manga Genre Concludes With A New Release That Contains Two Short Stories
A poignant collection of intersecting vignettes depicting twenty-something angst, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD! explores the various ways that modern life can be at once ridiculous and sublime, terrible and precious, wasted and celebrated.
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- For the Aspiring Manga Artist
- The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga
- The King of Debris, Vol. 2
- Tale of the Waning Moon, Vol. 1
- Manga Minis, 11/2/09
- Sugarholic, Vols. 1-2
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- VIZ Media announces debut of the action manga series Jormungand
- VIZ Media releases Kyousuke Motomi’s Beast Master manga on November 3rd!
- Glass Orchid: Ah, Kyousuke Motomi is actually a male artist!
- Melinda Beasi: WC, yes you're right it does talk a little about adding your own art, but since it doesn't give any instruction on that (outside of a very brief tutor
- Michelle Smith: Thanks for the feedback, WC!
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