Archive for February, 2008
Carey, Liew, and Hempel: Re-Gifters
Re-Gifters
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel
DC Comics (Minx), 2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-4012-0371-9
Review
Widely hailed as the best offering in the first round of Minx comics, Re-Gifters is the story of Los Angeles teen Dik Seong Jen—“Dixie” to her friends—a hapkido student with a serious crush on her classmate Adam. In an effort to win [...]
Link roundup 2008-02-25
Over at Asia Pacific Arts, Gene Yang talks about the growth of Asian American comics and his current projects in The Second Life of Gene Yang. Am I a geek for being excited by the prospect of a comic about the Boxer Rebellion?
David Welsh’s Flipped column has found a new home at The Comics [...]
Mori, Kaoru: Emma, vol. 2
Emma, Vol. 2
Story and Art by Kaoru Mori
Rated Teen Plus
CMX, 2007
ISBN: 1-4012-4433-X
Review
In Victorian England, a quiet young woman named Emma works as a maid for Mrs. Stownar, a retired governess. William Jones is the eldest son of a wealthy merchant family and one of Mrs. Stownar’s former charges. When William meets Emma while visiting, he’s [...]
Manga Life relaunch
Looking for more manga news and reviews? Don’t miss the relaunch of Manga Life. This week there are reviews of Sand Chronicles 1, Nana 8, and Hell Girl 1, as well as a new column by translators extraordinaire Athena and Alethea Nibley. I’ll be moonlighting as one of their writers as well and will post [...]
Yagi, Norihiro: Claymore, vol. 1
Claymore, Vol. 1
Story and Art by Norihiro Yagi
Rated T+ for Older Teen
Viz, 2006
ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-0618-0
Review
Yoma are monsters who feed upon humans and can move among them in disguise. Only the Claymores, women warriors who are half human and half yoma, can detect yoma and match them in strength and speed. When a series of attacks makes [...]
Asian American Comics
I’ve happily added a new comics blog to my feed reader this week: Asian American Comics [Link via Angry Asian Man]. It promises “the latest scoop on Asian American comics and Asian American comic book creators,” and from what I’ve seen so far, it’s delivering.
Here are just a few of the great links that I’ve [...]
New lists from ICv2
ICv2 has released its latest top manga and anime properties list. You’ll have to get the actual guide to see the full lists, but here are the top ten titles:
ICv2’s Top Ten Manga Properties for 2007:
1. Naruto
2. Fruits Basket
3. Death Note
4. Bleach
5. Kingdom Hearts
6. Pokemon
7. Vampire Knight
8. Fullmetal Alchemist
9. Absolute Boyfriend
10. Loveless
ICv2 Top Ten Anime [...]
Link roundup 2008-02-11
Bryan Lee O’Malley of Scott Pilgrim fame shares the cover he drew for the March 2008 issue of Shojo Beat. Along the way, he plugs two Shojo Beat titles, Nana and Beauty Pop. I’m a big fan of the former but unfamiliar with the latter; I’ll have to add it to my to-read list. [Via [...]
Hino, Matsuri: Vampire Knight 1
Vampire Knight, Vol. 1
Story and Art by Matsuri Hino
Rated T+ for Older Teen
Viz, 2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-0822-1
Review
Yuki has no memory of her life before the day she was saved from a vicious vampire attack. Now, ten years later, she’s the teenage ward of the headmaster of Cross Academy, an unusual school attended by two groups of students. [...]
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