Archive for February, 2010
Ten titles to watch for in 2010
Everyone else did their list of what they’re looking forward to in January, but let’s just pretend I’m doing this for Lunar New Year! In the interests of brevity, I’m limiting myself to sequential art series or standalone titles being published in the US for the first time in 2010 and significant reissues.
Downtime and redesign
My apologies for this week’s unexpected downtime! I was singularly unimpressed by my previous host’s handling of the downtime, and I’ve switched over to a new host…and while I was at it, a new Wordpress theme. Please excuse any electronic dust while I get the site up and running again–and let me know if you [...]
Two series by Hidaka Banri
This month I’ve read volumes from two different series by Hidaka Banri–I Hate You More than Anyone (vols. 1 and 2) and V. B. Rose (vol. 1 only)¹–mostly thanks to the recs of various folks in the manga blogging ‘verse. Hidaka’s work had been on my to-read list for a while anyway, but last month’s [...]
Women warriors and the male gaze in Claymore
Fifteen volumes in, I’m ridiculously fond of Claymore’s women warriors, but I still have a sneaking suspicion that Yagi’s target audience does not necessarily include me.
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