My review of vol. 1 of Time and Again by JiUn Yun is now up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
Though Baek-On and Ho-Yeon are very peripheral in some of the chapters (they don’t appear in chapter 3 and barely appear in chapter 4), they are easily one of the best things about the book. [...]
My review of vol. 9 of Antique Gift Shop is now up at Manga Life.
My review of vol. 6 of Goong is now up at Manga Life. Enjoy!
Bride of the Water God, vol. 1
Story and Art by Mi-Kyung Yun
Translation by Heejeong Haas
Edited and adapted by Philip Simon
Lettering by Steve Dutro
Dark Horse, 2007
Original Korean edition: Seoul Cultural Publishers, 2006
Paperback $9.95
978-1-59307-849-2
Soah is being sacrificed for the greater good. Her village, facing ruin due to a long drought, has decided to sacrifice a beautiful girl [...]
My review of vol. 5 of Goong is now up at Manga Life.
My review of vol. 1 of 13th Boy is now up at Manga Life. An excerpt:
High school romances in shojo manga and sunjeong manhwa are a dime a dozen, and any series that hopes to find an audience will have to find some way to stand out from the crowd. Some attract readers with unusual [...]
My review of vol. 1 of Pig Bride is now up on Manga Life. Here’s an excerpt:
Pig Bride is a sunjeong manhwa (the Korean equivalent of shojo manga) that superficially has a lot of things going for it. Though Kim’s art won’t necessarily be to everyone’s taste, it is well-executed. The character designs are intricate [...]