Monthly Archives: July 2005

Buddha on the Cheap

Posted on July 18, 2005 by Brigid Alverson

Recently, I commented on Michael Deeley’s favorable review of Osamu Tezuka’s Buddha v1: Kapilavastu but commented that at $24.95 I’d be more likely to borrow than buy the book. Now Dave Carter of Yet Another Comics Blog has alerted me … Continue reading →

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Saturday Reviews of Manga

Posted on July 16, 2005 by Brigid Alverson

New manga are coming into my house faster than I can read them lately—because my kids have vacation but I don’t, I guess. Anyway, I’ve finally made my way through the top of the stack, so here are my short … Continue reading →

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Otaku Mania

Posted on July 16, 2005 by Brigid Alverson

How do you get people to notice you? Spend lots of money, as the otaku of Japan have discovered. Or is it that Japan has discovered the otaku? The Guardian tracks the trend, with this amazing statistic: According to Nomura … Continue reading →

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Two to Check Out

Posted on July 9, 2005 by Brigid Alverson

Ray Tate reviews Nancy Drew #2 on the Silver Bullet Comics site and finds more nice things to say about the writing than the last reviewer. He’s coming at it from a different perspective, anyway, as someone who likes Nancy … Continue reading →

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Buying Comics at Retail, Part 2

Posted on July 9, 2005 by Brigid Alverson

Half our order came in today from Overstock.com. The good news is that was pretty quick considering we placed the order on the Friday evening before a three-day weekend. The bad news is that because overstock.com doesn’t give the volume … Continue reading →

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Killing Me Cutely

Posted on July 8, 2005 by Brigid Alverson

The Financial Times serves up Kamikaze kittens (love that hed), a thoughtful essay on the Japanese penchant for juxtaposing cuteness with sex and violence. Writer Andrew Lee links the dark side of kawaii/manga/anime culture to recent events, including the recession … Continue reading →

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