Monthly Archives: February 2007

The Japanese government is harnessing the power of cute, using cartoon characters to sell a wary public on the notion of revitalizing the military. This is an interesting article as of course there is a long history of cartoons being … Continue reading →

Happy birthday to Yaoi Suki! Jen and Jordan will be celebrating all week; they kick it off with a dramatic reading from Gerard & Jacques. New to the blogroll, but not to regular readers: ChunHyang’s blog, which should be a … Continue reading →

To minimize damage to your screen, please set down your coffee before you read this: Shaenon Garrity’s overlooked manga festival takes a long look at Skip Beat, a book that my 14-year-old is really enjoying (and now I’m worried!). ChunHyang72 … Continue reading →

Off-topic, but fun anyway: Here is my article on the history of the Fluffernutter sandwich.

A site called the Open Critic discovers horror manga-ka Hideshi Hino and goes to town with six reviews of his work, accompanied by a brief essay. There’s an awful lot of attitude on display, but the reviews and links are … Continue reading →

Here’s some interesting reading to start your day: MangaNews translates an article about 4-koma manga (four-panel gag strips). Floating_Sakura adds some history in the comments section. Womanly manga for womanly women? Girly manga for girly girls? Hmmm. Dark Horse is … Continue reading →