Comix Talk, the webcomics megasite, has their year in review roundtable up. I am one of the participants, and I have to say it was awesome being in a virtual conversation with such an eminent group—Tom Spurgeon, Heidi MacDonald, Dirk Deppey, Derik Badman, Gary Tyrrell, Reinder Dijkhuis, and JT Shea and Scott Gallatin. It’s long, so grab a grande latte and sit back for a great read.
In this week’s Flipped column, David Welsh goes all Shaenon Garrity on us and asks various mangaphiles (including yours truly) to name their favorite underrated manga.
ICv2 has the news about the six new Go!Comi titles announced at NYAF.
Two series left hanging after the demise of Monthly Shonen Jump and Comic BonBon in Japan are now being published online.
Heisei Democracy (possibly NSFW) has a guide to Comiket. (Via Simon Jones (definitely NSFW)).
Journalistic oddity of the day: A French artist offers his opinion on manga to an Indian newspaper:
“Manga has some real graphic qualities. I have myself been inspired by some techniques of Manga earlier. But Manga has got its limitations. Because, the stories that they say through Manga are not as good as the comics’ graphic quality,” notes [Francois] Dermaut.
Manga Life is looking for reviewers. No pay, but you may get comp copies.
The Spanish publisher Norma Editorial is holding a manga competition.
Reviews: At Manga Life, Dan Polley reviews vol. 1 of Yagyu Ninja Scrolls vol. 3 of Togari, and vol. 9 of Genshiken, and Lori Henderson checks out vol. 4 of The Gentlemen’s Alliance +. Scott Campbell checks out Dead Already, Davey C. Jones takes a look at vol. 7 of Bleach, and Holly Ellingwood reviews the fifth Fullmetal Alchemist novel, The Ties that Bind, and the yaoi one-shot Dash! at Active Anime. Ariadne Roberts reviews vol. 1 of King of Thorn at Anime on DVD. Bibliophile Stalker Charles Tan thinks pink with his review of vol. 5 of Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service. Julie checks out vol. 6 of Emma at the Manga Maniac Cafe.