Monthly Archives: November 2008

ICv2, as always, gives us the top 100 graphic novels in October. As this list comes from Diamond, it mostly reflects sales in comics stores. Here are the top manga from the list; as always, the ranking on the top … Continue reading →

God Len lists this week’s new releases at Japanator. (Including the delightful first volume of Yokaiden, at left.) The Manga Recon reviewers discuss their criteria for ratings and grades, revealing an interesting variety of points of view. ICv2 has a … Continue reading →

Here’s the big news, and several of my readers called it last week: Viz is stepping up the pace of its releases of Naruto manga and anime, with 11 volumes of the manga coming out between February and April 2009, … Continue reading →

OK, through a totally random drawing, conducted by my three-year-old niece, we have determined the winners of the Black Jack giveaway. Joe, David, and Ben Y. won two-volume hardcover sets of Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack, and Debbie won the grand … Continue reading →

I have done the drawing for Black Jack; contest winners will be posted shortly. In the meantime, here’s some manga news. Takehiko Inoue talks about Real, his unsparing view of people with disabilities, and his recent museum show in this … Continue reading →

ANN interviews creator Sho Murase (me2, Nancy Drew). The Indie Spinner Rack podcast interviews Mr. Manga himself, Jason Thompson. At Manga Widget, Alex Hoffman picks apart the Vertical thing. Tangognat is looking forward to Aurora’s new josei titles. Reviews: Carlo … Continue reading →