I’m running out the door today, but I wanted to point out a few things.
First of all, Graphic Novel Reporter launched today! There are a ton of manga reviews on this site, way too many for me to link to individually, so go explore on your own. In the spirit of shameless self-promotion, here are links to the reviews I wrote for the kids’ section: vols. 1-3 of Hollow Fields, vols. 1 and 2 of The Palette of 12 Secret Colors, Shirley, vol. 1 of Sugar Princess: Skating to Win, vols. 1-8 of Sugar Sugar Rune, vol. 1 of Suihelibe!, vols. 1 and 2 of Warriors: The Lost Warrior, and vol. 1 of Yokaiden. There’s some heavy talent writing for this site, including Robin Brenner and Eva Volin, so it’s well worth checking out.
Also, my colleagues at Good Comics for Kids have collaborated on a Best Graphic Novels of 2008 post. It’s more of a discussion than a list; we were each supposed to pick two titles, one for readers under 12 and one for teens, but some people can’t limit themselves…
This is not manga, but to put everyone in the holiday spirit, I have posted on my personal site about a book of twisted Yuletide tales that became a big part of my family’s Christmas tradition. I hope you get a smile out of it!
For the record, I complied with the recommendation limit!! XD Although, there were so many fantastic titles released this year that it’s hard to pick only 2.