Tokyopop has begun selling print-on-demand editions of both old and new books through its online shop. Johanna Draper Carlson looks over some of the offerings at Comics Worth Reading.
Lori Henderson takes a look at the week in manga at Manga Xanadu.
The Yaoi Review talks to Tina Anderson, global BL manga writer (and coiner of the term GloBL).
Daniella Orihuela-Gruber writes about iSee Toon, a Korean company that is publishing webtoons for the iPhone. The app is free, and so are the first two chapters.
David Welsh starts winterizing his blog by asking the readers: What are your favorite comics with snow scenes?
Marc Bernabe profiles Jiro Tsunoda at Masters of Manga.
News from Japan: The Japanese government is honoring two manga creators: Galaxy Express 999 creator Leiji Matsumoto will be one of 4,173 people to receive the The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, next week, and GeGeGe no Kitarō creator Shigero Mizuki is one of 17 to be named Persons of Cultural Merit.
Reviews: Deb Aoki takes us through the express line with short reviews of 18 manga at About.com.
Ken Haley on vol. 1 of 7 Billion Needles (Sequential Ink)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 2 of Bakuman (The Comic Book Bin)
Connie on vol. 3 of Black Butler (Slightly Biased Manga)
Julie Opipari on vol. 6 of Bride of the Water God (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Connie on vol. 8 of Le Chevalier d’Eon (Slightly Biased Manga)
Alex Hoffman on vol. 1 of Cross Game (Manga Widget)
David Welsh on vol. 1 of Cross Game (The Manga Curmudgeon)
Anna on vol. 1 of Dragon Girl (omnibus edition) (Manga Report)
AstroNerdBoy on vol. 12 of Gakuen Alice (AstroNerdBoy’s Anime & Manga Blog)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 20 of Gin Tama (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Lissa Pattillo on Himeyuka & Rozione’s Story (Kuriousity)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 6 of Kimi ni Todoke (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Cynthia on vol. 1 of Kizuna (deluxe edition) and Finder, vol. 1: Target in the Finder (Boys Next Door)
Andre Paploo on vol. 3 of Natsume’s Book of Friends (Kuriousity)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 8 of Otomen (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 17 of SA (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Todd Douglass on vol. 1 of Sasameke (Anime Maki)
Leroy Douressaux on vol. 3 of Shiki Tsukai (I Reads You)
Cynthia on Stay Close to Me (Boys Next Door)
Cynthia on vol. 2 of Under Grand Hotel (Boys Next Door)
Leroy Douressaux on vols. 1-3 of Wild At Heart (omnibus) (The Comic Book Bin)