New manga considered, Tatsumi reconsidered

David Welsh checks out this week’s new releases at The Manga Curmudgeon.

Melinda Beasi updates us on all the manhwa news, including a dispute over a fictional dinosaur, in her latest Manhwa Monday post.

And David, Melinda, and Kate Dacey discuss their pick of the week at Manga Bookshelf.

Ng Suat Tong reconsiders Yoshihiro Tatsumi and finds his work severely wanting—and the critical acclaim he has received among English-speaking readers disheartening.

I’m not very good at posting these, but maybe I should start: Here’s the New York Times manga best-seller list from the past week.

Lissa Pattillo finds some bargains in the clearance section of EverythingYaoi.com.

Job board: Tokyopop is looking for an e-commerce associate or manager, depending on experience.

News from Japan: Not much going on at the moment, but here’s a look at an interesting manga giveaway in Shinjuku station.

Reviews: Ash Brown looks at a week’s worth of manga at Experiments in Manga. Kate Dacey has short takes on recent volumes of Kurozakuro, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, and Tegami Bachi at The Manga Critic.

Kinukitty on Baseball Heaven (The Hooded Utilitarian)
Dave Ferraro on vol. 1 of Fairy Tail (Comics-and-More)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 2 of Genkaku Picasso (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Anna on vols. 1 and 2 of Skyblue Shore (Manga Report)
Kristin on Truly Kindly and Lovers in the Night (Comic Attack)
Diana Dang on vols. 1-3 of Wild@Heart (omnibus edition) (Stop, Drop, and Read)
Erica Friedman on Zettai Shoujo Astoria (Okazu)

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