This year’s Eisner Award nominees have been announced, and Kate Dacey helpfully pulls out the nominated manga for us. Let’s just say it’s a good year for Viz, although the judges did spread the love quite a bit.
Jason Thompson sings the praises of Antique Bakery in his latest House of 1000 Manga column at ANN.
Sean Gaffney breaks out the extra-large type to celebrate one of next week’s new releases, but you’ll have to go to his blog to see which one. Lori Henderson lists this week’s new all-ages comics and manga at Good Comics for Kids.
As we head toward the weekend, David Welsh discusses some golf manga he would love to see licensed at The Manga Curmudgeon.
Melinda Beasi and Michelle Smith discuss just how much they love sleeves with big cuffs in manga in their latest Fanservice Friday post at Manga Bookshelf.
Melinda also lists three series she has stopped reading before the end, and fans chime in in the comments section with more. Wait, John Jakala stopped reading Bleach? Friends, the Manga Revolution truly is over.
Translators Alethea and Athena Nibley discuss why they sometimes work for less than the going rate.
David Welsh reaches the letter J in his Josei Alphabet.
A Borders store that’s closing posts a bitter sign of the times.
Reviews: If you only have time to read one review this week, make it David Welsh’s takedown of Tokyo Is My Garden, presented as a dialogue with a Theoretical Straight Woman Friend, at The Manga Curmudgeon. Omar posts some brief reviews of new manga at About Heroes. Caddy C. posts impressions of some manga she picked up at a discount at Borders at A Feminist Otaku.
Emily Kazanecki on vol. 6 of Cirque du Freak (Manga Life)
J. Caleb Mozzocco on vol. 1 of Butterfly and vol. 1 of Clean Freak: Fully Equipped (Blog@Newsarama)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 3 of Cross Game (The Comic Book Bin)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 21 of Excel Saga (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
AstroNerdBoy on vol. 12 of Fairy Tail (AstroNerdBoy’s Anime & Manga Blog)
Sakura Eries on vol. 1 of Gunslinger Girl (omnibus collection) (Mania.com)
Snow Wildsmith on How to Pen & Ink: The Manga Start-Up Guide (Good Comics for Kids)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 2 of Itsuwaribito (The Comic Book Bin)
Kate Dacey on Kekkaishi (The Manga Critic)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 8 of Maid-Sama! (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Bill Sherman on vol. 1 of Oresama Teacher (Blogcritics)
Kate Dacey on The Red Snake (The Manga Critic)
Kiki Van De Camp on vol. 5 of Rin-ne (Animanga Nation)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 23 of Skip Beat! (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Julie Opipari on vol. 1 of Skyblue Shore (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Emily Kazanecki on vol. 4 of Sugarholic (Manga Life)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 26 of Yakitate!! Japan (The Comic Book Bin)