It’s the calm before the storm here at MangaBlog Central, as the first manga panel at San Diego Comic-Con isn’t till tonight. Check out the full schedule of manga events at MTV Geek, and stay tuned for the latest news. In the meantime…
Jason Thompson picks up Masamune Shirow’s sci-fi classic Appleseed for his latest House of 1000 Manga column at ANN.
Sean Gaffney looks forward to next week’s new manga.
Lori Henderson’s latest license request is The Mythical Detective Loki, a manga set in the world of Norse mythology.
Queenie Chan posts some sneak previews of the art for the latest Odd Thomas graphic novel, House of Odd.
News from Japan: Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa has a new manga, Silver Spoon, and the first volume sold over 90,000 copies in three days, making the number 4 spot on the Oricon chart.
Reviews
Connie on vol. 6 of 13th Boy (Slightly Biased Manga)
Connie on vol. 36 of Case Closed (Slightly Biased Manga)
Connie on vol. 1 of Challengers (Slightly Biased Manga)
Thomas Zoth on vol. 1 of Cirque du Freak (The Fandom Post)
Sean Gaffney on vols. 4-6 of Kekkaishi (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Connie on vol. 5 of Laon (Slightly Biased Manga)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 6 of Ooku: The Inner Chambers (The Comic Book Bin)
Connie on vol. 23 of Skip Beat (Slightly Biased Manga)
Ben Leary on vol. 13 of Slam Dunk (The Fandom Post)
Noah Berlatsky on vol. 1 of Wandering Son (The Hooded Utilitarian)
Ash Brown on vol. 1 of Wandering Son (Experiments in Manga)