Monthly Archives: October 2005

An article in this morning’s New York Times describes the effect that a visit to an art museum has on people with Alzheimer’s: they seem to be able to appreciate art on some very visceral level, and some are actually … Continue reading →

I don’t have any kittens, or orchids, or funny old comic book covers to scan in for an easy post, but I do have some pretty cool stamps that came on a letter from a friend in France a few … Continue reading →

The news hook, as we say in the biz, is that Asterix is taking on manga, but this article in Bloomberg News is more about the European comics market than the venerable Gaul. David Taylor at Love Manga, who is … Continue reading →

At The Ninth Art, essayist Paul O’Brien has an interesting meditation on the Yuki Suetsugu swiping scandal. The news that some of Suetsugu’s drawings in Flower of Eden were apparently copied from other works prompted Kodansha to pull all 25 … Continue reading →

In Anchorage, Alaska, Native American sculptor Donnie Varnell has used manga style in a pair of totem poles. The unusual idea raised at least one eyebrow: Anchorage School Board member Mary Marks, who’s Tlingit, remarked at the time that the … Continue reading →

The Honolulu Star Bulletin has a positive review of the anime version of Kodocha, which my kids love. The opening credits even inspired my younger daughter to do a “Sana dance,” to the puzzlement and amusement of the adults. The … Continue reading →