Monthly Archives: May 2006

ICv2 covers Viz’s announcements at the Book Expo America. Actually, most of these titles were announced at NYCC, but ICv2 provides a bit more info. Buko Rensin, a new series by Rurouni Kenshin author Nobuhiro Watsuki, looks promising and a … Continue reading →

Newsarama interviews the creative team behind Amazing Agent Luna. An early example of sequential narrative is on display in Kyoto: narrative scrolls from the Heian period. Ikimashou has an interview with translator David Ury, whose work includes Genshiken and Pastel. … Continue reading →

Vol. 7 of Fullmetal Alchemist is on the USA Today Top 150 books list for the second week in a row, slipping to number 139 after debuting last week at number 100. Death Note, number 126 last week, slipped off … Continue reading →

Today is my birthday, and I got two great comics-related books as presents (with considerable hint-dropping). The first was The Tintin Companion, which shows panels from the Tintin comics alongside the photos that Herge used as his original sources. As … Continue reading →

A big chunk of my city is still underwater, but the sun came out this morning. Posting will be sporadic, as I’m working in the mayor’s office all week, answering phones and helping deal with the mess. The last time … Continue reading →

A few days ago, Christopher Butcher at Comics.212.net posted a thoughtful reaction on manga-ka Mimei Sakamoto’s condemnation of otaku culture as (I’m oversimplifying here) pedophiliac and perverted. Sakamoto was particularly critical of fans of moe, which is the feeling of … Continue reading →