Monthly Archives: October 2007

Matt Thorn explains it all to you

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Here’s the best read of the day: Matt Thorn drops in at Sporadic Sequential to explain what Japanese manga readers “know” without realizing it. John Jakala then elaborates a bit, with examples, and Matt comments on that as well. Whatever … Continue reading →

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PR: Naruto owns Bookscan GN list

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Does every volume of Naruto contain some sort of mind control software? Readers seem to be undeterred by the accelerated release schedule; not only did the most recent three volumes take the top three spots in the September 23 Bookscan … Continue reading →

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News, views, reviews

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Andrew Farago interviews Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide, for The Comics Journal (via Journalista). At Blog@Newsarama, critics’ critic Chris Mautner calls on bloggers to review something that’s not just hot off the presses. David Welsh likes the … Continue reading →

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First look at the new week

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Comicsnob posts this week’s manga watch list—and last week’s as well. At the Manga Recon blog, Katherine Dacey-Tsuei looks over this week’s bounty, and the folks at The Otaku post their list as well. Looking ahead: At the Manga Maniac … Continue reading →

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