Yearly Archives: 2007

New manga and a slew of reviews

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Manga Recon gets the week off to a good start with Weekly Recon, their list of this week’s new manga plus a handful of short reviews, and TheOtaku posts their list as well. If you’re looking further into the future, … Continue reading →

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Summer reading

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

For some reason, the internets always seem to serve up lots of good reading on a Friday. Today is no exception. Top of the list: At Okazu, Erica Friedman discusses her hate mail and then writes a thoughtful essay on … Continue reading →

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Review: Time Guardian, vols. 1-2

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Time Guardian, vols. 1 and 2 Written by Daimuro Kishi Art by Tamao Ichinose Rated E, for Everyone CMX, $9.99 Time Guardian is easy to slip into and easy to read. The characters are likeable, the stories have just enough … Continue reading →

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Online manga and more

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Vol. 17 of Fruits Basket moves up to number 34 on this week’s USA Today best-seller list. At Shuchaku-East, Chloe looks at the upcoming Naruto wave and sees plenty of shoujo in its wake. Is Viz thinking of distributing their … Continue reading →

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Perspectives from all over

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Yesterday, PWCW published an article I wrote about Mark Crilley, the creator of Miki Falls. At one point in our interview, Crilley commented that “For this generation, comics are manga.” Over at The Engine, Svetlana Chmakova asks whether that is … Continue reading →

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PR: Vampire Kisses

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Recently, at The Beat, everyone was talking about what actual teenage girls think of the Minx line. One thing that emerged in comments is that DC isn’t marketing it enough towards readers of YA works, rather than manga readers. Working … Continue reading →

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