Monthly Archives: May 2008

A few quick links

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

At ComicSnob, Matt Blind posts this week’s new manga and asks whether anyone is interested in criticism, rather than just reviews of brand-new books. For the record: I am! Chloe looks at online sales numbers at Shuchaku-East and finds some … Continue reading →

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PR: Go! Comi to publish 07-Ghost

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

The Go! Comi crew have been in Japan, and I guess they have been busy there, because I just got this press release about their newest license, 07-Ghost, by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. The manga is serialized in Ichijinsha’s … Continue reading →

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Free Comic Book’s Eve

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Free Comic Book Day is tomorrow, and ANN takes a look at the manga-related titles on offer, while Dorian runs through all the titles at Postmodern Barney. The MangaCast team critiques this week’s new manga. Also: manga mavens Ed Chavez, … Continue reading →

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Viz rules BookScan

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

ICv2 lists the BookScan top 20 graphic novels, and vol. 28 of Naruto tops the list. No surprise there. A little more surprising is that the number two property is vol. 4 of Vampire Knight, and vol. 19 of Fruits … Continue reading →

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