Black and white and read all over

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Writer Peter Gutiérrez launches a new column, “Black and White in a Color World,” at ComiPress. The focus will be on the artistic side of manga and its cultural effects. Stay tuned!

At Rocket Bomber, Matt Blind takes a field trip to his local chain stores and does a little compare-and-contrast; he has a simple homework assignment for readers as well.

At Manga Life, Barb Lien-Cooper puts the spotlight on Hunter x Hunter.

Here’s a not entirely safe for work treat, courtesy of John Jakala: Killer panties.

Reviews: Lissa Pattillo wonders if she should add ratings to her reviews at Kuriousity and takes a look at vol. 1 of Silver Diamond and vol. 3 of Nightmare Inspector. Rob O’Nale makes the obvious comparison of vol. 1 of S.S. Astro to Azumanga Daioh and goes on to evaluate SSA on its own merits. Interesting reading. At About.com, Deb Aoki reviews vol. 1 of Gantz. EvilOmar posts some brief manga reviews, starting off with a big spoiler for Dororo, at About Heroes. Ferdinand reads vol. 1 of Burst Angel and vol. 1 of Castlevania: Curse of Darkness at Prospero’s Manga. Connie is on an Angel Sanctuary binge at Slightly Biased Manga, reading vols. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, and she still finds time to check out Love for Dessert and vol. 38 of Dragon Ball. D.M. Evans reads vol. 2 of Fairy Tail at Manga Jouhou. Matthew Brady finds vol. 1 of Black Lagoon a bit lacking at Warren Peace Sings the Blues. John Thomas reads the 18+ title Black Magic at Comics Village. Jason Van Horn reviews vol. 4 of Love Hina at The Hachiko. Michelle enjoys vol. 11 of Boys Over Flowers at Soliloquy in Blue. A fresh batch of reviews is up at Manga Life: Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane on vol. 3 of Monkey High!, Park Cooper on Uzumaki: The Art of Naruto and vol. 25 of Case Closed, and Barb Lien-Cooper on vol. 1 of Slam Dunk.

About Brigid Alverson

Brigid Alverson has been reading comics since she was 4. After earning an MFA in printmaking, she headed to New York to become a famous artist but ended up working with words instead of pictures, first as a book editor and later as a newspaper reporter. She started MangaBlog to keep track of her daughters’ reading habits and now covers manga, comics and graphic novels as a freelancer for School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly Comics Week, Comic Book Resources, the Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog, and Robot 6. She also edits the Good Comics for Kids blog at School Library Journal. Now settled in the outskirts of Boston, Brigid is married to a physicist and has two daughters.
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