Monthly Archives: September 2008

Vintage manga rules!!

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Shaenon Garrity starts the weekend off right with some art and commentary on a gorgeous and bizarre vintage manga, Kasei Tanken, which was published in 1940, a few years before Tezuka hit the scene. It’s a good example of a … Continue reading →

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Review: Real and Slam Dunk

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Slam Dunk, vol. 1 By Takehiko Inoue Rated T for Teen Viz, $7.99 Real, vol. 1 By Takehiko Inoue Rated OT, for Older Teens Viz, $12.99 Slam Dunk and Real are nominally about basketball, but both manga have larger themes. … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the past

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Start off with this one: Matt Thorn dissects the 1970 issue of Margaret that he was showing off the other day, and he finds some odd juxtapositions. Fascinating reading! (Image of vintage ad taken from Matt’s site.) ICv2 has BookScan’s … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends from a long weekend

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Gia reports on the Dark Horse panel at Kumoricon, where she picks up some interesting tidbits but no big stories. John Thomas was there as well. Speaking of JT, here’s his first round of summer recommendations at Mecha Mecha Media. … Continue reading →

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