Yearly Archives: 2008

Melinda Beasi explains why you should read xxxHoLiC, with words and pretty, pretty pictures. ICv2 has a three-part interview with Paul Levitz, President and Publisher of DC Comics, much of which need not concern us here. However, he does discuss … Continue reading →

I picked up Real at the comics shop last week, and it looks great—and this is coming from someone so sports-impaired that I was standing on a baseball diamond last week and had to ask someone which was third base. … Continue reading →

Check out this week’s PWCW, where I talk to Kurt Hassler of Yen Press about that company’s recent 4-koma binge, and I also interview Charlie “Spike” Trotman about her webcomic Templar, Arizona. It’s not manga, but very cool anyway. Also … Continue reading →

ICv2 has posted its graphic novel chart for July, reflecting actual sales through Diamond (i.e. mostly in comics shops, which biases the sample quite a bit). Here’s the list of manga, with the rank on the overall GN chart in … Continue reading →

Over at Japanator, God Len posts this week’s new anime and manga releases. Deb Aoki has exciting news, but not for me: Japanese Shonen Jump is posting the first chapter of Bakuman, the new manga by Death Note creators Takeshi … Continue reading →

Erin Finnegan notes that RightStuf is having a big sale on CMX manga, and if you don’t know what to buy, she has some suggestions. My recs: Emma (of course!), Canon, Kiichi and the Magic Books, Oyayubihime Infinity (excellent shoujo … Continue reading →