Yearly Archives: 2008

Review: Two from Deux

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Deux, the yaoi imprint of Aurora Publishing, has been cranking out titles at a pretty good clip, so I decided to check out two of their more likely-looking volumes. I’m not a yaoi reader, so my thoughts are more on … Continue reading →

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Devil's food

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Quote of the day: That’s right–the moral of Hell Girl is: “It’s OK to sell your soul for cake, and even more so if the cake is really good.” I never knew damnation could be so delicious. Isaac Hale, reviewing … Continue reading →

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Review: MW

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

MW By Osamu Tezuka Rated 16+ Vertical, $24.95 The opening scene of MW reminded me of a cheesy cop show from the 1970s: A car on a lonely bluff over the ocean, a truck swerving in from nowhere, a kidnapping … Continue reading →

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Friday early links

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Yen Press finally got a real website! The basic design is nice and clean, although the miscellaneous logos for different books clutter it up a bit—the armchair designer in me wants to replace those with titles in a single type … Continue reading →

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Short and sweet edition

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

David Welsh runs through his picks of this week’s new comics. In this week’s Publishers Weekly Comics Week, Chris Arrant writes about Udon’s taking over the anthology Robot. Dark Horse has a preview up of Shaman Warrior. (Via Mecha Mecha … Continue reading →

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Flipped finds a new home, Infinity goes online

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Here’s the best news of the day: David Welsh’s Flipped column has found a new home! He will be posting at The Comics Reporter now, and he jumps right in with a column about his favorite series. Infinity is taking … Continue reading →

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