Monthly Archives: February 2009

Quick midweek roundup

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Brigid Alverson

Good news for Rumiko Takahashi fans: She’s working on a new series, which will debut later this year in Shonen Sunday. Words Without Borders, which styles itself as “The Online Magazine for International Literature,” is devoting this month’s issue to … Continue reading →

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What the groundhog saw

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Brigid Alverson

Forget spring—New York Comic Con is just around the corner, and preparations are well under way here at MangaBlog Central. If you’re only there for the manga, check out Deb Aoki’s list of the manga highlights at About.com. I’ll be … Continue reading →

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News of the world

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Brigid Alverson

This story at ICv2 covers ground that is familiar to the readers of this blog—the Tokyopop series listed as “cancelled” from the latest Previews were in fact postponed—but adds a bit of news that will be welcome in many quarters: … Continue reading →

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Review: Travel

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Brigid Alverson

Travel By Yuichi Yokoyama PictureBox, $19.95 Travel is true sequential art, a series of visual meditations presented in manga format. In lesser hands, this could be overly pure (read: sterile and boring) but Yokoyama is better than that. Reading Travel … Continue reading →

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