Friday roundup

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Brigid Alverson

Tiamat’s Disciple has some followup questions for Kurt Hassler, including more info on that new edition of Azumanga Daioh that he announced in their previous interview.

At The Hooded Utilitarian, Noah Berlatsky contrasts an image from Dokebi Bride with one from (I think) All Star Superman, to highlight the difference between Asian and American artists when they are trying to be awesome.

Kawaii Kon is next weekend!

News from Japan: At the Daily Yomiuri, Makoto Fukuda takes a look at the newest incarnation of 1980s manga Kinniku Man, as the webcomic Kinniku Man Lady. Kotaku has a peek at Gyakuten Kenji, the newest Ace Attorney manga. Gia reports that Boys Be… is back, with a new series via cell phone. ANN reports that there’s a new Tales of the Abyss manga, based on the RPG, in the works, and that Jyu-Oh-Sei creator Natsumi Itsuki will draw a one-shot sequel to her shoujo manga Hanasakeru Seishōnen.

Reviews: Fujio Akatsuka reviews a collection of the 1960s manga Himitsu no Akko-chan for the Daily Yomiuri. Chris Mautner takes a look at a handful of recent titles from Del Rey at Robot6. And David Welsh devotes his latest Flipped! column to Eden: It’s an Endless World.

Melinda Beasi on vol. 9 of 100% Perfect Girl (Manga Recon)
Lori Henderson on vol. 1 of Captive Hearts (Manga Xanadu)
Emily on Cinderella no Jouken (Emily’s Random Shoujo Manga Page)
Lissa Pattillo on Cut (Kuriousity)
Melinda Beasi on vol. 22 of Fruits Basket (there it is, plain as daylight)
Scott Campbell on vol. 3 of Gantz (Active Anime)
Erin Jones on vol. 3 of Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time (Mania.com)
Sam Kusek on vol. 11 of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (Manga Recon)
Julie on vol. 5 of Kurohime (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Billy Aguiar on vol. 1 of Maid Sama (Prospero’s Manga)
Carlo Santos on vol. 1 of Negima!? neo (ANN)
Jessie Bi on Taiyo Matsumoto’s Number 5 (in French) (du9)
Scott Campbell on vol. 1 of Pluto (Active Anime)
Tim Callahan on vol. 2 of Pluto (Comic Book Resources)
Rachel Bentham on vol. 1 of Pure Heart (Active Anime)

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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