Yearly Archives: 2009

The Worry-Free Bakery by Kumiko Ibaraki Vertical, Inc. $14.95 This isn’t really a review, because I feel a real cookbook review should include recipe testing, but Vertical sent me this book this week and it piqued my interest. The idea … Continue reading →

Gottsu-Iiyan posts the long-delayed conclusion of his interview with Naoki Urasawa at The Eastern Edge. The latest New York Times Graphic Books best-seller list is out. Helen McCarthy relays the news that Vertical will be publishing some of Osamu Tezuka’s … Continue reading →

Brad Rice lists this week’s new releases at Japanator. Avalon’s Willow is puzzled by the manga trope of love at first sight. Be sure to read the comments as well. (Via When Fangirls Attack) News from Japan: ANN has the … Continue reading →

First of all I’d like to clear up one mystery. I mentioned in three or four different articles that Yen Press was mysteriously absent from NYAF, and I also DM’d Kurt Hassler when he tweeted that he was at a … Continue reading →

Here’s the 411 on Tokyopop’s graphic novel version of Dennis Lehane’s novel Shutter Island, illustrated by Christian de Metter. The graphic novel was originally published in France and was an Official Selection at Angoulême. Also, amazingly, the graphic novel will … Continue reading →

This is an interesting development: Digital Manga Inc. has had an online comics site, eManga, for a while and now it is expanding its repertoire to include works from Yaoi Press. While both publishers specialize in yaoi and BL, Digital … Continue reading →