Possible Handley deal, manga giveaways, and more

Christopher Handley may be heading for a plea bargain after pleading guilty to possession of obscene materials (manga) last year.

Kate Dacey checks out this week’s new manga at The Manga Critic.

Lissa Pattillo rounds up the latest contests and other news at Kuriousity. (Don’t forget to check out the big post-Christmas giveaway at The Manga Critic.) And Erica Friedman has all the yuri news at Okazu.

Reviews: The Manga Recon team posts short takes on recent titles in their Manga Minis column. Jog critiques quite a few manga in his weekly comics roundup.

Tangognat on vol. 1 of Alice in the Country of Hearts (Tangognat)
Dave Ferraro on All My Darling Daughters (Comics-and-More)
Erica Friedman on Aoi Hana Official Book (Okazu)
Tangognat on vol. 2 of Karakuri Odette (Tangognat)
Snow Wildsmith on vols. 1-4 of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl (Fujoshi Librarian)
Michelle Smith on Live for Love (Soliloquy in Blue)
Snow Wildsmith on Love Skit (Fujoshi Librarian)
Jen Dunbar on Mr. Flower Bride (A word is a unit of language)
Erica Friedman on Otome Senshi Lovely 5 (Okazu)
Shannon Fay on vol. 7 of Sand Chronicles (Kuriousity)
Tangognat on vol. 1 of St. Dragon Girl (Tangognat)
Andre on Toxic Planet (Kuriousity)

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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