Monthly Archives: January 2010

Review: All My Darling Daughters

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

All My Darling Daughters By Fumi Yoshinaga Rated T+, for Older Teen Viz, $12.99 The centerpiece of All My Darling Daughters is a two-part story about Sayako, a woman who decides to have an arranged marriage. We look over her … Continue reading →

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Wrapups and add-ons

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Lori Henderson picks the best all ages comics of the week and the quarter at Good Comics for Kids. Martha Cornog and Steve Raiteri include Pluto and Ooku on their list of the best graphic novels of 2009 for Library … Continue reading →

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Late report

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Hmmm…. I wrote this whole post and apparently never hit “Publish.” Must not have had enough coffee yesterday morning! Here’s the roundup, a bit late. I reported on the comics scene at ALA Midwinter in my latest Unbound column at … Continue reading →

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Great Graphic Novels for Teens—and everyone else

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

The American Library Association’s Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) released its 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list, along with a pared-down top ten yesterday. Manga Curmudgeon David Welsh breaks it down by publisher. ICv2 posts a three-part interview … Continue reading →

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PR: Twilight is coming

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

This press release went out earlier today, and one of the things that is catching everyone’s eye is the 350,000-copy first printing, which shows a certain… confidence in the book. By contrast, the first printing of volume 1 of The … Continue reading →

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PR: Ultimo is just around the corner

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Stan Lee was already a grownup when I was a kid, and I remember how strongly his personality came out in the editors’ notes in the superhero comics I used to read, back in those simpler times. So even for … Continue reading →

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