Monthly Archives: March 2010

Review: Deadman Wonderland, vol. 1

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Deadman Wonderland, vol. 1 By Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou Rated OT, for Older Teens Tokyopop, $10.99 This tale of an innocent young man trapped in a prison that doubles as an amusement park isn’t exactly blazing a new literary … Continue reading →

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Our secret is out!

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Looks like Tokyopop is back in the game, according to All About Manga; they are planning a summer tour and looking for interns. Yen Press director Kurt Hassler is the guest on the latest ANNCast podcast. At 4thletter!, David Brothers … Continue reading →

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Five years and counting

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Five years ago today, I put up my first post on MangaBlog. I had only a hazy idea of what I was going to write about, and how I was going to do it. Everything I know today, I learned … Continue reading →

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New comics day

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Kate Dacey, David Welsh, Brad Rice, and Gia Manry look at this week’s new manga. After showing similarities between the work of Frank Miller and Yukito Kishoro (Battle Angel Alita), Gottsu-Iiyan talks a bit more about the double standard and … Continue reading →

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Christopher Handley's attorney speaks…

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

… over at TCJ. He answers a lot of questions about what happened, why Handley was wrong to think his comics were legal, the problems with current obscenity law, and why Handley chose to plead guilty. This is a must-read … Continue reading →

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One of these things is just like the other

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

In the wake of the Affaire Nick Simmons, Gottsu-Iiyan posts some suspiciously similar pages from Frank Miller’s Elektra Lives Again and Yukito Kishiro’s Battle Angel Alita—but this time, it’s Kishiro who is doing the borrowing. Meanwhile, Simmons has made a … Continue reading →

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