Monthly Archives: June 2010

Big news roundup

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Hey, everyone! Sorry about my untimely absence—I have been off in Washington, DC, at the American Library Association annual meeting, where I participated in panels on The Best Manga You’re Not Reading and Good Comics for Kids, interviewed Raina Telgemeier … Continue reading →

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Guest Review: Hissing, vols. 1-6

Posted on June 26, 2010 by MJ

Hissing, vols. 1-6 By Kang EunYoung Rated T, for Teens Yen Press $10.99 Review by Melinda Beasi. High school freshman Da-Eh is an aspiring manhwa artist who carefully ignores constant cries for attention from her doting younger brother. Fellow freshman … Continue reading →

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Media Blasters: Missing in action?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Manga Moveable Feast update: Michelle Smith and Melinda Beasi devote this edition of Off the Shelf, their discussion column, to the Color of Earth trilogy. At The Manga Curmudgeon, David Welsh objects to the portrayal of sexuality in the story. … Continue reading →

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Hidden in plain sight

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

The Hooded Utilitarian is sponsoring a roundtable on marketing manga to adults this week, titled Komikusu (Japanese for “comics); Noah Berlatsky posted a brief introduction yesterday, and Erica Friedman refined the argument she made earlier at Okazu about a sustainable … Continue reading →

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MMF launches, the girls of shonen, and the scanner of the future

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

The June Manhwa Moveable Feast has begun, and Melinda Beasi starts us off with an introduction to the Color trilogy (The Color of Earth, The Color of Water, The Color of Heaven), which is the topic of this month’s MMF, … Continue reading →

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Monday morning roundup

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

The latest entry in Jason Thompson’s House of 1000 Manga series is Monster Collection, a game-based manga that does more than just put its characters through their paces. Scanlation updates: At du9, Xavier Guilbert takes issue with the standard narrative … Continue reading →

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