Yearly Archives: 2010

News and commentary

Melinda Beasi brings us up to date on the manhwa scene in her latest Manhwa Monday post at Manga Bookshelf. Lori Henderson has the week’s manga news at Manga Xanadu. And Erica Friedman brings another edition of Yuri Network News … Continue reading

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Back from the midwest…

I’m back from C2E2 and almost recovered. It was a great con, but there was almost no manga there. I’m saying “almost” because Del Rey’s Ali T. Kokmen was there, and we chatted a bit, but there were no panels … Continue reading

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Guest Review: You’re So Cool, vols. 1-6

You’re So Cool, vols. 1-6 By YoungHee Lee Rated T, for Teens Yen Press $10.99 Review by Melinda Beasi Tomboyish Nan-Woo is the class klutz. Impulsive, accident-prone, and chronically late, she provides a daily dose of schadenfreude for her eager … Continue reading

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PR: Viz launches Bakuman

This looks appealing: Death Note creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata have teamed up on another manga, this one about a young man who yearns to be a professional manga artist. Watch for previews in the May issue of Shonen … Continue reading

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Going west

I will be away from the internet for a day or so as I’m heading out to Chicago for C2E2; being a lover of adventure, and a hater of airplanes, I’m taking the train, and stopping over in my home … Continue reading

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Where is Kodansha?

Kate Dacey checks out this week’s new releases at The Manga Critic. Melinda Beasi rounds up the Korean comics scene in her latest Manhwa Monday post. Twilight was the best-selling manga in comics stores last month, according to Diamond’s sales … Continue reading

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