Category Archives: Mangablog

Books for Mushishi fans, the One Piece surge, and translating humor

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Ed Sizemore rounds up the latest additions to the Manga Moveable Feast at Comics Worth Reading, while David Welsh suggests some alternatives that fans of Mushishi might enjoy. At the librarian site EarlyWord, Robin Brenner explains why there were five … Continue reading →

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PR: The Saturn Apartments

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

The print edition of The Saturn Apartments is on the way from Viz, due in stores on May 8. This is one of the stories that has been appearing regularly at SigIKKI.com, and you can check it out online, at … Continue reading →

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New releases and last straws

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Kate Dacey, Gia Manry, Brad Rice, and David Welsh pick out the most likely titles from this week’s new releases. Tim Maughan contributes the latest entry to the Manga Moveable Feast with his review of vols. 1 and 2 of … Continue reading →

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Yen Plus poll, Mushishi, and renaming manga

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

Deb Aoki polls her readers: How much would you pay to read Yen Plus online? The Manga Moveable Feast continues: Sean Gaffney and Rob McMonigal review this month’s book, Mushishi, and Tangognat and Jason Yadao link to some older posts. … Continue reading →

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New MMF, Ai Yazawa out of hospital, Erica goes to Garo

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

First of all, an announcement: If you are using a free LJ, I am probably going to stop linking to you, because the interstitial ads that LiveJournal puts in frequently crash my browser (I use Safari). It’s nothing personal, but … Continue reading →

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Awards speculation, prying questions, and a look at Garo

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Brigid Alverson

The folks at Trouble with Comics were nice enough to ask me to contribute a guest review, and I chose vol. 1 of Bunny Drop for my topic. I was particularly honored as this site usually doesn’t cover manga. Viz … Continue reading →

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