Category Archives: Mangablog

Back to the future

Looking for a good read for the kids in your life? Lori Henderson has posted a list of all her all-ages comics and manga picks for the past year at Good Comics for Kids. Deb Aoki checks in with some … Continue reading

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Lettering, inking, and screentones

J.L. Bell winces at the lettering in the Twilight graphic novel and explains why it matters. Erica Friedman rounds up the latest Yuri Network News. Melinda Beasi notes the end of Infinity and some worthwhile reviews in today’s Manhwa Monday … Continue reading

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Friendship and snobbery

Lori Henderson rounds up this week’s all-ages comics and manga at Good Comics for Kids. After Twittering with fellow bloggers David Welsh and Sean Gaffney about female friendship in shoujo manga, Joy Kim posts a list of manga that feature … Continue reading

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Gravett's picks, Twilight musings, and the monkey king

Can you handle one more best manga of 2009 post? This one is from manga expert (and banned author!) Paul Gravett, so you know it’s good. Melinda Beasi ponders the larger significance of the Twilight graphic novel at There it … Continue reading

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Fred Schodt, e-manga, and a movable feast

At PWCW, Kai-Ming Cha talks to author and translator Fred Schodt. There’s lots of interesting commentary here, including Schodt’s take on unflipped manga: It preserves the idea of original manga but disturbs the flow of the reading. Because it is … Continue reading

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Possible Handley deal, manga giveaways, and more

Christopher Handley may be heading for a plea bargain after pleading guilty to possession of obscene materials (manga) last year. Kate Dacey checks out this week’s new manga at The Manga Critic. Lissa Pattillo rounds up the latest contests and … Continue reading

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