Category Archives: Mangablog

PR: Ultimo is just around the corner

Stan Lee was already a grownup when I was a kid, and I remember how strongly his personality came out in the editors’ notes in the superhero comics I used to read, back in those simpler times. So even for … Continue reading

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The importance of being edited

Melinda Beasi presents all the latest manhwa news and reviews in her Manhwa Monday post at Manga Bookshelf. Kate Dacey and David Welsh look at this week’s new releases, and the Comics Village team picks the best of last week’s … Continue reading

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Alcoholics, listaholics, xxxHoLiC

I spent a portion of the weekend at the American Library Association Midwinter meeting, and you can read my impressions of the exhibit floor at Good Comics for Kids. And at Robot 6, we all chat about what we are … Continue reading

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Meta: Comics criticism and a confession

Jason Thompson and I can write better comics criticism drunk than any of these guys can do sober. We filmed ourselves doing it once, but we never aired it because of all the swears. —Shaenon Garrity At The Hooded Utilitarian, … Continue reading

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Jason Thompson, Mike Gombos, and Dan Hipp walk into a blog post…

Lori Henderson lists this week’s all-ages comics and manga at Good Comics for Kids. Deb Aoki talks to Jason Thompson and Victor Hao, the creators of King of RPGs, at About.com. And you can see some sample pages here. Comic … Continue reading

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New Tezuka, the problem with weeklies, and Hokusai manga

Lissa Pattillo figured out Vertical’s newest license: It’s Osamu Tezuka’s Ayako. Gottsu-Iiyan argues that easing the weekly schedule for manga serials would be better for manga creators—and ultimately for manga as well. Curtis Hoffmann takes a look at Hokusai Manga, … Continue reading

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