Category Archives: Mangablog

In a case that turns on the question of whether possession of sexually explicit drawings of minors should be illegal, a U.S. appeals court has declined to hear the appeal of Dwight Whorley, who was convicted of possession of child … Continue reading →

Ultimo, by Stan Lee (creator of Spider-Man) and Hiroyuki Takei (creator of Shaman King) will begin its American run in the July issue of Shonen Jump. Kate Dacey takes a look at this week’s new releases at The Manga Critic. … Continue reading →

David Welsh devotes this week’s Flipped column to a look at the Eisner nominees, and he also takes a look at this week’s new releases. Red Z. Baylon looks over the week’s choices at Japanator as well. At Anime Vice, … Continue reading →

Here’s your standout story of the day: At Sleep Is For the Weak, Bad Jew takes a look at one of the more obscure corners of the comics world: North Korea, where the comics are blatant propaganda but interesting nonetheless. … Continue reading →

This is a novel, not manga, but it’s a Japanese novel from Vertical so it’s probably of interest to a lot of you out there. It came out this week, just in time for summer vacation. Read on for all … Continue reading →

Del Rey announced two new series today, and though the press release doesn’t really spell it out, one of the series has migrated over from Tokyopop: Samurai Deeper Kyo, which is up to volume 34 already. Del Rey will publish … Continue reading →