Category Archives: Mangablog

ICv2 lists Diamond’s top 300 graphic novels for March, and manga makes a pretty respectable showing, accounting for one-fifth of the titles and four of the top ten sellers, which is unusual. The thing that always interests me about these … Continue reading →

I didn’t post yesterday about Amazon’s de-ranking of GLBT books (essentially removing them from all search results) because I didn’t see a direct connection to manga, but some folks have been more investigative about it than me. This post at … Continue reading →

The New York Times Graphic Book Best Seller List is out, and the usual suspects are there—Naruto, Negima, xxxHolic, Fruits Basket—plus a newcomer, vol. 1 of Negima?! neo, a Negima spinoff with obvious appeal to fans of the original. Kevin … Continue reading →

More Eisner reactions from The Hooded Utilitarian, where Noah Berlatsky says, So while the lack of manga at the Eisners isn’t a big deal for manga, I think it is maybe a big deal for the Eisners, and for the … Continue reading →

At Icarus Comics, Simon Jones is OK with manga making a small showing in the Eisners—better we should get our own awards, he says. David Welsh agrees with Simon at Precocious Curmudgeon. Lori Henderson lists this week’s all-ages comics and … Continue reading →

Here’s something pretty to get you through hump day: Sho Murase posts some advertising art on her personal blog. Isn’t it lovely? At PWCW, Kate Culkin has a nice article on The Color of Earth, the first volume of a … Continue reading →