Category Archives: Mangablog

Reading list

Posting may be a bit light over the next few days, as we’re taking a bit of time off to work around the house. Yesterday’s lesson learned: You can’t learn how to putty windows from an article on the internet. … Continue reading

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Furuba does it again

For the second week in a row, Fruits Basket makes it to the top 30 in the USA Today Booklist. This makes it the highest ranked manga ever, beating Naruto by five places and also by staying in the top … Continue reading

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Morning news

Wired discovers doujinshi and draws an interesting conclusion: Japan seems to understand that creativity doesn’t fall from the sky. It needs nurturing, inspiration, tools and skills; and it’s no problem if your inspiration is something cool someone else did first. … Continue reading

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Reviews, we got reviews

At the MangaCast, Jarred runs through this week’s comics. It’s going to be an expensive week for him, as there are a lot of interesting titles coming out. To help you choose wisely, here’s a sampling of recent reviews on … Continue reading

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PWCW on DramaQueen

This week’s PW Comics Week is up, and DramaQueen takes center stage. It’s a nice, solid article that describes the line, what sets it aside from other publishers, and how the principal, Tran Nguyen, got started in the biz. Although … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning

ICv2 reports that graphic novel sales were up in July, going up faster than floppies for the first time since last November. They also have the July sales charts, but David Taylor has already manga-ized the numbers at Love Manga. … Continue reading

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