Category Archives: Mangablog

Clueless in Riverdale

Back when I was a kid, Archie would go all educational every once in a while with a story that was full of facts; I remember one in particular about sugar that must have been paid for by the Sugar … Continue reading

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Run like the wind

Seven Seas has posted an interview with Bill Straus, the writer of the upcoming manga Freerunners. It’s basically a PR piece but that doesn’t mean it can’t be interesting. Freerunning, we are told, “focuses more on artistic movement rather than … Continue reading

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Pink Diary

The French manga Pink Diary has come up in the comments and it sounds kind of interesting, so I’m linking to this review (in French) so you can see the cover and sample page. The manga/not-manga debate is raging over … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning

Lone Wolf and Cub creator Kazuo Koike will be appearing at San Diego Comic Con. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin profiles Tomoko Taniguchi, the manga-ka who mixes sweet romance and heavy metal manga like “Aquarium” and “Together Forever.” Telophase wants to do … Continue reading

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New comics for June 7

From ComicList, here’s what mangaphiles can expect to find in comics stores this week. ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS Sabrina Vol 2 #76, $2.25 DARK HORSE COMICS Cannon God Exaxxion Stage 5 Vol 5, $15.95 Oh My Goddess Vol 23, $10.95 DC/CMX … Continue reading

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Viz takes ten

Here’s the Bookscan top ten graphic novels for the week ending May 28. Notice anything? 1. NARUTO, Volume 10 2. RUROUNI KENSHIN, Volume 27 3. NARUTO, Volume 9 4. BLEACH, Volume 13 5. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, Volume 7 6. NARUTO, Volume … Continue reading

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