Category Archives: Mangablog

Manga sings the blues—and goes to the Eisners

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Brigid Alverson

Over at MTV Geek, I celebrated the 100th birthday of bluesman Robert Johnson with a look at Me and the Devil Blues, and I also checked out the seven manga that have been nominated for Eisner Awards. David Welsh also … Continue reading →

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New manga, and a look at Chikyu Misaki

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Brigid Alverson

Sean Gaffney takes an advance look at next week’s new manga. Jason Thompson talks about one of my favorite manga of all time, Chikyu Misaki, in his latest House of 1000 Manga column. And speaking of Jason Thompson, the second … Continue reading →

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Tyrant comes to an end; Go! Comi remembered

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Brigid Alverson

Lori Henderson has the list of the past week’s all-ages comics and manga at Good Comics for Kids, and the Manga Village crew looks at all the past week’s new manga. Erica Friedman updates us on the world of yuri … Continue reading →

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Otaku, scammers, and chivalrous robbers

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Brigid Alverson

Over at MTV Geek, I summed up some recent developments in digital manga, took a look at the work of Natsume Ono, and checked out Kodansha USA’s debut lineup, which includes lots of Del Rey favorites. And be warned: Go! … Continue reading →

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Censorship, disasters, and the glorious Manga Revolution

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Brigid Alverson

Despite the removal of some titles, Animate U.S.A. continues to be bullish on the Kindle Store; they announced four new titles this week, including the first volume of Selfish Love, which was originally published by Central Park Media. Animate said … Continue reading →

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Faded BLU

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Brigid Alverson

Bad news for BLU manga fans: Digital was supposed to keep the Tokyopop yaoi books available on their eManga site until May 20, but they were told last week that the titles had to be pulled down within 24 hours … Continue reading →

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