Comments on: Manga Before Flowers — Manga Picks of the Week http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/08/manga-before-flowers-manga-picks-of-the-week/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:19:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jun http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/08/manga-before-flowers-manga-picks-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-678328 jun Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:29:37 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=18273#comment-678328 *nodnods* And they feel kind of... calmer. Maybe that ties in with the more intelligent part. :) *nodnods* And they feel kind of… calmer. Maybe that ties in with the more intelligent part. :)

]]> By: Danielle Leigh http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/08/manga-before-flowers-manga-picks-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-678323 Danielle Leigh Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:05:28 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=18273#comment-678323 hi Jun! I completely adore that "old school" vibe you talk about, probably because those comics always seem so much more intelligent than a lot of manga i come across (perhaps because it feels as though the creator isn't talking *down* to the reader, or perhaps because shojo has gotten a little dumbed down the past few years.) hi Jun! I completely adore that “old school” vibe you talk about, probably because those comics always seem so much more intelligent than a lot of manga i come across (perhaps because it feels as though the creator isn’t talking *down* to the reader, or perhaps because shojo has gotten a little dumbed down the past few years.)

]]> By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Monday news and reviews http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/08/manga-before-flowers-manga-picks-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-678321 MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Monday news and reviews Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:20:55 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=18273#comment-678321 [...] Leigh takes a look at four series at Manga Over Flowers, and there’s something for everyone: Reborn!, Do Whatever You Want, Suppli, and Mushishi. Someone blogging as Malcontent Content really enjoys Mitsukazu Mihara’s The Embalmer, which I [...] [...] Leigh takes a look at four series at Manga Over Flowers, and there’s something for everyone: Reborn!, Do Whatever You Want, Suppli, and Mushishi. Someone blogging as Malcontent Content really enjoys Mitsukazu Mihara’s The Embalmer, which I [...]

]]> By: jun http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/08/manga-before-flowers-manga-picks-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-678276 jun Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:08:32 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=18273#comment-678276 Thanks muchly for the rec on <i>Do Whatever You Want</i>. Netcomics certainly has some very interesting series (many with a kind of old-school feel that I like), but I hadn't paid attention to that one previously. Thanks muchly for the rec on Do Whatever You Want. Netcomics certainly has some very interesting series (many with a kind of old-school feel that I like), but I hadn’t paid attention to that one previously.

]]> By: The Dane http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/08/manga-before-flowers-manga-picks-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-678032 The Dane Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:23:48 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=18273#comment-678032 Yeah, I think mostly I shy away from shrink-wrapped material for two reasons: 1) I can't browse the book to see if its at all something I'd enjoy; 2) I can't browse the book to see if it's so quote-unquote mature that I'd rather not own it (I have high school age kids coming over to our house every week and I'd rather not have to deal with parental backlash for having anything remotely hentai-y on a shelf they could get to). Of course, I'd rather stay away from Checkout Line Perv status if it can be avoided too. I did buy a couple volumes of <i>Negima</i> while they were still being shrink-wrapped, but I already new the material was "safe"—for the most part. The funny thing is that some stuff gets wrapped and some doesn't. I browsed through a volume of <i>Ai Yori Aoshi</i>—since my wife and I found the love story parts of the anime to be rather endearing—and was blown away by how much more explicit the art was in comparison to <i>Negima</i>, which was shrink-wrapped. For that matter <i>Blankets</i> and any number of non-digest-sized mature comics don't get the shrink wrapping. I'm not sure what the lesson is there but I'm sure I learned it. Yeah, I think mostly I shy away from shrink-wrapped material for two reasons: 1) I can’t browse the book to see if its at all something I’d enjoy; 2) I can’t browse the book to see if it’s so quote-unquote mature that I’d rather not own it (I have high school age kids coming over to our house every week and I’d rather not have to deal with parental backlash for having anything remotely hentai-y on a shelf they could get to).

Of course, I’d rather stay away from Checkout Line Perv status if it can be avoided too. I did buy a couple volumes of Negima while they were still being shrink-wrapped, but I already new the material was “safe”—for the most part. The funny thing is that some stuff gets wrapped and some doesn’t. I browsed through a volume of Ai Yori Aoshi—since my wife and I found the love story parts of the anime to be rather endearing—and was blown away by how much more explicit the art was in comparison to Negima, which was shrink-wrapped. For that matter Blankets and any number of non-digest-sized mature comics don’t get the shrink wrapping. I’m not sure what the lesson is there but I’m sure I learned it.

]]> By: Danielle Leigh http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/08/manga-before-flowers-manga-picks-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-678024 Danielle Leigh Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:02:43 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=18273#comment-678024 Yeah, I work in a comic book store and right now DC and Marvel tend to shrink wrap all their hard-covers so shrink-wrap is becoming less and less a test of how "mature" a title might be (although right now only mature rated manga tend to get the shrink wrap in the U.S.) Yeah, I work in a comic book store and right now DC and Marvel tend to shrink wrap all their hard-covers so shrink-wrap is becoming less and less a test of how “mature” a title might be (although right now only mature rated manga tend to get the shrink wrap in the U.S.)

]]> By: Andrew Collins http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/08/manga-before-flowers-manga-picks-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-678021 Andrew Collins Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:51:41 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=18273#comment-678021 Shrinkwrapping doesn't bother me either. I used to work in a bookstore and all sorts of non-"adult" books get shrinkwrapped too, so that's not necessarily indicative of its content. The only time I felt slightly embarrased was when I bought a volume of TOKYOPOP's original release of Sorcerer Hunters that had a picture of the two sisters in S&M gear on the cover. The clerk didn't say anything to me but gave the cover a long, hard look before just rolling their eyes... :D Shrinkwrapping doesn’t bother me either. I used to work in a bookstore and all sorts of non-”adult” books get shrinkwrapped too, so that’s not necessarily indicative of its content.

The only time I felt slightly embarrased was when I bought a volume of TOKYOPOP’s original release of Sorcerer Hunters that had a picture of the two sisters in S&M gear on the cover. The clerk didn’t say anything to me but gave the cover a long, hard look before just rolling their eyes… :D

]]> By: Danielle Leigh http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/08/manga-before-flowers-manga-picks-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-678013 Danielle Leigh Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:44:16 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=18273#comment-678013 hi Dane! As someone who buys yaoi in the bookstore (that's the one with male/male relationships, usually marked by covers of two men embracing) I've gotten used to looking like a perv. I haven't embraced it yet, but one of these days I might just have to.... By the way, Suppli isn't even all that graphic, to be honest, and probably doesn't even deserve shrink-wrap...particularly if has kept readers from trying it out, like you! hi Dane! As someone who buys yaoi in the bookstore (that’s the one with male/male relationships, usually marked by covers of two men embracing) I’ve gotten used to looking like a perv. I haven’t embraced it yet, but one of these days I might just have to….

By the way, Suppli isn’t even all that graphic, to be honest, and probably doesn’t even deserve shrink-wrap…particularly if has kept readers from trying it out, like you!

]]> By: The Dane http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/08/08/manga-before-flowers-manga-picks-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-678007 The Dane Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:11:44 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=18273#comment-678007 We saw Suppli in the bookstore and was impressed with the cover art but the shink-wrapping was a bit of a turn-off. (Who wants to take a covered book up to checkout and look like comic pervs?) Glad to hear it's a good series—maybe we'll go ahead and try it out. We saw Suppli in the bookstore and was impressed with the cover art but the shink-wrapping was a bit of a turn-off. (Who wants to take a covered book up to checkout and look like comic pervs?) Glad to hear it’s a good series—maybe we’ll go ahead and try it out.

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