Comments on: Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary – 2/19/09 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:03:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Friday news and reviews · Manga News http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706758 Friday news and reviews · Manga News Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:28:54 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706758 [...] comiXology, Tucker Stone gives Slam Dunk the Tucker Stone treatment. Danielle Leigh is intrigued by vol. 1 of Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei at Comics Should Be Good. Jennifer Tanko enthuses about CLAMP’s Wish for the Towson [...] [...] comiXology, Tucker Stone gives Slam Dunk the Tucker Stone treatment. Danielle Leigh is intrigued by vol. 1 of Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei at Comics Should Be Good. Jennifer Tanko enthuses about CLAMP’s Wish for the Towson [...]

]]> By: James Moar http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706628 James Moar Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:45:45 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706628 I've been reading the later volumes in Japanese (well, 'reading' is a bit of an overstatement with my skills), and it's very good at keeping up its dense quality and coming up with a steady stream of topics for Itoshiki to be in despair about. The art gets even stronger by going a bit more minimalist, and as for the girls having the same face, later introductions don't, and the ones who look similar now get slightly differentiated later on. Now I just need to buy the English version, so long as UK exchange rates don't leave me in despair. I’ve been reading the later volumes in Japanese (well, ‘reading’ is a bit of an overstatement with my skills), and it’s very good at keeping up its dense quality and coming up with a steady stream of topics for Itoshiki to be in despair about. The art gets even stronger by going a bit more minimalist, and as for the girls having the same face, later introductions don’t, and the ones who look similar now get slightly differentiated later on.

Now I just need to buy the English version, so long as UK exchange rates don’t leave me in despair.

]]> By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Friday news and reviews http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706564 MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Friday news and reviews Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:36:48 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706564 [...] comiXology, Tucker Stone gives Slam Dunk the Tucker Stone treatment. Danielle Leigh is intrigued by vol. 1 of Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei at Comics Should Be Good. Jennifer Tanko enthuses about CLAMP’s Wish for the Towson [...] [...] comiXology, Tucker Stone gives Slam Dunk the Tucker Stone treatment. Danielle Leigh is intrigued by vol. 1 of Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei at Comics Should Be Good. Jennifer Tanko enthuses about CLAMP’s Wish for the Towson [...]

]]> By: Danielle Leigh http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706494 Danielle Leigh Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:13:23 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706494 thanks, Michelle! I hope you like it...I think Dale at Japanator liked it even more than me but I definitely recommend skipping the cultural notes the first time around. They slowed me down and made it reading experience feel too much like work when it really should be fun. thanks, Michelle! I hope you like it…I think Dale at Japanator liked it even more than me but I definitely recommend skipping the cultural notes the first time around. They slowed me down and made it reading experience feel too much like work when it really should be fun.

]]> By: Michelle Smith http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706492 Michelle Smith Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:22:03 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706492 Hee, great review! Here's my favorite line: "She saves his ass from death by hanging." :) You've also convinced me I need to check it out when I was considering giving it a pass. Hee, great review! Here’s my favorite line: “She saves his ass from death by hanging.” :)

You’ve also convinced me I need to check it out when I was considering giving it a pass.

]]> By: Melinda Beasi http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706490 Melinda Beasi Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:01:15 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706490 I agonize way too much! :D I agonize way too much! :D

]]> By: Danielle Leigh http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706483 Danielle Leigh Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:40:15 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706483 oh, I certainly agree multiple reviews aren't redundant, but like you sometimes I feel intimated if I've read a really polished review of something and I just want to say, "hi! I liked this readers!" But I don't want to agonize over reviews too much in the long run, otherwise I'd never write one at all! oh, I certainly agree multiple reviews aren’t redundant, but like you sometimes I feel intimated if I’ve read a really polished review of something and I just want to say, “hi! I liked this readers!” But I don’t want to agonize over reviews too much in the long run, otherwise I’d never write one at all!

]]> By: there it is, plain as daylight. » Idle thoughts in no particular order http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706481 there it is, plain as daylight. » Idle thoughts in no particular order Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:38:39 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706481 [...] of blog commenting, I drove by Danielle Leigh’s reading diary today, but didn’t actually read it, because she has a review there for the first volume of [...] [...] of blog commenting, I drove by Danielle Leigh’s reading diary today, but didn’t actually read it, because she has a review there for the first volume of [...]

]]> By: Melinda Beasi http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706476 Melinda Beasi Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:54:06 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706476 Er. "deciding." Argh, typos in comments suck. Er. “deciding.” Argh, typos in comments suck.

]]> By: Melinda Beasi http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706475 Melinda Beasi Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:53:27 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706475 Danielle, I don't think there's anything redundant about multiple reviews, actually! I think it's incredibly valuable to have a variety of sources to look at when decided whether or not to buy something, or even just to facilitate discussion. The only reason I don't read reviews of things I'm going to be reviewing (until after I'm done) is that I find that I get easily intimated by someone else's great review, and kind of lose my own voice. That happened for me with Brigid Alverson's amazing review of Song of the Hanging Sky (which you'll notice I've not yet successfully reviewed), and I've been wary of it ever since. Danielle, I don’t think there’s anything redundant about multiple reviews, actually! I think it’s incredibly valuable to have a variety of sources to look at when decided whether or not to buy something, or even just to facilitate discussion. The only reason I don’t read reviews of things I’m going to be reviewing (until after I’m done) is that I find that I get easily intimated by someone else’s great review, and kind of lose my own voice. That happened for me with Brigid Alverson’s amazing review of Song of the Hanging Sky (which you’ll notice I’ve not yet successfully reviewed), and I’ve been wary of it ever since.

]]> By: Danielle Leigh http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706465 Danielle Leigh Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:59:10 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706465 heh. Thanks for letting me know about that Melinda....I skimmed Japanator's review this morning but decided what the hell, to throw my hat into the ring anyway. There are so many good folks doing reviews these days sometimes I feel redundant but I think different perspectives can be helpful in the long run. I might like x about a title, while you dislike y and this way readers will have a lot of information to help them make purchasing decisions. heh. Thanks for letting me know about that Melinda….I skimmed Japanator’s review this morning but decided what the hell, to throw my hat into the ring anyway.

There are so many good folks doing reviews these days sometimes I feel redundant but I think different perspectives can be helpful in the long run. I might like x about a title, while you dislike y and this way readers will have a lot of information to help them make purchasing decisions.

]]> By: Melinda Beasi http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706462 Melinda Beasi Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:43:48 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706462 I can't read this yet, because I'm reviewing it for MR, and I like to start with a clean slate, but I just wanted to say how much I've been looking forward to this release! :D I can’t read this yet, because I’m reviewing it for MR, and I like to start with a clean slate, but I just wanted to say how much I’ve been looking forward to this release! :D

]]> By: Andrew Collins http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/19/danielle-leighs-reading-diary-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-706460 Andrew Collins Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:41:44 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=22282#comment-706460 Thanks for the review, Danielle. I had been curious about this series since first reading about it. Looks like it might be worth picking up. Thanks for the review, Danielle. I had been curious about this series since first reading about it. Looks like it might be worth picking up.

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