Comic Reviews
What I bought - 18 November 2009
- by Greg Burgas
- Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 3:30 PM EST
Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice
And could of men distinguish her election,
Sh' hath seal'd thee for herself, for thou hast been
As one in suff'ring all that suffers nothing,
A man that Fortune's buffets and rewards
Hast ta'en with equal thanks; and blest are those
Whose blood and judgment are so well co-meddled,
That they are not [...]
Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Two November Releases
- by Danielle Leigh
- Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 6:36 AM EST
Today I look at 2 very different manga titles released in November -- Crimson Shell (one-shot by Jun Mochizuki) and Jormungand vol 1 (by Keitaro Takahashi).
What I bought - 11 November 2009
- by Greg Burgas
- Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 4:25 PM EST
"I love my dead gay son!"
The Anchor #2 ("Five Furies Part Two: Bark and Hide, Bone and Root") by Phil Hester (writer), Brian Churilla (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist), and Johnny Lowe (letterer). $3.99, 22 pgs, FC, Boom! Studios.
Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Moyasimon vol 1
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 7:23 PM EST
Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, by Masayuki Ishikawa, is one of the rare examples in manga of an outlandishly original concept -- boy can see germs with the naked eye -- which is actually executed quite smartly.
Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Brilliant Blue 2
- by Danielle Leigh
- Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 8:33 PM EST
Today I look at the concluding volume of Saemi Yorita's Brilliant Blue, which cements this title's status as a charming, thoughtful yaoi series.
What I bought - 4 November 2009
- by Greg Burgas
- Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 10:03 PM EST
You know, your menstruating heart just isn't bleeding enough for two.
Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Hero Tales vol 1
- by Danielle Leigh
- Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 5:30 PM EST
Hero Tales may be of special interest to North American manga readers -- it is drawn by Hiromu Arakawa (of Full Metal Alchemist fame) and written by Huang Jin Zhou (who is perhaps not an actual person but a "unit comprised of Hiromu Arakawa, Genco and Studio Flag" according to bakaupdates.com...whatever that means). However, the [...]
Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Beast Master vol 1
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 4:14 PM EST
Beast Master, by Kyousuke Motomi, is one of the few contemporary shojo manga titles I know of that was created by a male artist. How does it stack up as a shojo work?
Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Boys Love
- by Danielle Leigh
- Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 2:34 PM EST
Kaim Tachibana returns to the basics of the yaoi genre in the appropriately entitled Boys Love. While she doesn't subvert a number of traditional yaoi tropes, she does depict a relationship not bound by some of the usual "rules" of yaoi.
What I bought - 28 October 2009
- by Greg Burgas
- Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 2:10 PM EST
You can just forward my mail to me in Hell, okay?
Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Halloween Extravangza!
- by Danielle Leigh
- Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 3:37 PM EST
I discuss three manga volumes with appropriately spooky themes -- you've got your ultimate undead!fighter!, your fanservice-y vampires, and your bishonen zombies (a very *special* kind of undead). So there's a little something for everyone!
What I bought - 21 October 2009
- by Greg Burgas
- Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 9:36 PM EST
Man, was I sick last week.
Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- What a Wonderful World vol 1 and 2
- by Danielle Leigh
- Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 11:05 AM EST
Today I examine Inio Asano's (also the creator of solanin, which was reviewed for this site by the very talented Melinda Beasi here) short story collections, What a Wonderful World. Just released last week by Viz, these works are required reading for those of us who are avidly following the maturing manga market in the [...]
Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Nightschool vol 2
- by Danielle Leigh
- Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 3:22 PM EST
I continue covering Halloween-y books in my own little unofficial countdown to the best holiday of all. Today I take a quick look at the second volume Svetlana Chmakova's Nightschool.
Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Vampire Knight vol 8
- by Danielle Leigh
- Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 2:55 PM EST
The eighth volume of Matsuri Hino's Vampire Knight offers one of those rare moments in shojo / shonen manga, where the original playbook is thrown out entirely, and the title as a whole is entirely the better for it.
