Say I Love You Volume 3

Former loner Mei is still getting used to her new relationship with popular boy Yamato. The world is full of rivals who want him, though, from Aiko, former fat girl embarrassed by her stretch marks, to Megumi, teen model who wants a “prince charming” who’ll look good next to her. She ropes Yamato into modeling with her as a pretend volunteer in Say I Love You volume 3 by Kanae Hazuki. Although Mei is open with him about her feelings, […]

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Young Justice on Blu-ray

I was given a chance to check out the release of Young Justice on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive. I hadn’t gotten into the show the first few times I tried it, but I wanted to give it another shot, for two reasons. I knew it got better later, and sometimes, knowing exactly how a series played out — in this case, that there was no finale, just cancellation, after only two seasons — can set expectations more appropriately. There […]

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Spinner Rack: Superheroes — Action, Grayson, and X-Factor

Action Comics: Futures End #1 written by Sholly Fisch art by Pascal Alixe and Vicente Cifuentes DC Comics, $2.99 I normally read Sholly Fisch’s stories in the kids’ books, because I find “proper” DC too dark and grim, but I’m glad I randomly tried this stand-alone one-shot. Action Comics: Futures End #1 uses an ancient (in fandom terms) concept to show us what Superman really means to people. If the phrase “sand Superman” doesn’t mean anything to you, you aren’t […]

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Happy Marriage?! Volume 7

The punctuation in the title Happy Marriage?! is really important, because the series by Maki Enjoji does not focus on good times. Instead, every book, Chiwa and Hokuto face another challenge. Sure, by the end, they’ve usually reinforced their feelings for each other, but it’s important to remember that the premise is that these two people got married without knowing each other. (And I feel silly that I just realized that this series probably reads very different in a culture […]

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Midnight Secretary Volume 7

The Midnight Secretary series concludes with Kaya and her boss finally coming to an understanding of how their relationship will proceed. He’s been kicked out of the vampire clan for refusing to give her up. Both Kaya and the reader are misled into thinking that a very attractive woman he’s making dates with is a source of jealousy — but the plot’s more convoluted than that. Which makes this volume less satisfying than some of the others by Tomu Ohmi, […]

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Sherlock Bones Volume 6

story by Yuma Ando; art by Yuki Sato We’ve fully moved out of the school arena, a process that began in the previous volume. Here, in Sherlock Bones volume 6, Takeru is a rookie police officer completing his first case. Also working on the force with him are former classmate Miki and import showoff Kento. Kento’s convinced that the murder of the anchorman’s wife was a mugging gone wrong, but Takeru knows the truth. The anchorman did it, but how […]

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Lumberjanes Badges to Continue, Now Available for Pre-Order

The Lumberjanes badges Boom! took to the San Diego Comic-Con were so popular that they’ve turned them into a continuing category of merchandise on their site. Each iron-on patch, as designed by Kate Leth, can now be pre-ordered for delivery in October at a cost of $5.99 each (which includes shipping). And as new badges appear in the comic, they’ll be available for purchase as well, so you can follow along with your favorite girl scouts. (The exception is the […]

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TCM Launches Pre-Code Focus Today

I’m a huge fan of Pre-Code movies, those films put out from 1930-1934, before Hollywood became subject to the Hays Code to maintain morality in its films. These early films tackled difficult subjects for a radically changing culture — the Depression was in effect, people were still arguing about what movies “should” be, sound films were relatively new, and morality, particularly as demonstrated by moviemakers both off- and on-screen, was a matter of much debate. Or, alternately, they showed more […]

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