December 21, 2012 Johanna Comic News One comment

Support the Big Feminist BUT

I don’t talk about Kickstarters and similar requests for funding unless I personally am willing to support the project by donating — so here’s my latest choice: The Big Feminist BUT. It’s an anthology of comic stories edited by Shannon O’Leary and Joan Reilly “about women, men, and feminism! It’s about the state of equality between the sexes today.” The title comes from the way so many people feel they need to say “I’m not a feminist, but…” since “feminism” […]

December 20, 2012 Johanna Other Publishers 6 comments

Poorcraft: The Funnybook Fundamentals of Living Well on Less

Poorcraft is obviously a terrific guide for college students, but it’s also full of inspiring ideas for anyone facing a life change or wanting to get their finances under control. Writer Spike Trotman covers all the basics of personal spending: food, housing, entertainment, transportation, and more. Now, some of her suggestions will seem far out to some readers, but there’s so much good advice here that it’s easy just to focus on what inspires or relates to your particular situation. […]

December 20, 2012 Johanna Manga News 3 comments

My Year in Manga 2012

In past years, I’ve written a post titled “Best Manga of [Year]”. This year, I’m retitling. My manga reading has decreased, in part due to my interests swinging back a bit to graphic novels, in part due to what material has been available. This year, I’m just looking back at what I enjoyed reading this year. I’m still using similar criteria in determining “Best” for me — and looking back at last year’s post, even then, I was noting fewer […]

December 18, 2012 Johanna Other Publishers 3 comments

Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me

Ellen Forney first came to my attention with Monkey Food, her collection of comics about growing up in the wacky 70s. Marbles takes a different autobiographical turn, capturing her struggles with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and the resulting concerns over what it means for her as an artist. Like the previous book, it’s alternately touching, informative, entertaining, and at times, unbelievable. Marbles opens with a particularly revelatory, life-changing moment for Forney, as she gets the first stage of a […]

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 cover

December 17, 2012 Johanna DCU Original Animation One comment

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Date and Details Announced

The second half of the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns animated feature set has been given a release date of January 29, 2013. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 is rated PG-13 and concludes the story based on Frank Miller’s classic graphic novel. It’s available as a Blu-ray Combo Pack (with DVD and UltraViolet, list price $24.98), a DVD ($19.98 list price), on demand, or as a digital download. This part of the film will feature Batman’s battles against […]

December 17, 2012 Johanna IDW / Top Shelf 2 comments

The Comic Book History of Comics

It’s been an astounding year for non-fiction comics, with such exceptional works as Economix, Science Tales, and Dirt Candy (also drawn by Dunlavey) released — and I haven’t even mentioned memoir! Probably the most fun of any such book — as well as the most self-referential in subject matter — is The Comic Book History of Comics by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey. It’s an incredibly dense book, with packed panels and wide-ranging coverage. It begins with the credited […]

December 16, 2012 Johanna Vertical Manga Reviews One comment

Message to Adolf Volume 1

One of the most famous of Osamu Tezuka’s adult works is now back in print in an oversized hardcover with a new translation by Kumar Sivasubramanian. The story of three men named Adolf is introduced to us by a reporter, Sohei Toge, who covered the Berlin Olympics in 1936. (Message to Adolf was originally published in the 80s, which made his age more reasonable.) His brother is murdered there, and the body, taken away by officials, disappears. While investigating, Toge […]

December 16, 2012 Johanna Abrams / Amulet One comment

Economix

How Our Economy Works (And Doesn’t Work) in Words and Pictures I’m lucky. My parents gave me a basic training in personal finance growing up, so I had the kind of economic background that served me well as an adult. For example, I knew how to avoid getting in over my head on a mortgage and why it’s a good thing to pay your credit cards in full every month. Many people don’t have that knowledge, because it’s in no […]

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