August 25, 2013 Johanna Other Publishers Leave a comment

Cartozia Tales #1

Cartozia is a wonderful concept. It’s a fantasy place, with two main parallel islands and several hangers-on. There’s a map, and that allows a variety of comic creators to explore the world through a variety of stories, which assemble into this ongoing shared-world anthology dedicated to fantasy for all ages. It’s edited by Isaac Cates, and regular contributors (in addition to him) are Mike Wenthe, Jen Vaughn, Lucy Bellwood, Shawn Cheng, Sarah Becan, Tom Motley, and Lupi McGinty. (Becan and […]

August 25, 2013 Johanna Yen Press Manga Reviews 4 comments

Judge Volume 1

The author of Doubt, Yoshiki Tonogai, returns with another series about kids wearing animal heads trapped in a warehouse where they’re killed off one by one. However, Judge has more to recommend it than Doubt. (Although don’t get me wrong, that was quite the adrenaline ride, even if the end made little sense.) As you can see from the cover, there are different animals this time around. They’re themed, to match the seven deadly sins: the pig is gluttony, the […]

August 24, 2013 Johanna Manga News 5 comments

Recent Josei Manga Titles: Updating the Timeline

Inspired by Kodansha Comics, I thought this would be a good time to update my timeline of josei manga available in English. In the two years since that post, Vertical has been the primary company carrying the flag of manga for adult women. They reprinted Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa in three omnibus volumes from 2012-2013, as well as putting out two stand-alone singles: In summer 2012, Sakuran: Blossoms Wild by Moyoco Anno (author of Happy Mania) In summer 2013, […]

August 24, 2013 Johanna Movie Reviews One comment

The World’s End

I don’t want to say too much about The World’s End, the movie opening this weekend starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and directed by Edgar Wright, other than that it’s worth seeing. I went to see it last night knowing very little about it, and that made the experience much more fun and surprising. Usually, by the time I see a film, I’ve already heard about all the major events. The lesson here: if you know you want to […]

Man of Steel Limited Collector's Edition

August 23, 2013 Johanna Comic Book Films 2 comments

Man of Steel Comes to DVD in Various Packaging in November

Warner has announced the release date of Man of Steel, this summer’s Superman movie, on home video as November 12. You have your options for purchase: Blu-ray 3-D combo pack (list price $44.95), Blu-ray combo pack ($35.99), two-disc DVD special edition ($28.98), a Limited Collector’s Edition ($59.99), or (if you just want to see the movie), digital download (in either HD or standard definition) from such vendors as iTunes, Xbox, PlayStation, Amazon, and Vudu. All of the physical disc versions […]

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (Director's Cut)

August 23, 2013 Johanna Movie News One comment

Adèle Blanc-Sec Movie Getting Director’s Cut Release

Urgh. I am ambivalent about the latest news from Shout! Factory about The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec. On October 1, they will be releasing a two-disc director’s cut Blu-ray edition. On the positive side, I guess this means the U.S. release did well enough to justify a follow-up. On the negative, I really hate it when movie companies double-dip — and with only two months’ separation between the releases, that’s pretty egregious. As with the previous release, the package […]

August 23, 2013 Johanna Movie News Leave a comment

Interview With Jacques Tardi About the Adele Blanc-Sec Movie

The promotion team for The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec provided this interview with Jacques Tardi, the original comic creator. I’m reprinting it here because I admire Mr. Tardi’s attitude toward a movie adaptation of his graphic novel series and his inspiration for the lead character. Where did you get the idea for the character of Adèle-Blanc-Sec? The Casterman comic book publishing house saw my early work and commissioned me to make a series. I needed a main character to […]

August 23, 2013 Johanna Comic News 2 comments

Jill Thompson’s Scary Godmother to Get Doll, New Comics If Kickstarter Funds

Jill Thompson has launched a Kickstarter to sell fashion doll replicas of her Scary Godmother character. Isn’t she cute? If this succeeds, Thompson hopes it will be only the first product available, with more to come. I love this description line: “[The Scary Godmother doll] stacks up much taller and curvier than your other fashion dolls that are out there. Have a sandwich, other dolls!” Although the doll appears to be high-quality (with changeable clothes, a pumpkin purse, and her […]

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