July 18, 2012 Johanna Warner Archive One comment

Forbidden Hollywood Volume 4: Jewel Robbery, Lawyer Man, Man Wanted, They Call It Sin

I’ve been looking forward to the relaunched Forbidden Hollywood line — now coming from the Warner Archive — for months now, and the actual product does not disappoint. These are 1932 movies, so they’re scratchy, at times, both visually and on the soundtrack, but oh, what fun they are! And how wonderful to watch 80-year-old movies so easily! Forbidden Hollywood Volume 4 consists of four discs, one per movie, in a single case. Each film is just over an hour […]

July 18, 2012 Johanna Action Lab One comment

Princeless: Short Stories for Warrior Women #1

Until the next full Princeless story comes out, continuing the tale of Adrienne and her battle to rescue her sisters, this two-issue limited series should fill the gap. In Princeless: Short Stories for Warrior Women #1, author Jeremy Whitley has created three short stories (well, two and a teaser) illustrated by three female artists. The comic can be ordered right now through Diamond with code JUL12 0704, but I think there’s some confusion. The catalog copy says it’s 40 pages; […]

July 16, 2012 Johanna Kodansha Manga Reviews 2 comments

Genshiken: Second Season Volume 1

It took me a couple of tries to get into the original Genshiken series by Shimoku Kio, which concluded with a ninth volume in 2007. So although I wasn’t won over by the first book of this sequel series, I expect that I’ll enjoy Genshiken: Second Season more in future volumes. My biggest problem was that I didn’t remember enough about the first series. (Those who began reading or re-reading with the recent omnibus re-release won’t have that issue.) Many […]

July 9, 2012 Johanna Manga News Leave a comment

Tokyopop Teases More Publishing With Hints of OEL Return

Sean Kleefeld caught Tokyopop once again teasing readers on Twitter with hints that they would be publishing new volumes of their OEL series. (OEL, or “Original English Language”, is an umbrella term for what would simply be called “graphic novels” from other publishers. They were original works created for the American market.) The company stopped publishing over a year ago but returned from the dead with print-on-demand editions of Hetalia, followed by one of their most popular OEL titles, Bizenghast. […]

July 9, 2012 Johanna No Starch Press Manga Reviews One comment

The Manga Guide to Linear Algebra

The latest in the Manga Guide series tackles the complicated math of Linear Algebra. As with the other books, The Manga Guide to Linear Algebra (written by Shin Takahashi; art by Iroha Inoue) has a framing story to involve the reader and provide a sympathetic co-learner. Here, it echoes the classic shonen fight manga structure, as freshman Reiji wants to join the karate club. He’s too scrawny, though, so he strikes a deal with the brawny club captain — he […]

July 9, 2012 Johanna Dark Horse 2 comments

Usagi Yojimbo: Traitors of the Earth

Although I enjoy each new Usagi Yojimbo volume just for the stories, I was particularly attracted to this latest collection due to the introduction. It’s by comic grand master Walter Simonson. As I would expect from such an insightful contributor, Simonson sums up beautifully the appeal of Sakai’s series: I have read this comic book, since its beginning, for all the right reasons. Regularly, like clockwork, it brings me the unalloyed joy of reading a well-told, well-drawn story, about characters […]

Comic Book History of Comics press release

July 8, 2012 Johanna Art One comment

More Books Should Have Comic Press Releases

Normally, I don’t consider “we didn’t print enough copies to satisfy demand” (usually phrased as “our first print sold out!”) newsworthy enough to cover, but I applaud the way IDW announced that in relation to the Comic Book History of Comics (published in single issue form as Comic Book Comics) by Fred van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey. The two created the following one-page comic. It’s not the first comic press release, but I hope more creators follow their lead in […]

Avengers Second Screen screenshot for Captain America

July 7, 2012 Johanna Comic Book Films One comment

Avengers Home Video Trailer, Second Screen App Available Now

Here’s a trailer for Marvel’s The Avengers on Blu-ray, due out September 25. Although “The Avengers Initiative: A Marvel Second Screen App” is a special feature for the Blu-ray, Marvel has released it now. You can’t follow along with the movie yet, obviously, but they’re rolling out “exclusive content” every other week during July and August, weekly in September until the Blu-ray comes out. Right now, you can access S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel files for Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff, with other […]

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