February 15, 2011 Johanna Comic News 11 comments

Not Getting Digital: Weekly Webzine? Going Out to Buy Online?

People are trying to hang onto existing businesses in this brave new internet world, but clinging too tightly to the way things have been done just looks silly. Why Restrict a Webzine to a Set Publication Schedule? Exhibit A: After abruptly closing Wizard magazine amid talk of an online presence, Gareb Shamus revealed more of his plans in an iFanboy interview. The new Wizard World digital magazine will be a free weekly download. That approach doesn’t seem to understand the […]

February 13, 2011 Johanna Television Reviews 3 comments

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season 1 Volume 1

I’ve been meaning to talk about this revamped Scooby-Doo cartoon for ages, even before the first DVD came out, because it’s a lot of fun. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated has reinvented the crime-solving canine and his four buddies in a way that keeps them entertaining for a modern generation, young and old alike. Last month, Warner Bros. released its first DVD set for the new show. Volume 1 contains four episodes (out of 13 shown so far). The package is clearly […]

February 12, 2011 Johanna Warner Archive One comment

Sunday in New York Comes to Warner Archive

I was thrilled to get a copy of one of the Warner Archive’s newest disc-on-demand releases — Sunday in New York, a frothy, glossy sex comedy starring Jane Fonda. I’ve enjoyed this movie the several times before I’ve seen it on TCM, and now I can replace my homemade disc with an official one, especially since this one is remastered. The jazzy self-titled opening tune, gorgeously sung by Mel Tormé and written by Peter Nero, who provides the score, sets […]

February 8, 2011 Johanna Viz Manga Reviews 4 comments

Bakuman Volume 3

The hard work of succeeding as manga creators becomes more obvious in this volume. For example, early on, Moritaka decides to copy “at least a hundred pages each of great scenes from ten popular battle manga.” It’s that kind of dedication that points out how the kids see comics as a career. They’re trying to make a successful series, not just write and draw what they want. It’s so very different from the kinds of stories we see in American […]

February 8, 2011 Johanna DCU Original Animation 4 comments

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights to Star Nathan Fillion

Warner Home Video has announced today that the next original animated DC movie will be Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, starring Nathan Fillion (Serenity, Castle) as Hal Jordan. Fillion previously played Steve Trevor in the animated Wonder Woman movie. This is the second Green Lantern animated film; in the previous, First Flight, Jordan was voiced by Christopher Meloni. In Emerald Knights, Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) plays Arisia, “a young recruit forced into her first mission on just her third day as […]

February 7, 2011 Johanna IDW / Top Shelf One comment

Polly and Her Pals

This extraordinary volume, first in a series, is impressive in both content and sheer size. It’s the same shape as the traditional newspaper comic page from its original era, making it humongous by current standards. At 12″ x 16″, you’ll need a table or other flat surface to enjoy it, and it’s a wonderful feeling to be totally taken in by the color pages filling your entire field of vision and beyond. Polly and Her Pals is a strip revered […]

February 5, 2011 Johanna Other Manga Publishers One comment

The Story of Lee

I liked the idea behind The Story of Lee, but the execution wasn’t as successful as I hoped. It seems like it should work well — it’s the story of a Chinese girl in Hong Kong who gets involved with a visiting Scot (to the horror of her traditional father), written by a Scot living in Japan (Sean Michael Wilson) and drawn by a Japanese living in London (Chie Kutsuwada). If anyone should understand cross-cultural stories, this team should. But […]

February 2, 2011 Johanna Manga News One comment

The Story of Lee Exclusive Preview

The Story of Lee is a new manga written by Sean Michael Wilson (editor, AX: Alternative Manga), drawn by Chie Kutsuwada, and published by NBM. It’s described as “the story of two people who find love despite the overwhelming differences of their cultures and families. A cross cultural relationship that is forced to confront a number of obstacles including family pressures, xenophobia, and the clash of East and West.” The creators know whereof they speak, since Wilson is a Scot […]

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