March 7, 2014 Johanna Kodansha Manga Reviews One comment

Sherlock Bones Volume 4

story by Yuma Ando; art by Yuki Sato Nothing has changed about this series — Sherdog and Takeru are still solving mysteries based on the puppy’s observations — which means if you liked the previous volumes, you should like Sherlock Bones volume 4. (Although pace yourself. Too much at once makes the repetition even more obvious. This might be one of those rare manga that read better as chapters than collected volumes, since there aren’t a lot of complicated plot […]

March 3, 2014 Johanna Comic News One comment

Society of Illustrators Announces MoCCA Fest 2014 Award Jury

The Society of Illustrators has announced the jury for the 2014 MoCCA Arts Festival Awards of Excellence. The members will be artist Gregory Benton, Drawn & Quarterly Managing Editor Tracy Hurren, designer Chip Kidd, publisher Chris Pitzer, and James Sturm, cartoonist and Director of The Center for Cartoon Studies. Excellent choices. The press release has more on their backgrounds. There will six winners, named April 6 during the Fest, who will have their work exhibited at the Museum of Comic […]

March 2, 2014 Johanna Yen Press Manga Reviews One comment

Thermae Romae Volume 3

Thermae Romae volume 3 picks up in the middle of events from the previous volume, which meant I had to find and reread the second book before I was sure what was going on. Given that it’s been nine months since that was released, a little bit of “story so far” would have been a help. It’s not that complicated a plotline, though. Lucius is still stuck in modern-day Japan, and a horse that has fallen in love with him […]

March 2, 2014 Johanna Boom! Studios / Archaia Leave a comment

The Joyners in 3D

I have the sinking feeling that this is another graphic novel, like Asterios Polyp, where the visual hijinks will distract enough people that no one will want to talk about how stereotypical and pointless the story is. The Joyners in 3D is actually printed in 3D, requiring red/blue glasses to read it. It comes with two pair and a cute note about sharing. (The gimmick made review copies particularly difficult for the publisher, who had to send out paper glasses […]

March 2, 2014 Johanna Comic News 5 comments

Lena Dunham Working on Archie Comic; Archie Names Chief Creative Officer

In this New York Times article about Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa becoming the new Chief Creative Officer for Archie Comics, there’s an interesting tidbit near the end. Lena Dunham, creator and star of the much-discussed HBO sitcom Girls, will be writing an Archie story for 2015. Seems she’s a long-time fan and owns “the first Archie comic”. The majority of the story, though is about Aguirre-Sacasa being asked “to figure out the best way to exploit the company’s characters in comics, of […]

March 2, 2014 Johanna Viz Manga Reviews One comment

Midnight Secretary Volume 4

If you didn’t like the boss’ possessiveness in previous volumes, then the battle over Kaya’s work in Midnight Secretary volume 4 will likely drive you crazy. Kyohei has set up his own business, and Kaya is now even more the “midnight secretary” of the title, since she’s working a day job for the company he left and nights for him. Given the toll on her — and the conflict of interest — this situation can’t continue for long. It’s Kaya’s […]

March 1, 2014 Johanna Yen Press Manga Reviews One comment

Another

This super-sized manga — 720 pages! the whole story in a single volume! — is based on a horror novel that also spawned an anime and a live-action movie. Clearly, there’s something about this story (by Yukito Ayatsuji; art by Hiro Kiyohara) that seized the imagination of various audiences. Another is gripping, a creepy puzzle all the more involving for its everyday dimensions. It begins with a simple ghost story. 26 years before, the most popular kid in the class […]

March 1, 2014 Johanna Other Publishers 2 comments

Jellaby: The Lost Monster

Kean Soo’s Jellaby first became a book in 2008 after launching as a webcomic. It was quite popular, but publisher Hyperion let it go out of print in 2010. Now, Capstone has thankfully brought it back. I’m thrilled to see it, since when I first read it five years ago, I somehow missed appreciating the wonder and skill Kean Soo uses to build this world. Often, it’s not you or the book; it’s the blend and the context of when […]

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