Takasugi-San’s Obento Volume 1

Quiet but reassuring, Takasugi-San’s Obento combines food manga and the development of a family relationship. Harumi is an under-employed Ph.D. who finds himself suddenly the guardian of a 12-year-old girl, his cousin. Kururi’s mother is gone, and although she’s pretty, Kururi always looks grumpy. Perhaps she’s picking up on how uncertain Harumi feels, certain that he’s under-qualified for his new responsibilities and unfamiliar with taking care of a young woman. He’s also viewed suspiciously by those who wonder what a […]

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Archie’s New Focus on Boys, Not Girls

Here’s the list of what’s coming out from Archie Comics tomorrow: Afterlife With Archie #3 (Francesco Francavilla Regular Cover), $2.99 Afterlife With Archie #3 (Tim Seeley Variant Cover), $2.99 Archie #651 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99 Archie #651 (Renae De Liz Battle Of The Bands Variant Cover), $2.99 Archie Double Digest #247, $3.99 Fox #3 (Dean Haspiel Regular Cover), $2.99 Fox #3 (Mike Allred Get Freaky Variant Cover), $2.99 Kevin Keller #12 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99 Kevin Keller #12 […]

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Fantagraphics Posts Error Page Correction for Barnaby

I’m calling this out not to say the publisher shouldn’t have made a mistake — with two years’ worth of daily strips, all of which had to be sourced, sometimes from multiple locations, and restored, I’m surprised there was only one glitch — but because I hope more publishers will take this approach with errors. I noted, while reading the first volume of the excellent Barnaby, that the September 30, 1943, strip had the same two first panels. After checking […]

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BTOOOM! Volume 4

It kinda disturbs me how much I look forward to this violent video game thriller by Junya Inoue, but its adrenaline-packed action is addictive. Unfortunately, this installment wasn’t as satisfying as I hoped. There’s plenty of gore, but that’s something I tolerate, not look forward to. I want each book to move the story forward by revealing more about the premise, why this particular people are trapped on an island and told to kill each other and who’s behind it. […]

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Wizard World Making More Money But Losing More Too

This is old news, but I’m hoping someone who knows more about it will enlighten me. In November, Wizard World, Inc., the operator of 16 announced conventions for 2014, released financial results for third quarter 2013. Typical of such public company releases, there were many comparisons to how they did in the same quarter the year before (2012). They made almost 50% more from conventions, $4.1 million in revenue from July-September 2013 instead of $2.8 million in July-September 2012. Each […]

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A Bride’s Story Volume 5

When I realized that a new volume of A Bride’s Story, my current favorite manga series, had come out FOUR months ago and I hadn’t read it yet, I knew the last few months had been busier than they should be. Yet the positive side of that is … new Bride’s Story! The twins, Laila and Leily, are getting married, which gives Kaoru Mori ample reason to draw beautiful historical garments and portray many customary preparations for the celebration, including […]

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Thor: The Dark World Announced for Home Video in February

Thor: The Dark World, the newest Marvel movie success, has been announced for Blu-ray on February 25. Typical of current release strategy, it will be available digitally earlier — you can rent it on Digital 3D and Digital HD on February 4 — and the DVD package will include promo for the next Marvel theatrical release, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The actual physical purchase formats are 3-D Combo Pack ($39.99 list price), single-disc Blu-ray ($32.99), and DVD ($29.99). It […]

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Fighting for Diversity in Comics

Since my New Year’s Resolution for the comic industry was to embrace diversity — formats, audiences, preferences, and all kinds of differences — I was thrilled to see Andrew Wheeler’s diversity resolutions for superhero comics. It’s a good column that captures how far we’ve come in some areas and yet how very far we have to go. Anyone tracking the issue won’t be surprised at the requests — more women of color, LGBT characters, LGBT love stories, women-focused stories, female-lead […]

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