January 5, 2014 Johanna Other Publishers 3 comments

The Double Life of Miranda Turner

Jamie S. Rich, accomplished graphic novelist (A Boy & A Girl, You Have Killed Me), has entered the world of webcomics with The Double Life of Miranda Turner, a Monkeybrain series available through comiXology. Art is by George Kambadais, and it’s dynamite. There are two 14-page issues available so far for 99 cents each. Miranda is the superhero known as the Cat. Only the Cat used to be Lindy, Miranda’s sister, who’s now dead and guiding her in ghostly form. […]

January 1, 2014 Johanna Kodansha Manga Reviews Leave a comment

Sankarea: Undying Love Volume 3

I don’t read zombie comics. Most frequent readers of this site know that. So it took me a while to decide to try Mitsuru Hattori’s Sankarea: Undying Love, the romance between a boy, Chihiro, and a zombie girl, Rea. I was willing to try it because it’s not really about her being a zombie — instead, it’s about her trying to fit in and be normal, given unusual circumstances. She could as easily have been a foreigner as undead, only […]

January 1, 2014 Johanna Kodansha Manga Reviews 4 comments

Vinland Saga Volume 1

The long-anticipated series from Makoto Yukimura, creator of the much-loved Planetes, is Kodansha’s first hardcover manga, a double-sized volume with twice the amount of tough-guy content. Vinland Saga is the story of Thorfinn, an Icelandic orphan raised by Viking pirates to be one of them. He’s a super-fighter, fast and tough, motivated by revenge for his father’s death, particularly since he’s working under the man who killed him. Thorfinn’s father was a great, noble warrior, one of a tribe who […]

December 30, 2013 Johanna Art Leave a comment

Melanie Gillman on Comic-Making and Teaching

Melanie Gillman has a year in review comic posted that’s a challenging read. It’s beautifully done, of course, but the content is disturbing, particularly the section about how teaching college as an adjunct isn’t financially secure. (And that’s a crime — our teachers should be better compensated, not living below poverty level.) Yet the end manages a note of optimism focused on creative work. It’s a good thing to remember… and I’d encourage those who can pay for good work […]

December 30, 2013 Johanna Other Prose One comment

Reel Culture, The End, Scandalous!: Three More List Books

I enjoyed How to Fight, Lie, and Cry Your Way to Popularity (And a Prom Date) from Zest Books, so I sampled three more of their list books. Reel Culture: 50 Classic Movies You Should Know About (So You Can Impress Your Friends) by Mimi O’Connor Preview pages The films covered in this volume are classics selected based on a general idea of cultural awareness — which movies you should know to recognize references and quotes and significant points of […]

December 30, 2013 Johanna Comic News Leave a comment

Alyssa Milano’s Hacktivist Has New Print Date, Serialization Plan

Back in June, Hacktivist was announced as an upcoming graphic novel from Archaia. The news came out during the summer convention season with a celebrity attached and a preview ashcan released. Alyssa Milano apparently came up with the idea or inspiration or something — the actual creative team was writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and artist Marcus To. The plot was described as a “fast-paced cyber-thriller” about two guys who found a social media company but are secretly hackers […]

December 30, 2013 Johanna Mysteries 3 comments

Sherlock Holmes Officially Public Domain

Yay! One of the best-known characters worldwide is now officially in the public domain. (I’m not trying to “steal” property from literary heirs, but I do think that a character that first appeared 126 years ago has had plenty of time under ownership.) A judge has ruled, “stating that Holmes, Watson, 221B Baker Street, the dastardly Professor Moriarty, and other elements included in the 50 Holmes works that Arthur Conan Doyle published before Jan. 1, 1923, are no longer covered […]

December 24, 2013 Johanna Comic News One comment

Image Integrates Digital Comic Purchases With Dropbox

Image has added new functionality to their online comic purchasing system: a one-click button to add your purchases to Dropbox, where they can be easily downloaded to whatever device or app you wish. This news is the kind of customer service that Image can provide, since they run their own online sales outlet, not dependent on another service to add desired functionality. As they say about their DRM-free offerings, They’re your comics; you own them.

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