May 2, 2012 Johanna Manga News 3 comments

Tokyopop Returns With Hetalia 3

After ceasing as a publisher a year ago, Tokyopop started making noises last September about bringing back one of their most popular titles, Hetalia. Now, in conjunction with online retailer RightStuf.com, comes the actual announcement. Right Stuf announced that, through a special arrangement with Japanese publisher Gentosha Comics and TOKYOPOP, it will be offering manga fans the opportunity to purchase Hetalia Axis Powers, Volume 3, in English-translated book form for the first time ever, as well as reprints of the […]

April 27, 2012 Johanna Comic News Leave a comment

Savage Critics Launches Digital Comic Store

It’s not just that comic shop retailer Brian Hibbs makes such interesting decisions, it’s that he explains them in such informative ways. Take the latest, with Brian’s review site the Savage Critics (disclaimer: I was one for a short one) signing up to sell digital comics through Diamond’s program with iVerse. That Diamond connection is key, because right now, their offerings are only available through established retail accounts with physical storefronts, as Brian explains: Most of Diamond’s focus has been […]

April 27, 2012 Johanna Comic News 2 comments

Support Good Comic Porn: Smut Peddler Kickstarter Launches

The Smut Peddler Kickstarter has launched! It’s been live for less than a day, and it’s already close to the $20,000 funding goal. I’m impressed, but you should also note: the more money it makes, the more the contributing creators get paid. They’ve already gotten a page rate — no free work here — but more income means artist bonuses. You may remember the name Smut Peddler from a three-issue minicomic series that ended six years ago. This particular incarnation […]

April 25, 2012 Johanna Movie Reviews 2 comments

Cartoon College Shows Life at Center for Cartoon Studies

Cartoon College is a new documentary about The Center for Cartoon Studies. That school, founded in 2005 in White River Junction, Vermont, accepts 20 students a year to work towards a Master of Fine Arts degree focused on the comic medium. The film’s directors, Josh Melrod and Tara Wray, shot from 2007-2010, exploring “what it takes to make it in the world of indie comics”. They describe the graduates as “ready to face the uncertainty of a career in one […]

April 23, 2012 Johanna Viz Manga Reviews 2 comments

A Devil and Her Love Song Volumes 1 and 2

If you’ve missed the enjoyable Secret Notes of Lady Kanoko series, A Devil and Her Love Song by Miyoshi Tomori is a more than suitable replacement. Although both have a charmingly grumpy protagonist learning to make friends and fit in, Devil is preferable to me because it’s less episodic. With its continuing story chapters, there’s more potential for character revelation and development. Maria, the “devil” of the title, is a new student previously at a Catholic school. She has a […]

April 22, 2012 Johanna Warner Archive 3 comments

Skin Deep

Along with S.O.B. and Victor/Victoria, a third Blake Edwards comedy has returned to DVD courtesy of the Warner Archive: Skin Deep (1989). This one, I admit, I knew nothing about, other than that it starred John Ritter and a lot of random women. Ritter (in his bearded phase) is an alcoholic writer and womanizer who, in the opening scene, is caught in bed with another woman by his mistress (Denise Crosby), who tries to shoot him, and then his wife […]

April 21, 2012 Johanna Movie Reviews 6 comments

Blake Edwards’ S.O.B.

Blake Edwards’ infamous S.O.B. (1981) has returned to DVD courtesy of Warner Archive. Edwards’ wife Julie Andrews plays a character loosely reminiscent of her real-life self, an actress best known for her family-friendly saccharine musicals. Richard Mulligan is her husband, Felix Farmer, a producer who’s just made his first flop. (Reportedly, the story was inspired in part by the experiences of Edwards and Andrews making Darling Lili.) Farmer has a nervous breakdown and tries to commit suicide, but after failing […]

April 20, 2012 Johanna Movie Reviews One comment

Think Like a Man

Thanks to a preview screening, I had a chance to see Think Like a Man Wednesday night. Loosely based on the Steve Harvey self-help book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, the movie is a predictable romantic comedy that makes heavy use of character stereotypes. Still, if you expect nothing more than a competent entrant in the genre, it’s enjoyable enough for an evening. I haven’t read the book, but the film treats Harvey as a genius and […]

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