November 4, 2011 Johanna PR: What Not to Do Leave a comment

PR: What Not to Do: Send Incomplete Information

I got the following press release from Diamond yesterday, titled “Diamond, Oni Press Extend Distribution Agreement”. Diamond Book Distributors has extended its agreement with one of independent comics’ most respected and innovative publishing houses, Oni Press. DBD will continue to provide sales, distribution, and marketing services for Oni Press, selling its graphic novels and other merchandise into book stores, mass-market merchandisers, libraries and other outlets worldwide. “We’re very excited to continue our relationship with Diamond Book Distributors,” said Joe Nozemack, […]

November 4, 2011 Johanna Movie Reviews 2 comments

Cars 2

I was curious to see this latest Pixar movie. It’s the worst-reviewed of any of their films, and the first one in a long time that KC and I didn’t see in the theater, knowing it would be available on home video soon enough. And here it is! Cars 2 wasn’t what I expected, and I’m glad I saw it, but I recommend it only with caveats, so that viewers are aware how it differs from the usual Pixar film. […]

November 3, 2011 Johanna TV News Leave a comment

Young Justice Video Clips

I found a couple of Young Justice video clips that elaborate on two moments I mentioned in my review of Season 1 Volume 2. The first shows Superboy learning to channel his anger usefully, as the team fights Amazo: The second features the new Topo telling Aqualad’s origin through animated flashback cartoon:

November 3, 2011 Johanna Vertical Manga Reviews 2 comments

Princess Knight Volume 1

Guest review by Ed Sizemore Because of a mischievous angel, Princess Sapphire is born with two hearts: a boy’s heart and a girl’s heart. In the realm of Silverland, only males may become rulers. Since Sapphire is the King’s only child, she’s raised as a boy. Her boyish heart allows her to excel at fencing and other ‘manly’ activities. Her girlish heart and body wishes she could admit to being a girl, so she can wear dresses and go to […]

November 3, 2011 Johanna Graphic Universe One comment

Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer

As expected (and suggested by the title structure), Lily Renée, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer falls squarely in the category of inspirational biographies for young people. It’s written by Trina Robbins with pencils by Anne Timmons and inks by mo oh. We read, in clear, straightforward text, about how Lily Renée grew up privileged in Vienna, Austria, until the Nazis invaded. I was impressed by how Trina Robbins explains a horrific situation — planned genocide — […]

November 1, 2011 Johanna Art 2 comments

Congratulations, Stan Sakai, on 200 Issues of Usagi Yojimbo!

The latest Usagi Yojimbo, #141, marks the 200th issue of the series overall. Issue #141, out now, is a stand-alone story, “200 Buddhas”, about a village terrorized by a gang and a kindly stonecutter who takes in the rabbit ronin. The stonecutter looks a bit familiar to fans of Mr. Sakai, and here, in the final page of the issue (which doesn’t spoil anything about the story), we get a wonderful message to readers and a lovely celebration of the […]

October 30, 2011 Johanna Television Reviews 3 comments

Young Justice Season 1 Volume 2

As with the first volume, Young Justice Season 1 Volume 2 is a bare-bones, just-the-episodes disc. I didn’t care much for the first few episodes, but I keep hearing that the show continued to improve over its run, so I figured I’d try these next four and see what I thought. “Schooled” begins with Superboy (Nolan North) and Superman (Nolan North) facing off during a school bus rescue, as Superboy clearly wants more of his mentor’s attention than he’s getting. […]

October 29, 2011 Johanna Comic News 2 comments

The Scale of Success: Ninjago #1 Prints Almost 200K Copies

The Papercutz licensed graphic novel Lego Ninjago: The Challenge of Samukai has the biggest initial print run we’ve seen in the last few years for an American comic: 190,000 copies. This 64-page comic retails for $6.99 and will be available November 8. It’s written by Greg Farshtey, who, according to the press release “penned the hugely successful BIONICLE® graphic novels, also based on a LEGO property. To date, Papercutz has sold over 250,000 copies of its BIONICLE line.” Art is […]

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