Suggestions on Hosting an Event Online & a Manga Moveable Feast Archive

While discussing plans for this year’s Manga Moveable Feasts — online events where a particular manga series or author is discussed during the same week at a variety of blogs and websites — we talked about what was involved in hosting. The Manga Moveable Feast host, in my opinion, should be responsible for the following: Remind everyone of the upcoming MMF and getting them excited to participate. Give people enough warning that they can get the books! Some may use […]

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The Comics Code Is Dead: DC and Archie Drop Out

The dominoes fell quickly. From comic institution and infamous legacy of kneecapping a medium in order to “protect the children” to irrelevant and unused in just two days. History The Comics Code Authority was an industry trade group formed to promote self-regulation and fend off government censorship. The code was first adopted by publishers in 1954 in response to Fredric Wertham‘s Seduction of the Innocent and Congressional investigation into lurid and excessive comics, often horror titles. A comic was submitted […]

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Anthony LaPaglia on Playing Lex Luthor in All-Star Superman

Warner Home Video has provided this pre-written interview with Anthony LaPaglia, who is voicing Lex Luthor in the upcoming All-Star Superman, due out February 22. LaPaglia has won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series/Drama for his current series, Without a Trace, as well as an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Simon on Frasier) and a Tony Award for Best Actor (Play) for the revival of Arthur Miller’s A View […]

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Archie Cancelling Betty?

During the discussion resulting from my post on last year’s Archie sales patterns, the question of whether the company had cancelled some titles came up. A commenter mentioned that Betty and Archie & Friends had been taken off the company’s subscription sales page. This Archie fan thread mentions: Betty‘s last issue solicited so far is #191 out in March Archie and Friends is running at least til #154 due to the Little Archie story being promoted out in April. But […]

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Sand Chronicles Volume 10

It’s always nice when a favorite series ends strongly. The main story, a teen romance with dark undertones and a lovely treatment of seasonal changes to mark the passage of time, finished in the eighth book. The ninth volume contained a couple of background stories that weren’t quite as successful as I’d hope, but this, the true last volume, recaptured the magic of the first books. Most of the volume follows Daigo, now a school teacher, learning to have faith […]

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All-Star Superman Clip, Images, NY & LA Premiere Information

All-Star Superman, the next direct-to-DVD DC animated movie, will have premieres in New York City on February 14 and Los Angeles on February 17. Post-screening panel discussions with cast and crew will follow at each. The press release I got the end of last week said this: A limited number of free tickets are available for the general public. Fans in the New York City area wishing to receive free tickets to the NY event on Feb. 14 must RSVP […]

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Hikaru no Go Volume 22

It’s the final tournament! Hikaru and two other Japanese players — his long-time rival and inspiration Akira Toya and a brash new guy named Kiyoharu Yashiro — are facing off against teams of young players from China and Korea. It’s not just a battle for the title; it’s a struggle for the future of the game, bringing it more attention internationally and demonstrating whether these young men are ready to represent their countries. In addition to the obvious competition, there’s […]

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Two-Faced Woman

This is the kind of unusual release the Warner Archive line of made-on-demand DVDs is perfect for. The 1941 Two-Faced Woman was Greta Garbo’s last movie, re-teaming her with Melvyn Douglas, who co-starred so memorably with her in one of my favorites, the two-years-earlier Ninotchka. Now you can order Two-Faced Woman and find out for yourself why she quit pictures after making it. (The studio provided a review copy.) George Cukor directs this misfire, intended to be a screwball comedy […]

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