April 7, 2009 Johanna Books About Comics 2 comments

Tilting at Windmills Volume 2

The second volume of Tilting at Windmills collects more columns about selling comics in direct market specialty stores by outspoken San Francisco retailer Brian Hibbs. (I commented briefly on the first volume; sadly, it’s out of print, although still available used.) The columns collected here were originally published from late 2000 through March 2008. The first 17 finished up Hibbs’ run in Comics & Games Retailer, a professional limited-circulation magazine. The remaining 50 ran on Newsarama.com, where the audience included […]

April 7, 2009 Johanna Viz Manga Reviews One comment

Honey Hunt Volume 1

Oh, Miki Aihara, do I dare trust you again? Hot Gimmick started with such promise — and then ended with crashing disappointment. Tokyo Boys & Girls, an earlier project, didn’t even end. Now, Honey Hunt features yet another young woman put under pressure by circumstances beyond her control. Will Yura break the pattern of Aihara’s heroines and become more than a dishrag? Will she actually learn to make her own decisions and stand on her own? Yura’s parents are a […]

April 6, 2009 Johanna DCU Original Animation One comment

Green Lantern: First Flight Released Sooner

The release date for Green Lantern: First Flight, the next DC animated direct-to-DVD movie, has been adjusted. Instead of coming out July 28, it’s now due July 21. That means instead of after the San Diego Comic-Con, it’s now due out just two days before, making for more promotional opportunities.

April 4, 2009 Johanna Tokyopop Manga Reviews Leave a comment

Maid Sama! Volume 1

Misaki is an attending a former all-boys’ school that’s now co-ed but still mostly male. She’s president of the student council and something of a disciplinarian when it comes to school rules. She also works in a maid cafe after school. Popular boy Takumi has plenty of girls in love with him. He finds out about Misaki’s maid job secret but surprisingly, keeps this juicy gossip to himself, which confuses her. There’s a lot you have to accept to enjoy […]

April 3, 2009 Johanna Movie News One comment

Disney Continues Desperately Pushing Blu-Ray

First, Disney decided that they would only provide Blu-ray copies to reviewers, because that’s all they wanted talked about. Then, they released the Blu-ray version of Bolt two days early, to goose sales figures. I guess two days wasn’t enough to stack the deck, though, because Disney has just announced that Snow White will be available on Blu-ray almost two months before the standard DVD two-disc edition. That’s right, you can buy Blu-ray October 6 (at a list price of […]

April 3, 2009 Johanna Other Publishers One comment

Strangeways: Murder Moon

The horror Western Strangeways: Murder Moon combines cowboys and werewolves in a moody tale faithful to both genres. Seth Collins is taking the stagecoach to the frontier town of Silver Branch in response to his estranged sister’s plea for help when the vehicle is attacked by a giant wolf. The sheriff keeps rumors down and the town under his control by lying about what happened, but the wolf always leaves at least one survivor to tell the tale, suggesting a […]

April 2, 2009 Johanna Boom! Studios / Archaia Leave a comment

Seekers Into the Mystery

Seekers Into the Mystery reprints the first third of the 1996 comic series written by J.M. DeMatteis. That may sound like a while ago, but since “The Pilgrimage of Lucas Hart” is set in 1987, it’s almost become timeless. The content, revolving around the search for meaning in the face of death and self-abuse, is certainly applicable in any year. The majority of this tale of a washed-up screenwriter finding spiritual recovery is illustrated by Glenn Barr. The last chapter […]

March 30, 2009 Johanna Toon Books 6 comments

Toon Books Wave 3: Luke on the Loose, The Big No-No!

Following their releases from last spring and fall, Toon Books has two new titles out this spring. Both are 32-page hardcovers for $12.95, aimed at grades K-2, and they’re the best Toon Books yet. Luke on the Loose by Harry Bliss Luke runs away from his dad while chasing pigeons and journeys through New York City, from Central Park to the Brooklyn Bridge. The opening page, where two adults are engaging in, according to the dialogue, “(boring dad talk)”, tickled […]

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