Independent Opinions, News, and Reviews of Graphic Novels, Manga, and Comic Books
I love the word “aphasia”. I don’t know why I always remember the complicated term for forgetting words, but the irony amuses me. So when I saw the online preview for The Name of the Flower by Ken Saito, which prominently uses the term, I had to check it out. High school student Chouko has been orphaned. With no one to take care of her, she winds up staying with a remote cousin of her father’s. (There are a few […]
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It’s been four years since the last Blue Monday story by Chynna Clugston, and I’ve missed these weird, wacky, wonderful teens. When the gang goes to the zoo, Bleu is distracted by all the animals having sex. It’s almost spring, you see, but she’s also got sex on the brain because of her crush on Mr. Bishop. She’s hatched a plan to lose her virginity so he’ll be more interested in the “experienced” her, although she’s still creeped out by […]
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Finishing up my coverage of the Aurora Luv Luv titles … these are the three titles I haven’t yet covered from line of explicit sex manga for women. Make More Love & Peace by Takane Yonetani A sequel to Make Love & Peace, about the girlfriend of a cop. This series is the only one in the Luv Luv line (and it’s only two books), but regardless of format, it’s still their most rewarding read because it’s about more than […]
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Comics Now!, which launched early 2008, has been confirmed as ending (link no longer available). #3, the last issue, came out on September 10, 2008. Wizard’s Anime Insider is also reported to have been shut down. This year hasn’t been good for Wizard properties, since this news comes after word that their convention schedule was sliced in half, ending Wizard World Texas and “postponing” WW LA. These two publications join Comic Foundry (closed by choice after issue #5) and Write […]
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After an introductory volume on general Japanese cuisine, Oishinbo volume 2 starts specializing by covering Japan’s best-known alcoholic drink and other wines. As part of his planning for his newspaper’s Ultimate Menu, journalist Yamaoka explores drinks to go with the food. Lots of preconceptions are corrected, starting with the idea that sake can’t be as good as the best French wines. An argument is made that if well-made sake with no additives is handled as well as wine, kept from […]
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Yesterday was the debut of the Warner Archive, an online store where customers can buy made-on-demand DVDs of lesser-known movies. 150 titles are available taken from pre-1986 MGM, RKO Radio Pictures, and Warner Bros. Pictures films, with about 20 more titles added every month. DVDs are priced at $19.95 each for US customers only. [U]pon purchase, a state-of-the-art manufacturing on demand (MOD) system creates a made-to-order DVD indistinguishable in quality from a standard pressed DVD. The system places the DVD […]
Read moreNote to aspiring web writers: if you want me to mention your website, especially with a link, then don’t be an ass. I got a press release from someone who will go unnamed who thought the following approaches were the right way to go: 1. Making outrageous claims. We’re “one of the only, if not the only, dedicated graphic novel review websites.” 2. Asking you to take too much on faith. The reviewer is anonymous, although claiming to be a […]
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Viz has released a promotional poster for 20th Century Boys that prominently quotes site reviewer Ed Sizemore. The line across the center reads, “20th Century Boys had me hooked before I even finished the first chapter… It’s a masterpiece.” Congratulations, Ed!
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