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As volume 3 opens, tall girl Risa is figuring out her relationship with Haruka. They were friends when they were kids, but now he’s told her “I’m going to ask you to be my girlfriend,” and she’s not sure how she feels about that. (Bear in mind that if Haruka wasn’t a wuss, he would have asked her to go out with him instead of telling her he was going to ask her at some future time. He’s hedging his […]
Read moreI owe W. Alan Davis, of Silver Bullet Comics (SBC), an apology. I don’t agree with some of his decisions, and I don’t recommend shopping from him until more problems are shown to be resolved, but some people were using my site to propagate rumors about him that have no basis in fact. Specifically, the owner of local competitor Ssalefish Comics asserted that a former customer of SBC (and current Ssalefish customer) had sued in small claims court in mid-October […]
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Congratulations to Todd and Craig — The Perhapanauts are relaunching as an ongoing series at Image. I know they’ve wanted that structure for a while, instead of “series of miniseries”, and it’s perfect for this fun supernatural comedy-adventure. Check out the covers for the introductory Annual due in February.
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I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this romantic comedy by Aya Nakahara, especially coming in a book late. Love*Com is a classic pairing of opposites executed with believable teenage romantic confusion. Risa’s the tallest girl in the class, and Otani’s the shortest boy. Both have crushes on more typically attractive students, so they try to help each other. Unfortunately, their crushes wind up going out with each other, leaving the two misfits to bond out of desperation. […]
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The best webcomic out there? Sinfest by Tatsuya Ishida. Clever, creative, always fresh and funny, amazing cartooning skills. Today I’m pointing it out because this particular strip blends religion and superheroes in a way that’s respectful to conventions of both and still over-the-top hilarious. But it’s good all the time. Buy the books.
Read moreValerie D’Orazio is the new Friends of Lulu President. That gives me hope for seeing the organization gain some new life, because she’s a pistol. Congratulations and best wishes! (And because I’m snarky, it made me roll my eyes to watch professional gadfly Elayne Riggs show up in the comments (link no longer available) with this little gem: “I guess the charter has room to bend a little vis a vis the requirement about the pres having to be a […]
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The first set of webcomics are now posted at Zuda Comics. Anyone want to review them for me? Update: Sean Kleefeld doesn’t take the easy way out — he’s got a lot more reaction and analysis.
Read moreA week after the news broke of Silver Bullet Comics’ tax sale, the owner has posted a response to much of the gossip. (I’m too tacky to resist making a comment about a pattern of delays continuing, but he does address the time frame, see below.) He blames everything on bad programming. Those are some interesting bugs, that make sure the money is collected but can’t keep track of whether the ordered product was shipped. Although it does make sense […]
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