The xxxHOLiC roundtable continues with a long, long post by Kinukitty.…
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Bat-Manga: The Secret History of Batman in Japan
Posted by Simon Abrams on January 18th, 2010 at 9:00 AMBat-Manga succeeds as a catalog for an exhibit that never was.
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©2008 DC Comics; cartooned by Jiro Kuwata
xxxHolic Roundtable
Posted by Noah Berlatsky on January 17th, 2010 at 1:55 PMWe’re doing a roundtable on the first three volumes of the Clamp series xxxholic over at the Hooded Utilitarian this week. Vom Marlowe kicks it off.…
Things the Industry Is Doing Right
Posted by Shaenon Garrity on January 15th, 2010 at 11:58 AMThis being The Comics Journal and all, we tend to focus on the thousands of things the comics industry does wrong. But that gets to be such a downer. Here, because lists are the ideal form of online discourse, are …
Adam Stephanides reviews Solanin by Inio Asano
Posted by admin on January 15th, 2010 at 9:00 AMBelievable is not the same as interesting.
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Richard Cook on Saiyuki
Posted by Noah Berlatsky on January 11th, 2010 at 1:38 PMRichard Cook gives a mixed review to the first volume of Saiyuki on the Hooded Utilitarian.…
Suat On Ooku‘s Failings
Posted by Noah Berlatsky on January 6th, 2010 at 7:49 AMSuat explains why Ooku is not all that.…
Wine and Roses…and Manga
Posted by Anne Ishii on December 31st, 2009 at 4:37 AMApologies in advance for my holiday disappearance. In Fraunchy France now enjoying ice-cold weather and the first full moon in twenty years. More nonsense to come in the new year. Here’s a little wine news, to celebrate my Gallic hosts.
Agi Tadashi’s wine-appreciation manga series, “Kami no Shizuku” (Mead of the Gods) made Wine Magazine’s “2009 Most Powerful” list.
Gavin Lees reviews Red Snow
Posted by Gavin Lees on December 30th, 2009 at 9:00 AMAfter three volumes of Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s work, Drawn & Quarterly continue their gekiga renaissance with the publication of Susuma Katsumata’s Red Snow. Like the previous releases, this is a collection of short stories from various points in the author’s career with various back-matter to put the work in context.
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