So here’s what I had to say to Bob on this title (from a recent email):
Hey Bob,
I just got in my review copy of the Anime Encyclopedia from Stone Bridge Press, and it’s a nice volume. So nice, in fact, that I’d be more than willing to pay $30 for it — and so I […]

Why do people keep coming back each week to read my watch list? Is it for the inaccurate release dates? (…I blame Dark Horse.) Is it for the way I pick on Dark Horse (given even the barest opportunity) for their inability to get correct release info out to bookstores? Is it my nifty, […]

(note: due to a minor printing error, the cover to my copy of this book is reversed: it in no way impacts the quality of the cover, or the contents, but is noted; and it made me doubt my sobriety for a moment since I’m used to reading these backwards to begin with, and this […]

(From a completely selfish standpoint, I’ll note how nice it is to be able to write a review without having to worry even once about spoilers.)
Manga Shakespeare: Hamlet

First Published (in the U.K.) by SelfMadeHero.
U.S. Edition by Amulet Books, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Writer: Bill Shakespeare
Artist: Emma Vieceli
210 (204) pages.
Original […]

Connor asked for it in the comments to one of the weekly watchlists and so now, at least three weeks late, here’s the review. (Hey, we do take requests, but we make no guarantees as to a timely response. At least this is getting a write up before vol. 2 hits the shelves)
Time Guardian, […]

The Ages of Fan:
– first — previous — next –
The on-going series where we look at just how American anime & manga fandom developed — to the point where today we use the phrase otaku, we know what it means, we know it’s not complimentary, and we still describe ourselves as otaku anyway.
It’s not ironic, […]

The hold-overs from last week (just a dozen or so) are listed again, only this time with more details. Those repeats are marked by an *asterix (but not an obelix).
A lot of stuff this week, and while I hadn’t heard of half of it, it turns out that half was being released by DramaQueen. Not […]

This wasn’t an advance reader’s copy (more’s the pity) but as readers of the Del Rey Manga Newsletter might have noted, it was still free: I won a random drawing and UPS dropped off a rather unexpected copy of Shugo Chara earlier this week. (I say unexpected because I myself only skimmed the April newsletter […]

Matt’s Short Manga Reviews, edition 3b.
School Rumble #4, Tail of the Moon #4, Yakitate!! Japan #4
…and here’s the other three, rescued from the trainwreck of the original edition 3 post, and now existing quite comfortably on their own. Having found an optimum size for these posts, I suppose I’ll be using the “short form” a […]

Matt’s Short Manga Reviews, edition 3a.
Because I’m the Goddess #3, Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs #2, & Read or Dream #3
So, with the number of images and links I was using, and then also pushing it a bit further by cramming 6 reviews into one post, it looks like Wordpress was having a few difficulties. No […]

Dum dum de dum. I suppose I can take a break from my reading and let you folks know what looks palatable this week. Let’s take a look, shall we?
The usual suspects abound: DMZ, Ex Machina. But what else is out there? Frankly, I may be a little embarrassed by my list […]

The Ages of Fan:
– first — previous — next –
The on-going series where we look at just how American anime & manga fandom developed — to the point where today we use the phrase otaku, we know what it means, we know it’s not complimentary, and we still describe ourselves as otaku anyway.
I was thinking […]

There isn’t so much coming out this week, in fact it’s almost not worth futzing with.
Manga (& Manga-ish) Releases for 15 April to 21 April 2007 (speed version)
Canon #1, Cromartie High School #10, Drifting Classroom #5, Golgo 13 # 8, Hana-Kimi #17, Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs #2, Naoki Urasawa’s Monster #8, Narration of Love at […]

(And this is an excellent high-note on which I can end my fantasy comic kick)

Errant Story, vol. 2
Published by: Caffeine Angel Studios
Writer & Artist: Michael Poe
192 (164 net) pages.
Original Language: English
Orientation: Left to right
Vintage: December 2005.
Publisher’s Rating: Teen, Ages 14+
Previously reviewed: vol. 1
Rating: 4 out of 5
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Premise: Swords, […]

Like any comic book-related character worth his salt, I’ve returned from the dead. What have I been doing? Read on for my poor excuses for well… excuses.
Essentially, I’ve been doing review-worthy things. I’ll save the best for actual reviews, but a short recap follows.

Well, first of all, I’ve been watching more […]