From marauding giants to magical girls, manga has some of the best stories in comics, but it can be a bit intimidating to the newcomer. The books run “backwards,” and the conventions and visual “language” are different from American and European comics (although more and more non-Japanese creators are picking up on manga’s storytelling techniques). […]
Three mismatched astronauts clear up space debris, a bumbling otaku shocks everyone with his cycling prowess, and worlds go to war in December’s new manga series; this month also brings a bumper crop of new volumes in popular series, headlined by vol. 17 of Attack on Titan and vol. 4 of Tokyo Ghoul.
At Anime Boston this year, Kodansha Comics dropped some good news on us, announcing they are taking Vinland Saga off hiatus. Bloody and philosophical in equal measure, this Viking tale is a richly textured piece of historical fiction set during the Danish invasion of England in the early 11th century. It’s from Makoto Yukimura, the creator of Planetes, and just […]
We’ve already pored over the Eisner nominees for new series and graphic novels; now, let’s take a look at the contenders for the year’s top honors in manga. Choosing the nominees for the Eisners is a tough gig. I know from experience—I was an Eisner judge myself a couple of years ago, and saw firsthand how […]
From marauding giants to magical girls, manga has some of the best stories in comics, but it can be a bit intimidating to the newcomer. The books run “backwards,” and the conventions and visual “language” are different from American and European comics (although more and more non-Japanese creators are picking up on manga’s storytelling techniques). […]
