Manga About Manga: Learning Process Via Plot
Viz Media’s recent press release about the manga series Bakuman got me thinking – there are a bunch of manga series out there about making manga. What a fun concept! I know I always love it, it’s such...
View ArticleFinal Manga Notes of SDCC 2010
Continuing with my streak of being very behind with convention news this summer, here’s a quick finishing round-up of manga news at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Links in the article will direct...
View ArticleReview: Black Blizzard
Reviewer: Shannon Fay Manga-ka: Yoshiro Tatsumi Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Rating: Older Teen (16+) Release Date: March 2010 Synopsis: “Susumu Yamaji, a 24-year-old pianist, is arrested for...
View ArticleFallen Words Picked Up By Drawn & Quarterly
AnimeNewsNetwork has confirmed with Drawn & Quarterly that the company will be releasing a new Yoshihiro Tatsumi collection of short stories titled Fallen Words. A listing for the book originally...
View ArticleDiamond Manga Previews: January 2012
Diamond Comics is North America’s largest comic book distributor. If you have a local comic store in your area, it’s very likely they get their books from them. Every month Diamond releases a giant...
View ArticleTCAF 2012: Events for the Manga-Inclined
The Toronto Comics Art Festival is only days away now – how time flies! For those who’re going, or those simply curious, the event organizers now have the complete schedule, exhibitor list and map...
View ArticleOtaku USA: On The Shelf – May 9, 2012
Manga time! …which as a statement is sort of redundant here on Kuriousity. New week means new manga and while I continue unpacking my goodies from TCAF, I took a break for my weekly round-up of what...
View ArticleDrawn & Quarterly Adds Shigeru Mizuki’s Kitaro to 2013 Schedule
Many fans’ prayers were answered this week as Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly announced the license of Shigeru Mizuki’s GeGeGe no Kitaro. The series – retitled simply KITARO – will see its...
View ArticleOn The Shelf: August 7, 2013
Happy Birthday to me! Well, belated. Sort of. This week’s shipping day, August 7th, just so happened to be my birthday, and what a birthday it was! This week was a huge one for new manga – thanks...
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