REVIEWS

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Written by Byron Kerman Friday, 27 October 2006 11:30

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Written by James Nokes Friday, 20 October 2006 03:57

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Written by Shandy Casteel Friday, 20 October 2006 03:42

Manga madness with a girl from outer space from Ueda Hajime, the man behind the manga adaptation of FLCL.

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Written by James Nokes Thursday, 12 October 2006 17:00

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Written by Byron Kerman Thursday, 12 October 2006 17:00

Alison Bechdel, the creator behind the syndicated comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, brings us a tour-de-force graphic novel dissecting growing up with a closeted gay father.

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Written by Bryan A. Hollerbach Sunday, 08 October 2006 02:48

Moore and Gebbie's Lost Girls qualifies as neither lustful nor licentious but rather as luminous-potentially the preeminent graphic novel of the first decade of the new millennium.

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 06 October 2006 09:32

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 06 October 2006 01:53

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 29 September 2006 02:58

Kouji Seo's new manga may seem like a by-the-numbers harem comedy, but the result is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Written by Byron Kerman Friday, 29 September 2006 02:45

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 22 September 2006 04:59

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 22 September 2006 04:54

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Written by James Nokes Thursday, 14 September 2006 18:00

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Written by James Nokes Thursday, 14 September 2006 18:00

Where high fantasy and low-brow speech battle it out on the page.

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Written by James Nokes Thursday, 14 September 2006 18:00

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Written by James Nokes Thursday, 14 September 2006 18:00

A father's relationship to his monstrous son, and the challenges both face.

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Written by James Nokes Thursday, 07 September 2006 18:00

How does the famed British scribe's attempt to, as he put it, "out-Preacher Preacher" stand up to the challenge?

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Written by James Nokes Thursday, 07 September 2006 18:00

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Written by Jason Green Thursday, 07 September 2006 18:00

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Written by Byron Kerman Friday, 01 September 2006 05:51

This new crime noir thriller from St. Louisans Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt brings new meaning to the term "criminal underground."

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Written by Brett Berliner Friday, 01 September 2006 05:40

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Written by James Nokes Friday, 01 September 2006 05:34

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Written by Byron Kerman Friday, 25 August 2006 02:02

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 25 August 2006 02:00

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Written by Jason Green Sunday, 30 July 2006 14:58

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Written by Jason Green Sunday, 30 July 2006 08:35

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Written by James Nokes Sunday, 30 July 2006 08:26

From Brian K. Vaughan to Robert Kirkman, how does the new guy hold up the momentum of a barreling Ultimate X-Men?

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Written by Jason Green Saturday, 29 July 2006 04:18

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Written by Carlos Ruiz Saturday, 17 June 2006 10:37

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Written by Greg O'Driscoll Saturday, 17 June 2006 10:32

Busiek respectfully lionizes a man who should have died as bravely as the heroes he dreamed into being. Visually, Powell and Stewart do no less, bringing a cartoonish flair to a story that is true in spirit if not in fact.

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Written by Byron Kerman Saturday, 17 June 2006 10:29

As Detective Greer – the real cop, divested from his damaged surrogate – prowls a dark, rainy city in 2054, he begins to feel the forgotten pleasures of honest sensations. Through his eyes, we feel them, too.

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Written by Jason Green Saturday, 17 June 2006 10:25

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Written by Jason Green Sunday, 04 June 2006 14:41

Of all the series in Shojo Beat, Godchild is the one most likely to strike a chord in American readers unfamiliar with manga in general.

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Written by Jason Green Sunday, 04 June 2006 07:30

Marimo Ragawa’s Baby & Me would be the manga equivalent of a Pixar film, the kind of flawlessly executed material that seems meant for children but that someone of any age can enjoy.

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Written by Jason Green Saturday, 03 June 2006 09:36

As a great T-shirt once said, volleyball is life. The rest is just details.

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Written by Jason Green Saturday, 03 June 2006 09:28

The inter-character relationships are what really sell this book, with Riiko caught between Night, the flawless man who sees her and the world with child-like awe, and Soshi, her hesitant but caring best friend.