The Complete Ripley Novels
The Complete Ripley Novels by Patricia Highsmith (amazon) In the fall, my thoughts turn to murder. I’m not planning on murdering anyone in real life, but I do tend to read more mystery and suspense novels as the weather gets colder. I was excited when I got this boxed set because while I’d read the [...]
Graphic Novels in Academic Libraries
Here’s an article in Publishers Weekly about graphic novels at Columbia University, “Comics Go to the Ivy League“
Skip Beat Anime
I’m always curious when a manga I like gets adapted as an anime. Sometimes I even prefer the anime version. I liked the anime version of Ouran High School Host Club a little more than the manga. I think Skip Beat is more suited to animation than most shoujo titles because of some of the [...]
Shinobi Life
Shinobi Life Volume 1 by Shoko Conami (amazon) I like ninjas and I like romance, so I should be finding a bunch of ninja romance manga that I like to read, right? I don’t necessarily have the best track record when it comes to this sub-genre of manga. I love Tail of the Moon, but [...]
Nepotism and Book Recommendations
Blog@Newsarama points out that a librarian got in trouble for recommending his daughter’s manga adaptation of Macbeth.
Literal Tears for Fears in a Library video
From the same people that did the literal version of “Take on Me,” here is the literal version of Tears for Fears “Head Over Heels.” This is lovely music videos from the ’80s that features a monkey in a library, librarian stalking, and windy card catalogs:
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #6 (second series)
I thought the last issue dragged a bit probably because it was split between so many competing story lines. In contrast, this issue moved forward at a nice clip and we learn who the tall dark handsome green-cloaked man stalking Citrina is! The cover of this issue features Amethyst and Sardonyx reflected in the Well [...]
High School Debut 5
High School Debut #5 by by Kazune Kawahara (amazon) High School Debut continues to put an interesting spin on conventional shoujo plot elements thanks to the humorous ways the characters interact with each other. Haruna and Yoh kissed for the first time, and Haruna needed to have an extensive course of rehab including hypnosis, exercise, [...]
Black Jack
Black Jack Volume 1 by Osamu Tezuka (amazon) It is very nice that we’re having so many Tezuka works translated into English. But while I appreciate works like Ode To Kirihito I don’t see myself wanting to reread it anytime soon. It was missing a certain element of fun that I usually expect from the [...]
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #5 (second series)
This issue feels like it is treading water. A few things happen, but nothing particularly significant. At least Prince Carnelian has some funny lines. The cover of the issue shows Amethyst and Carnelian on a bridge between worlds, surrounded by spooky looking disembodied monster heads. Carnelian is saying “We’ve only seconds to reach the Gemworld, [...]
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