Sugar Princess: Skating to Win

Sugar Princess: Skating to Win Volume 1 by Hisaya Nakajo (amazon)

Hana Kimi remains my favorite series about a girl dressing up as a boy to get closer to her object of affection even though the ending in the final volume was a little rushed. So I was curious when I saw that another [...]

New Manga Obscenity Case

Here’s an overview from ICv2

Kyo Kara MAOH!

Kyo Kara MAOH! Volume 1 by Temari Matsumoto (amazon)

I was intrigued when I saw that Tokyopop was publishing this manga, because I’d previously watched and enjoyed the anime a couple years ago. I still have the last couple discs of the first season lingering somewhere in my netflix queue and I keep meaning [...]

Awesome Amethyst Sketch

Les McClaine is doing a week of 100 drawings, so I naturally commissioned an Amethyst Princess of Gemworld sketch from him:

I think this was the best $12 I’ve ever spent!

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld #4 (second series)

A little housekeeping note – I made an index page so these recaps are now listed in chronological order.

The cover of the fourth issue shows Amy, Emmy, and Taffy cowering in a basement. Dark Opal is standing in the doorway sayng “Hello girls…fancy meeting you here!” Carl aka Carnelian is rubbing his [...]

Cybils Graphic Novel Nominations Open

Here’s where you can go to nominate your favorite title from 2008

Books Read, September 2008

Books

Pegasus Descending by James Lee Burke Acheron by by Sherrilyn Kenyon Crown Duel By Sherwood Smith Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen Your Scandalous Ways and Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase

Manga and Graphic Novels

I thought I read more manga than this for the month, I’m guessing I forgot to log some volumes.

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Manga for Native American High School Libraries

Over at the Neon Season there’s a call for donations. Check it out if you have some manga to spare that would be appropriate for a school library.