Space Cabby!
If you enjoy informative recaps of the adventures of semi-obscure DC comics characters, I encourage you to hop on over to Dave’s Space Cabby Sunday. Space Cabby drives a cab in space!
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #1 – Third Mini-Series
I have mixed feelings about the four issue mini-series that came out in the late 80s. While I was happy to see Amethyst again, her character changed dramatically. I thought the contrast of Amy Winston with her older incarnation as Amethyst made the earlier series charming. In this mini-series, Amethyst is a remote goddess, with [...]
Low Content Mode
I’m about to be traveling for awhile so manga reviews will be on hold for awhile. Traveling with little children means cutting down on my usual library of fun vacation reads in order to have more space to pack sippy cups and Elmo sticker books. I’m only packing one book for myself, Georgette Heyer’s An [...]
Glass Mask Brings the Drama
I’m around midway through the series now, and I continue to be entertained by the amount of over the top drama in Glass Mask. There’s Soul Shattering Death! Tsukikage turns Maya over to the Daito Corporation and Hayami begins the work of turning her into a star. She’s acting in a supporting role on a [...]
Two Flowers for the Dragon
Two Flowers for the Dragon by Nari Kusakawa Two Flowers for the Dragon manages to be a nice light fantasy manga despite being burdened with a clunky premise. The dragon in the story is the main female character. Shakuya is the heir to the dragon clan, a family that is charged with protecting a desert [...]
Glass Mask
Glass Mask is a shoujo classic that I wish was translated into English, but since the series is so long and unfinished (although new chapters are starting to appear again) I guess there is a slim chance of it ever reaching the US. Glass Mask is a 43 volume manga about a girl struggling to [...]
Life as We Knew It
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer This is what my YA book club is reading this month. Life as We Knew It is a harrowing and gripping story that details one family’s life after a meteor collides with the moon. It is written in diary format, as Miranda chronicles her daily life [...]
History of the West Wing
The History of the West Wing by Jiayu Sun and Guo Guo History of the West Wing is based on a classic Chinese play but the truncated story and lack of plot and character development failed to capture my attention even though it was bolstered by some lovely art. A wandering scholar named Chen Yuquing [...]
Boomerang Manga Series
I was thinking recently about series that I initially am less than enthused about so I give away or swap the books. Then after a period of time I decide to give the manga another chance and really regret getting rid of volumes I originally bought. For me the series I’m thinking about trying to [...]
CMX manga ordering tip
I get my manga and comics through DCBS. Since DC Comics is CMX’s parent company, CMX manga is listed on the site like any other back list trade paperback. So it is easy to pick up older issues of CMX manga there for around 40-35% off. The site navigation to find these deals is a [...]
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