Takasu Ryuuji is a nice guy; he takes care of his flighty mother, is a good friend to those who’ll have him, and has a sweet personality. Unfortunately he inherited his father’s thug-like glare, so no one at school believes that he’s anyone but a killer. Things seem to be looking up at the beginning [...]
It’s a little of this, and a little of that as publishers release titles just in time for summer vacation, and parents are in need of distraction for their kids getting out of school. Bongo Comics has a new Summer Shindig with the Simpsons. DC Comics has a new trade of the popular Batman: The [...]
The Reading Pile is back this week with an eclectic assortment of titles that run the gamut from video-game tie-ins (Mega Man) to fairy-tale spoofs (Beauty and the Squat Bears) to sports manga (Cross Game). As always, we encourage you to join the discussion by telling us what kid- and teen-friendly titles are on your [...]
Like spring flowers, titles are popping up all over the list this week. Bongo Comics has a new trade for Bart Simpson fans, while Boom! Studios releases the trade Walt Disney Treasury featuring Donald Duck. Marvel Comics gets seasonal with their latest Super Hero Squad trade, and Oni Press has the next issue of Courtney [...]
It’s a quick list this week with smurfs, girl spies, and aspiring astronauts. Papercutz continues its Smurfs title with the little blue friends facing a Howlibird, and over at Archie, Betty and Veronica are agents trying to protect Riverdale from a kid’s TV show? And don’t forget to get the next volume of Twin Spica [...]
It’s a long list of titles this week. Ape Entertainment has more Kung Fu Panda, and Boom! Studios continues its Disney Afternoon releases with the next issue of Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers. Dark Horse finishes its release of Axe Cop, and Viz has the next Panda Man for young readers. This wide selection is [...]
It’s the end of the month, so it’s a short list of the regulars. Ape Entertainment completes its Shrek mini-series. Boom! Studios continues to release Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, even as Disney strips them down to just the Disney Afternoon properties. Bongo Comics has a new Bart Simpson Comics with Bart trying to be [...]
Souji returns home after a year at boarding school to find his brother missing, his sisters as mysterious and aloof as ever, and three teens from his school murdered. He has reason to believe that the three things are connected, but when a perky girl at his school–Yukako Sasai–starts bugging him to investigate the murders, [...]
As the end of the month draws near (already?!?!), the list starts to dwindle to the regulars. Archie Comics releases the trade Man From Riverdale, collecting all the stories in one convenient place. Boom! Studios has a new trade of original Darkwing Duck comics as well. It’s sad to hear that they may be loosing [...]
In the last six months, VIZ Media and Yen Press have both launched iPad apps to great fanfare, but they aren’t the only manga publishers in the digital comics game. Seven Seas, home to such properties as Dance in the Vampire Bund, Gunslinger Girl, and Toradora!, recently began offering Kindle editions of their global manga. [...]
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