Comicsnob posts this week’s manga watch list—and last week’s as well. At the Manga Recon blog, Katherine Dacey-Tsuei looks over this week’s bounty, and the folks at The Otaku post their list as well.
Looking ahead: At the Manga Maniac Cafe, Julie looks at this month’s Previews.
Xavier Guilbert interviews Junko Mizuno for du9.
At MangaCast, Ed Chavez is having some adult fun with side dish podcasts on Comic Beast and Ban ga Ichi, two 18+ Japanese magazines, and a review of The Spirit of Capitalism. And 801 Media is one year old this month!
NPR’s On the Media interviews Japanamerica author Roland Kelts about manga as cultural export; you can listen to the podcast at the link.
John Jakala is doing a week of dream teams. First up: Gon and Devil Dinosaur.
Becky Cloonan posts the cover art for vol. 2 of East Coast Rising.
Viz highlights their horror titles, just in time for Halloween.