Reviews, previews, and some new things to watch out for

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei kicks off the week with her Weekly Recon, a list of upcoming comics and a handful of brief reviews.

At Comicsnob, Matt Blind takes his weekly look at online manga sales, including commentary on some volume 1’s that popped up this week, and lists the top 100 volumes and top 25 series.

Del Rey has a preview of Aventura up on MySpace. (Via ANN.)

New at ComiPress: Another chapter from Manga Zombie, this one about Murotani Tsunezo, and an update on which serials will live on after Comic Bon Bon ceases publication.

ICv2 adds some more guests to the roster of its upcoming Conference on Anime and Manga at NYAF.

Here’s an upcoming book of interest to the otaku set, Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams: Japanese Science Fiction from the Origins of Anime.

And good news for those with offbeat tastes: The Same Hat guys are launching their own zine!

Here are a few new websites to keep an eye on, neither of them strictly about manga: Rococo Flow, which covers up-and-coming artists, and Comics Village, a UK-based site focused on independent and creator-owned comics.

Reviews: At Comics Worth Reading, Johanna enjoys vols. 5 and 6 of Inu Baka: Crazy for Dogs. Nick is not impressed with vol. 1 of School Rumble at Hobotaku. Greg Hackmann checks out vol. 1 of Psycho Busters at Anime on DVD. Katie McNeill reviews vol. 1 of Angel Sanctuary and vol. 2 of The Tarot Cafe at Blogcritics. At MangaCast, Eva reviews vol. 1 of Clamp School Paranormal Investigators and Mangamaniac Julie looks at Rose of the Rhine. At the Manga Maniac Cafe, Julie settles back with Japan Ai: A Tall Girl’s Adventures in Japan and The Art of Angel Sanctuary 2: Lost Angel. At Okazu, Erica uses her magic powers to find a yuri manga, but unfortunately, it’s vol. 1 of Najica Blits Tactics. Billy Aguiar reviews Portus at CBGXtra. At Soliloquy in Blue, Michelle reviews vols 11 and 12 of Bleach. At Manga Life, Lori Henderson reviews vol. 8 of Tsukuyomi Moon Phase and Chloe Ferguson checks out Nabi the Prototype. Snow reviews vol. 1 of Dark Moon Diary at Manganews. At Mecha Mecha Media, John T takes a peek at Appleseed: Hypernotes.

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