The Del Rey/Marvel manga/superhero crossovers have the Manga Villagers talking among themselves, and they have a fine roundtable up about comics, manga, and whether the twain shall ever meet.
At Okazu, Erica Friedman has some thoughts on fans, fandom, and fan-entitlement.
The latest Anime Today podcast includes an interview with Jonathan Clements, author of Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade.
Yamila Abraham of Yaoi Press has a brief report on her experiences at Anime Milwaukee.
News from Japan: Canned Dogs reports that the new ending of Shaman King will be available online before the official release of the print version. And a bookstore group is experimenting with offering manga samples via cell phone.
Reviews: The folks at Reverse Thieves pick two manga for March: Maria+Holic and Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning. At Mania.com, Nadia Oxford has brief reviews of several Del Rey titles.
Connie on vol. 14 of Basara (Slightly Biased Manga)
Connie on vol. 35 of Boys Over Flowers (Slightly Biased Manga)
Julie on vol. 1 of Blue Sheep Reverie (MangaCast)
Cynthia on Don’t Rush Love (Boys Next Door)
Dan Polley on vol. 5 of Fairy Tail (Comics Village)
D.M. Evans on The Girl Who Runs Through Time (Manga Jouhou)
Holly Ellingwood on vol. 10 of Kurohime (Active Anime)
Cynthia on Love Round!! (Boys Next Door)
Holly Ellingwood on The Manga Guide to Databases (Active Anime)
Lissa Pattillo on Meeting You (Kuriousity)
Michelle Smith on vol. 2 of Moon Boy (soliloquy in blue)
Tiamat’s Disciple on Mr. Flower Bride (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vols. 1-16 of Open Sesame (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Scott Campbell on vol. 4 of Pumpkin Scissors (Active Anime)
Tiamat’s Disciple on vols. 1-12 of Rough (Tiamat’s Manga Reviews)
Azizul Rahman on vol. 1 of Street Fighter Legends: Sakura (The Star of Malaysia)
Connie on vol. 2 of Sugar Princess (Slightly Biased Manga)
Danny Corven on Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy, vol. 1: Dragon Hunt (Active Anime)