New title watch: ANN confirms that Tokyopop will be publishing the BL title Crimson Snow under their Blu imprint and firms up the release date for the Chibi-Vampire: Bites fan book, and they also found listings for two new Pokemon manga from Viz.
Ed Sizemore and Deb Aoki bring some manga love to this week’s ANNCast podcast.
Melinda Beasi has the latest updates on manhwa and Korean drama in this week’s Manhwa Monday post.
Marc Bernabe’s latest video is of Tetsuya Chiba, the creator of Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow’s Joe), discussing the death of his character Tooru Rikiishi, which hit readers so hard they had a real-life funeral for him, and his own realization of just how seriously readers took their manga.
David Welsh asks the readers what they think of the covers of Marvel’s Runaways and Vertical’s Twin Spica, and the readers respond with some interesting thoughts.
Matt Blind has this week’s manga rankings (online sales) at Rocket Bomber.
Four men have been arrested in Belgium in connection with the so-called “Manga Murder” case. It was almost three years ago that the Belgian police found body parts in a park in the city of Saint-Gilles; nearby, police found two notes that said “WATASHI WA KIRA DESS,” an apparent misspelling of the Japanese phrase “I am Kira,” a reference to the manga Death Note. Despite the exotic sound of the murder, the facts in the case were fairly mundane: It seems to be a roommate situation gone awry.
Here’s a recession special: Lissa Pattillo spots some 99-cent manga (all from Tokyopop) at BookCloseOuts.com.
Reviews: Caddy C. has some brief comments on manga she has been reading lately at A Feminist Otaku. Michelle Smith checks out three recent DMP manga at Soliloquy in Blue. Other reviews of note:
Julie Opipari on vol. 1 of 7 Billion Needles (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Liz Reed on vol. 3 of Bamboo Blade (Manga Life)
Kate Dacey on Crimson Cross and Tale of a White Knight (The Manga Critic)
Kristin on vols. 1 and 2 of Deadman Wonderland (Comic Attack)
Sean Gaffey on vol. 17 of Excel Saga (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 5 of Fairy Tail (I Reads You)
Dave Ferraro on Gente (Comics-and-More)
Deb Aoki on vol. 1 of Hetalia: Axis Powers (About.com)
Angela Eastman on vol. 1 of House of Five Leaves (Suite101.com)
Lori Henderson on vol. 16 of Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs (Comics Village)
Kinukitty on Scarlet (The Hooded Utilitarian)
Lori Henderson on the October issue of Shonen Jump (Manga Xanadu)
Tangognat on vols. 6 and 7 of We Were There (Tangognat)
Erica Friedman on vol. 2 of Zettai Shoujo Seiiki Amnesium (Okazu)