The MangaCast gang run their critical eye over this week’s comics. Also, Ed has posted audio of the comics publishing panel at NYCC. And if that’s too heavy for you, check out some doujinshi for uniform fans.
Once again, David Welsh annotates the PWCW bestsellers list.
Several other people have already linked to this think piece on the impact of Asian comics in France, but it’s worth checking out, if you haven’t already, for some interesting background on how Asian comics were introduced to Europe (through Italy!) and why they are so popular.
ComiPress has the Tohan top ten and a link to this article on manga-themed toilet paper.
Manga is great, but is it art? Matt Blind has some thoughts at Comicsnob.
Wendy Pini posts at the Go!Comi blog and includes lots of illustrations from her upcoming webcomic/manga, The Masque of the Red Death. Go!Comi is marking this as adults only, because of some scantily clad males.
Jones discovers Ultimate Muscle. It’s worth a click just to take a look at Hollywood Bowl, and no, I’m not talking about a stadium.
Elae has news of a new shonen adventure series in Germany.
Kids, don’t try this at home: Same Hat has pictures of a woman with a full back tattoo of Midori from Suehiro Maruo’s Mr. Arashi’s Amazing Freak Show.
Pata links to a Nodame Cantabile flash game.
Slam Dunk is getting the live action treatment.
Reviews: Prospero’s Manga checks out vol. 1 of Kedamono Damono and vol. 1 of Pixie Pop, which is better than it looks. Connie is busy at Slightly Biased Manga; just go there and scroll down for reviews of all four volumes of Antique Bakery and vols. 3 and 4 of Cantarella. At PopCultureShock, Katherine Dacey-Tsuei reviews vol. 4 of Yakitate!! Japan. Active Anime’s Holly Ellingwood turns in brief reviews of vol. 12 of Fullmetal Alchemist and vol. 6 of Tsukuyomi Moon Phase, and Christopher Seaman checks out vol. 5 of Millennium World. Julie’s thinking pink today at the Mangamaniaccafe, with reviews of vol. 1 of Pixie Pop and vol. 8 of Harlequin Pink: Heart on Fire. At Comicsnob, Matt Blind reviews vol. 2 of Hayate the Combat Butler.