Kate Dacey, Brad Rice, and David Welsh make their choices from this week’s new releases.
Melinda Beasi’s Pick of the Week is Real; check out Manga Bookshelf to find out why she likes it so much.
At comiXology, Kristy Valenti quizzes Carl Horn about Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service.
News from Japan: Ken Akamatsu is working with other manga-ka to create a free “J-Comi” site that will post out-of-print manga as DRM-free PDFs, with advertising. Interesting idea.
Reviews
Billy Aguiar on vol. 1 of Arisa (Prospero’s Manga)
Anna on vols. 1-3 of Cross Game (Manga Report)
Rob McMonigal on vol. 7 of Emma (Panel Patter)
Todd Douglass on vol. 4 of Hero Tales (Anime Maki)
Erica Friedman on vol. 1 of K-ON! (Okazu)
Julie Opipari on vol. 4 of Raiders (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Lori Henderson on Tale of a White Night (Comics Village)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 4 of Twin Spica (A Case Suitable for Treatment)