Kate “Manga Critic” Dacey here with a fresh crop of links. Brigid should be back tomorrow with a new post, so stay tuned. In the meantime, please give my fellow relief pitcher Melinda “Manga Bookshelf” Beasi a round of applause for her thorough round-ups — she made it look easy!
‘Tis the season for best-of lists! Casey Brienza compiles her list of the year’s top manga for Graphic Novel Reporter, while David Welsh, Brigid Alverson, and I offer our nominations at Flashlight Worthy Books.
The Reverse Thieves examine page design in Kyoko Arioshi’s ballet classic Swan.
David Welsh demonstrates his considerable poetry chops with a rhyming ode to One Piece and shares links to the latest Manga Movable Feast contributions.
Brian Ruh uses My Girlfriend’s a Geek as a jumping-off point for discussing the portrayal of female otaku in Japanese pop culture.
For her latest Bento Bako Lite column, Kristin flips through the December Previews and finds a mother lode of good manga scheduled for a Spring 2011 release.
Reviews: In their latest Off the Shelf column, Melinda Beasi and Michelle Smith say good-bye to Del Rey with reviews of Ghost Hunt and Papillon, and hello to Fumi Yoshinaga’s latest title, Not Love But Delicious Foods Make Me So Happy!
Juli Opipari on Crimson Hero, Vol. 13 (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Chris Kirby on D. Gray-Man, Vol. 19 (Mania.com)
Lissa Patillo on Genkaku Picasso, Vol. 1 (Anime News Network)
Nick Smith on K-On!, Vol. 1 (ICv2)
Matthew Warner on K-On!, Vol. 1 (Mania.com)
Lori Henderson on One Piece, Vols. 43-45 (Manga Village)
Why, thanks, Kate! Same to you!
Thank you for the mention! (and yesterday’s RT)
You’re very welcome, ladies!