Comics Reviews

Vagabond, Vols. 1-3
By Takehiko Inoue | Published by VIZ Media (first VIZBIG edition) One of my … [Read More...]

Tidbits: Now We Are Six
Originally, this post was supposed to go up several months ago, when the sixth … [Read More...]

Psyren, Vols. 1-2
By Toshiaki Iwashiro | Published by VIZ Media Ageha Yoshina is a first-year … [Read More...]
Book Reviews

Four by Laura Lippman
In the mood for a new mystery series, I decided to check out the Tess Monaghan … [Read More...]

Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Book description: It was a senselessly violent crime: on a cold night in a … [Read More...]

Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann
From the back cover: On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, … [Read More...]
Features

The CMX Project: Cipher
MICHELLE: Hello, and thanks for joining us for the second installment of The CMX Project, in which we turn our attention to Cipher! (Please kindly overlook the fact that this column was promised for February; life has a nasty habit of upending one's plans.) This month we'll also have a special … [Read More...]

The CMX Project: Land of the Blindfolded
MICHELLE: Welcome to the first installment of a new feature called The CMX Project. Back in October, Karen Peck and I talked about the CMX series Canon for that month's Manga Moveable Feast, and had such fun that we decided to start a recurring feature focusing on some of the other series they … [Read More...]




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