MICHELLE: Welcome to a brand-new Feature here at Soliloquy in Blue: Let's Get Visual! Each month, Manga Bookshelf's MJ and I will select a page or sequence of pages from our recent manga reads that we find intriguing and attempt to develop our visual-critiquing muscles by sharing our thoughts about it. Neither of us is particularly adept at this, but it's our hope that by a … [Read more...] about Let’s Get Visual: Warm-Up Exercises
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers: B-
From the back cover: “Frankly, I'm not fond of surprises, as ones around here tend to be rather wicked.” For poor Theodosia, however, surprises abound. She spends most of her time at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London. There, all the artifacts that her parents dig up around the world are put on display and studied. But what her parents can't see—and what Theodosia … [Read more...] about Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers: B-
Sugarholic 1-5 by Gong GooGoo: B
Jae-Gyu Sin is a lazy and listless twenty-year-old living with her mother and grandmother. When a mudslide destroys their house, her grandmother ships Jae-Gyu off to Seoul with very little money and instructions to stay with her brother, a university student, for a while. On her way there, she manages to tear the shirt being worn by a random hottie then spots her childhood … [Read more...] about Sugarholic 1-5 by Gong GooGoo: B
Causing a Scene by Charlie Todd and Alex Scordelis: B-
From the back cover: From the infamous No Pants! Subway Ride to the legendary Grand Central Freeze, Improv Everywhere has been responsible for some of the most original and subversive pranks of the Internet age. In Causing a Scene, the group's agents provide a hilarious firsthand account of their mischievous antics. Learn how they created a time loop in a Starbucks and gave … [Read more...] about Causing a Scene by Charlie Todd and Alex Scordelis: B-
One Piece 25-27 by Eiichiro Oda: B
I've heard a lot about the Skypiea arc of One Piece, though I actually knew zero specifics about what Luffy and his crew would encounter once they reached the legendary island in the sky. More, I seemed to absorb the general idea that this arc is really awesome and everyone loves it. Alas, I don't love it yet, but there are some things I do really like about how the story is … [Read more...] about One Piece 25-27 by Eiichiro Oda: B