These first ten volumes of Cheeky Angel have been sitting around my house gathering dust for several years. There's nothing like agreeing to a manga trade, however, to inspire one to finally read something before it's gone. I’m glad I did because I ended up enjoying them a good bit. When rambunctious nine-year-old Megumi Amatsuka and his female pal Miki defend a mysterious … [Read more...] about Cheeky Angel 1-10 by Hiroyuki Nishimori: B
Love Hurts: Aishiatteru Futari by Suzuki Tanaka: A-
From the creator of Menkui! comes this collection of intriguing (and chaste!) boys’ love stories. “The Fate of a Crime Fighter’s Love” features childhood friends Seigo and Touma, who hail from a village where everyone has super powers. Some seek to do evil with their abilities, while others work to stop them. This story has a fairly comedic tone, but the characters are … [Read more...] about Love Hurts: Aishiatteru Futari by Suzuki Tanaka: A-
Memories of the Future 1 by Wil Wheaton: B
From the back cover: The away team returns from the planet with some very good news: it's clean, it's beautiful, it's populated with friendly humanoids... and they really like to do the nasty. "At the drop of a hat," according to Geordi. "Any hat," Tasha says knowingly. Picard sends a second, larger team down to the planet to see exactly how many hats they're going to … [Read more...] about Memories of the Future 1 by Wil Wheaton: B
Serenity 2: Better Days by Whedon, Matthews, and Conrad: B
From the back cover: When the Serenity crew uncovers a heaping pile of cash—marking their first successful heist—they divulge their most outlandish fantasies, and look forward to a little R&R in a tropical paradise. Unfortunately for these space cowboys, someone is hot on their heels in search of a prize more precious than money. Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the … [Read more...] about Serenity 2: Better Days by Whedon, Matthews, and Conrad: B
Favorite Manhwa of 2009
Over at Manga Bookshelf, MJ has asked a few manhwa fans, including yours truly, to name their favorite titles of 2009. You can find that post here. It was pretty tough narrowing my picks down to five, but in the end I went with: The Adventures of Young Det (Gyojeong Kwon, NETCOMICS) Goong: The Royal Palace (Park SoHee, Yen Press) Small-Minded Schoolgirls (toma, NETCOMICS) 10, … [Read more...] about Favorite Manhwa of 2009