MICHELLE: The wait is over.. a new Let's Get Visual is here! We examined intensely emotional moments in our last column, so this time we're going in the opposite direction by highlighting pages that make us laugh. I've got to say, finding a couple of pages that genuinely made me giggle was much harder than finding ones that made me sniffle. Did you have a similar … [Read more...] about Let’s Get Visual: Funny Pages
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TOKYOPOP Is Shutting Down
It's with a heavy heart that I direct you to this piece at The Beat, which reports that TOKYOPOP is shutting down at the end of May. I have a feeling the worst of the sadness is yet to come, as I start to fully process which beloved series will be left in limbo. Rather than dwell on that depressing thought, I figured I'd outline what is left on TOKYOPOP's production calendar … [Read more...] about TOKYOPOP Is Shutting Down
Aqua 1-2 by Kozue Amano
Aqua is a slice-of-life charmer ideal for architecture buffs like me. The year is 2301 and Akari Mizunashi has left Earth (Manhome) for Mars (Aqua), whose surface is now 90% water thanks to man's tinkering. It is Akari's goal to become an undine, or female tour guide who conveys sightseers by gondola through the canals of Neo-Venezia, a city modeled on Venice, which we are … [Read more...] about Aqua 1-2 by Kozue Amano
Tidbits: A TOKYOPOP Assortment
TOKYOPOP released a slew of books towards the end of 2010 and quite a few among them are from series I'm either reading or buying and hoarding (as is my wont). In a desperate effort to stay current, I'm tackling some of them in Tidbits format! Alice in the Country of Hearts is up first, with my take on volumes four and five, followed by volumes four through six of Happy Cafe, … [Read more...] about Tidbits: A TOKYOPOP Assortment
Eensy Weensy Monster 1 by Masami Tsuda: B
From the back cover: Nanoha Satsuki, an average, plain-Jane high school student, comfortably spends her time in the shadow of her two beautiful, popular friends. But new guy Hazuki Tokiwa, with his snobbish, arrogant demeanor, has a way of getting under Nanoha's skin, and releasing her inner monster! Is this the beginning of an ugly relationship, or does Hazuki have his own … [Read more...] about Eensy Weensy Monster 1 by Masami Tsuda: B