If you’re reading your manga one volume at a time, you’re getting the story, but you might be missing some of the art: most translated manga is published in paperback, with black and white interiors, in a standard 5-inch by 7-inch format. In Japan, manga is serialized in larger-format magazines that often include color pages. […]
For nearly two decades, Jim Killen has served as the science fiction and fantasy book buyer for Barnes & Noble. At the end of each month, he’ll be sharing the lists of B&N’s bestsellers in the genre, from new hardbacks, to trade paperbacks, to mass markets and media tie-ins, to graphic novels and manga. These are the […]
August is a blockbuster manga month, featuring new volumes of the two most popular series, Naruto and Attack on Titan, with the latter available as either a plain ol’ book or a special edition with a cover by The Walking Dead co-creator Tony Moore. Plus, there’s a lot more in store to get you through […]
Shonen manga (defined in Japan as manga targeted at boys between 8 and 18, though that in no way defines the actual audience that reads it) is famed for hot-blooded battles, staunch male friendships, and themes of hard work, loyalty, and bravery. Many of the most popular manga titles translated into English—Naruto, Bleach, Hunter x Hunter, and One […]
Much of literature is conversation with others: when I’m writing, I’m drawing on the genre books I read and loved—from Kate Elliott’s Black Wolves to Ursula Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea, from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld to David Gemmell’s King Beyond the Gate.
