In the graphic novel Mangaman, Barry Lyga and Colleen Doran have some fun with the conventions of manga, depicting a character who crashes into a more realistic comic and confuses everyone with his speedlines, sweatdrops, and heart-shaped eyes, not to mention the image of his girlfriend that appears above his head whenever he thinks of […]
The first two weeks of July were insanely busy for manga fans—and publishers, and the press—with Anime Expo and Comic-Con International hitting back-to-back. To give you an idea of what to look forward to, here’s a roundup of the new manga announcements so far—plus some suggestions for what to read in the meantime. Let’s start with […]