Zo Zo Zombie, Vol. 1

Halloween is coming, and this month’s manga releases include a couple of horror stories to get you in the mood—along with two manga twists on the works of Shakespeare, one faithful, one not, and some new volumes of old favorites. Grab a pumpkin spice latte and relax—there’s plenty of good reading this month! What manga […]

Horror manga sounds like a straightforward concept, but the stories vary widely: in Junji Ito’s Gyo, Uzumaki, and Shiver, bits of everyday life suddenly go haywire in horrific ways; things with teeth haunt the vampire saga Happiness; tension sustains the zombie-survival epic I Am a Hero; and a streak of humor runs through the assistants-to-the-dead series […]

A trip to the manga aisle of Barnes & Noble will confirm: manga is incredibly popular with young adult readers. But finding age-appropriate series for that tween-or-younger sibling can be a challenge—especially for parents unfamiliar with the art style. Happily, American publishers have lately been bringing out more manga aimed squarely at the middle-grade crowd. […]