7 Billion Needles, Vols. 1-2

First published in 1950, Hal Clement’s Needle was a unique mixture of hard science fiction and police procedural. The story…

Superman vs. Muhammad Ali

  I was six in 1978, the year DC Comics first published Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, so I can’t claim…

Short Cuts and Genkaku Picasso

Short Cuts has the unique distinction of being one of the first manga I ever loathed. In fairness to Usamaru…

My 10 Favorite Spooky Manga

Whether by accident or design, the very first manga I read and liked were horror titles: “The Laughing Target,” Mermaid…