Little Fluffy Gigolo Pelu, Vol. 1

Poignant — now there’s a word I never imagined I’d be using to describe one of Junko Mizuno’s works, given…

Manga Artifacts: Domu: A Child’s Dream

Revisiting AKIRA prompted me to re-read Domu: A Child’s Dream, an earlier work that helped cement Katsuhiro Otomo’s reputation as…

AKIRA, Vol. 1

My first exposure to Katsuhiro Otomo came in 1990, when a college boyfriend insisted that we attend a screening of…

Rin-Ne, Vol. 1

I read a Rumiko Takahashi manga for the same reason I watch an Alfred Hitchcock thriller: I know exactly what…

Summit of the Gods, Vol. 1

On a brilliant summer day in 1924, British explorer George Mallory began what would be his third and final attempt…