Manhwa 100
As a reviewer, I’ve found Manga: The Complete Guide (Del Rey), Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga (Stonebridge Press), and Manga: 60 Years of Japanese…
Books
The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn’t Want You to Read
In the early 1950s, horror comics were big business. Out of the eighty million floppies sold each month, nearly one…
Mangasia: The Definitive Guide to Asian Comics
The strengths and weaknesses of Paul Gravett’s latest book are neatly encapsulated in its title. Though the book purports to…
Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga
Part manifesto, part how-to manual, Hirohiko Araki’s Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga is as idiosyncratic…
A Brief History of Manga
A Brief History of Manga is an odd duck: it’s too short and impressionistic to be a reference work, but…