The Best and Worst Manga of 2015

After a two-year hiatus from blogging, I donned my critic’s cap again in 2015. I’ve enjoyed writing my quasi-weekly column,…

Drifters, Vol. 1

Back in the 1980s — the heyday of Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sylvester Stallone — Hollywood cranked out a…

Gate 7, Vol. 1

I have good news and bad news for CLAMP fans. The good news is that Gate 7 is one of…

Manga Artifacts: The Legend of Mother Sarah

Most American manga fans know Katsuhiro Otomo as the creative force behind AKIRA and Domu: A Child’s Dream, but Otomo’s catalog also includes…