Dark Horse – Page 3 – The Manga Critic

Magic Knight Rayearth, Vol. 1

Posted on July 22, 2011

Shonen manga in drag — that’s my quick-and-dirty assessment of CLAMP’s Magic Knight Rayearth, a fantasy-adventure that adheres so closely…

Posted on February 23, 2011

I like getting lost in a long, twisty story as much as the next person, but I often lose interest…

Posted on December 6, 2010

For all the upheaval within the manga industry — the demise of CMX, Del Rey, and Go! Comi, the layoffs…

Posted on October 24, 2010

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

Posted on August 12, 2010

When reading historical manga, I grant the artist creative license to tell a story that evokes the spirit of an…