A Zoo in Winter
One of the best-selling manga in the US right now is Bakuman, a drama about two teens trying to break…
Tag: Jiro Taniguchi
Manga Artifacts: Hotel Harbour View
Back in 1990, before anyone had hit on the magic formula for selling manga to American readers, VIZ tried a…
The Times of Botchan, Vols. 1-4
Reading The Times of Botchan reminded me of watching Alexander Sakurov’s cryptic 2002 film Russian Ark. Both employ a similar…
The Best Manga of 2009: The Manga Critic’s Picks
I pity the poor critic who panned Up — it’s not fun to buck the tide of critical approbation, especially…
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…