3 Reasons to Read One Piece
Why would any sane person commit to reading a series that’s still going strong after sixty volumes? I can think of three compelling reasons why…
Manga Critic
7 Billion Needles, Vols. 1-2
First published in 1950, Hal Clement’s Needle was a unique mixture of hard science fiction and police procedural. The story focused on an alien detective…
Superman vs. Muhammad Ali
I was six in 1978, the year DC Comics first published Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, so I can’t claim to have fond memories of…
Short Cuts and Genkaku Picasso
Short Cuts has the unique distinction of being one of the first manga I ever loathed. In fairness to Usamaru Furuya, I read it early…
The Best Manga You’re Not Reading: Presents
Back in 2007, John Jakala coined the trademark-worthy phrase “comeuppance theater” to describe horror stories in which a mean, violent, or greedy person gets his…