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The Count of Monte Cristo, arguably Alexander Dumas’ best novel, is a big, sprawling beast, stuffed to the gills with characters, subplots, secret identities, suicides,…
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My 10 Favorite CMX Titles
CMX may not have had the biggest titles or the biggest sales, but its catalog had a pleasing eclecticism: who else would license series as…
Silent Möbius, Vol. 1
I like science fiction, I really do, but I have limited tolerance for certain tropes: futures in which all the women dress like strippers —…
Neko Ramen, Vol. 1: Hey! Order Up!
If you’ve ever lived with a cat or dog, you know that no meal is complete without a pet hair garnish. Now imagine that your…
Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1
If I were thirteen years old, Library Wars would be at the top of my Best Manga Ever list, as it reads like a catalog…