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Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga

Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga

Books, Manga Critic, ReviewsNovember 19, 2017

Part manifesto, part how-to manual, Hirohiko Araki’s Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga is as idiosyncratic as the series that made…

Astra Lost in Space, Vol. 1

Astra Lost in Space, Vol. 1

Manga, Manga Critic, ReviewsNovember 14, 2017

While the US manga market has plenty to offer teen readers, there’s a dearth of titles for kids who have aged out of Yokai Watch but aren’t…

Yokai Rental Shop, Vol. 1

Yokai Rental Shop, Vol. 1

Manga, Manga Critic, ReviewsOctober 31, 2017

Yokai Rental Shop is a classic example of Monkey Paw Theater, in which a foolish person comes into possession of a magical object, uses said object…

Until Your Bones Rot, Vol. 1

Until Your Bones Rot, Vol. 1

Manga, Manga Critic, ReviewsOctober 20, 2017

When Lois Duncan passed away in 2016, fans and critics alike fondly remembered her as the author of I Know What You Did Last Summer, the first…

H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories

H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories

Manga, Manga Critic, ReviewsOctober 11, 2017

If you admire the fecundity of H.P. Lovecraft’s imagination but not the turgidity of his prose, you might find Gou Tanabe’s manga adaptations of The…

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