Defying Expectations: Talking with Manga Creator Aya Kanno
“Otomen” is a portmanteau that combines the Japanese word for “woman” and the English word “men.” Manga fans know that Otomen…
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Vinland Saga Is a Bloody, Meditative Viking Tale
At Anime Boston this year, Kodansha Comics dropped some good news on us, announcing they are taking Vinland Saga off hiatus. Bloody…
The Best New Manga of May 2015
May’s new series are all out of this world, with lots of fantasy, supernatural, and game-related titles. We have a…
The Manga that Got the Eisner Nod—Plus a Few that Got Away
We’ve already pored over the Eisner nominees for new series and graphic novels; now, let’s take a look at the…
The Eisner Awards Shortlist Shows Off Comics’ Diversity
Call it the Happy Kittens: This year’s slate of Eisner Award nominees is diverse in terms of both creators and…
A Brief History of Ultraman
Viz Media announced earlier this year that they will be publishing the latest Ultraman manga, by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi…
The Best New Manga of April 2015
We closed out March with a piece of great news: Dark Horse has licensed Makoto Yukimura’s hard sci-fi manga Planetes,…
6 Manga that Twist Western Culture in Strange Ways
There’s nothing like picking up a volume of manga and seeing something familiar staring back at you. Whether it’s bluesman…
The Best New Manga of March 2015
This month’s new manga offer plenty of intrigue and adventure, whether it’s plotting the overthrow of a ruling clan in the…
Giants Walk the Earth: An Attack on Titan Primer
As a manga reviewer, I read a lot of manga every month, but there is one series that, guaranteed, goes…
Unconventional Romance: Five Manga Couples
In the graphic novel Mangaman, Barry Lyga and Colleen Doran have some fun with the conventions of manga, depicting a…
The Best New Manga of February 2015
Editor’s note: Welcome to the beginning of The B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog’s regular coverage of manga. We’ll be featuring…