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Two years of Experiments in Manga? Some days it seems like I just started writing, and other days it seems like I've been doing this forever. In the grand scheme of things, I suppose two years really …
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Way back in my undergraduate days, I took an anthropology class that was simply called "Food and Culture." It ended up being one of my favorite courses (pun entirely intended), and not just because we …
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Recently, an article at CNN's blog Geek Out! caught my eye—Publishers want you to know: Manhwa is not manga written by Danica Davidson. As the article points out, manhwa (Korean comics) are often …
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I've really been enjoying this month's Horror Manga Moveable Feast. Earlier this week I noticed that no one had yet mentioned Shin Mashiba's series Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun, which I'm quite …
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October 2011 saw the publication of the first edition of 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die: The Ultimate Guide to Comic Books, Graphic Novels and Manga (US edition, UK edition). I haven't …
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Today marks the first anniversary of Experiments in Manga! It's a little hard for me to believe that it's already been a year since I started this blog. But at the same time, I know that I've put a …
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