From marauding giants to magical girls, manga has some of the best stories in comics, but it can be a bit intimidating to the newcomer. The books run “backwards,” and the conventions and visual “language” are different from American and European comics (although more and more non-Japanese creators are picking up on manga’s storytelling techniques). […]
When a corny pleb like me is reading graphic novels, you know they’re a big deal. Over the past decade, the medium has become immensely popular, and new soon-to-be classics are published every year. Whether you are a noir fanatic with a penchant for macho detectives or a sci-fi buff who prefers stories that take place […]