I'm behind on reviews, but my excuse is a skiing injury, which has kind of sidelined me for the moment.  I'll get caught up, but in ...

Maybe it's just me, but it sure seems like Osamu Tezuka took every chance he could get to include car crashes in Black Jack .  Maybe the...

I haven't finished reading The Ghost in the Shell (as this edition is called on the cover, with the definite article included) yet, but...

Links and such: Here's a short "Giant Man" story from Matt Kindt, available before it's scheduled to be part of the next ...

One Pound Gospel , volume 3 and 4 By Rumiko Takahashi Even a lesser work by a great like Rumiko Takahashi can be a great read, and this...

Here's another interesting bit of Rumiko Takahashi marginalia: hand gestures.  Specifically, a gesture that a character in One Pound Gos...

Elsewhere: I reviewed the final episode of Dollhouse over at  The Factual Opinion .  I'll miss that show, as flawed as it was. Link: ...

Here's a good background gag from the third volume of One Pound Gospel : (If you don't get it, click to enlarge) I guess I'm n...