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I’ve recently been introduced to Greg Rucka’s work.  I like it though it tend to get repetitive.  Kelly Thompson over at Comics Should be Good reviews his latest, Stumptown.  Be sure to read the comments!

It’s not a graphic novel but it is a movie I’m considering seeing – Pirate Radio.

Here’s some Blackest Night commentary.  (link via Journalista) It’s not collected so I haven’t read it yet but I want a promotional ring!

There’s a bunch of quick manga reviews, including Nana vol. 19, over at Manga Recon.

Finally, fall is back!

Robot6 gives us two reviews in one.

Danielle Leigh has a few suggestions.

Ed Sizemore convinces me to mark MariaHolic off my to-read list.

Finally, MangaRecon has a review of Please, Please Me which looks cute.

Yes, I'm still reading over your shoulder.

Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary at Comics Should Be Good contains Hero Tales volume 1.

I can’t really follow all of this rant on the Brave and the Bold (ha, I totally wrote the Bold and the Beautiful at first) but you might like it.

I really enjoyed Solanin so I’m excited to get the manga-ka’s latest set of short stories even if, as Matthew Brady says, it isn’t as good.

Kate Dacey reviews Little Fluffy Gigolo Pelu -the title that my comic book store was supposed to be ordering for me over a month ago!  What the hell?

What are you going to be for Halloween?

Since it’s been awhile I decided to check in on my favorite blogs -

Matthew Brady has a good review of Stitches.

David Welsh is working his way through the alphabet asking for your favorite shojo titles.  He’s up to B.

Kate Dacey talks about the Kodansha Akira reprint.

I read a Banned Book - sssshhhh don't tell my dad.

If you like ninjas then maybe you should check out Nabari No Ou – here’s the Comic Book Resources review.

High Noon looks kind of creepy, Johanna at Comics Worth Reading liked the artwork but not the pace.

It’s not a book but Robot6 has a hilarious review of a straight to DVD Batman/Superman cartoon.

I didn’t actually read the review since I’m already hooked on Pluto and I didn’t want to run into any spoilers, but Matthew Brady takes a look at volume 4.

Finally,  I’ll leave you with this lovely tidbit from Kelly Ogle on being told that “no person has the right to determine what someone can or cannot read”:

“That’s not the real world”.
Yeeeaaaahhh.

Is is safe to speak yet?

Ellen Hopkins has placed her Manifesto against censorship up on her blog.  It even includes a stanza from her poem for Banned Books Week.  I love Banned Books week, it’s so…naughty

In case you didn’t catch it on her blog, Ellen will be speaking this coming Tuesday at Hillsdale Free Will College in Moore – 7:30 p.m.  I really enjoy mad authors, they can say the best things when they are mad.  Smack us around a bit Ellen!!  If you didn’t see my last post, definitely read the comments where fellow librarian and blogger, Kitty Pittman talks about some truly frightening statistics.

Whew, ok moving onward – Bleeding Cool gives you an idea of how much those Deadpool comics are going for since there’s going to be a movie.

Since I can’t get my comic book shop to freaking GET LITTLE FLUFFY GIGALO PELU ALREADY, I may have to just settle for Best Erotic Comics:2009 which features one of Junko Mizuno’s stories.  Scott Miller has a review. (link via Journalista)

Whatcha readin?

I’m not into autobiographies, mainly because I find them to be heavy handed and weepy but David Welsh may have convinced me to try Stitches.

Forbidden Planet rates the The Photographer as one of the best books of the year. (link via Journalista)

The Anime News Network has a review of a yaoi book that has potential but, sadly, never quite lives up to it -  Where Has Love Gone. (link via MangaBlog)

Here’s a fall manga preview!  I want so much on this list but especially, GoGo Monster, AX, A Distant Neighborhood, Cigarette Kisses, Age Called Blue, Nighthead Genesis and MariaHolic.  Dang!  I need a raise.

The Occasional Superheroine loves lists as much as me!  Here’s her Top 7 Unsexy Vampires.

Man, what a slow news week.

Warren Peace Sings the Blues gives a very thoughtful and thorough review of Asterios Polyp.

Comics Should be Good finds one that isn’t, X-Men Misfits.   This post includes really good commentary on shojo manga in general.

I normally don’t link to individual comic reviews but the artwork in this one has me so intrigued that I can’t resist – Robot 6 introduces me to Sweet Tooth #1.

What's my name again?

There’s a review of Jennifer’s Body up at Bleeding Cool.  Apparently this is based on a movie starring Megan Fox?  I wasn’t aware of it but the novel looks cooler.   I don’t know, if you’re a straight man, you might disagree.

Here’s an interesting review of First Second’s upcoming Ball Peen Hammer. (link via Journalista)

David Welsh takes a look a Nightschool, a title I’m currently enjoying in Yen Press.

Lots of people are talking about Ooku but I’m not sure if I’m sold on it yet.  Here’s Kate Dacey’s review.

I may not know about Ooku but this review at Warren Peace makes me want to read Ikigami.

This comic from Three Panel Soul reminds me of that story.