– Comic Debrief talks to Douglas Wolk.
– Not comics, but really cool: A Babar exhibit in New York.
– Matt Thorn provides a fascinating look at the rise and fall of the phrase “shojo” in Japan.
– Here’s a rather nifty blog devoted to Frank Franzetta.
– Matthew Penney examines the nonfiction manga of Mizuki Shigeru.
– Nick Blodgett talks with Carnal Comics publisher SS Crompton about the ups and downs of publishing x-rated funnybooks.
September 25th, 2008 at 9:25 am
I’m sorry, but isn’t that, ‘Babar’?
Cheers,
B
September 25th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Ouch! Thanks for the link, but my blog entry is about the rise and fall of the *word* “shōjo,” not shōjo manga, which are alive and well, thank you.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Matt — sorry if I was obtuse about that. I should have put quotes around the word. I’ll fix it.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:50 am
Thanks, Chris!