Out of Print, Out of Luck?
Most of us can't keep up with every release. Some series get delayed and we forget about it, others speed up and make it hard to keep up, and other titles...
Spotlight on Walmart: 2022 Edition
Walmart is a store you've probably shopped at at least once in your life, but are there reasons to go there more often?
Overview
Walmart is one of the largest companies in the...
The Comic App Looking To Tell You A Story in Real-Time
The older you get, the more things happen to change. Your obligations pile up. The energy you had as a kid isn't the same. Also you have to get to work,...
More Companies Get in on the Manga Biz
While the major English manga publishers all have variety in their releases, they also tend to have niches. VIZ Media has some of Japan's biggest hits and low price points to...
Instant Analysis Plus: Saving Life, By Mario Kaneda (NSFW)
The best way™ to describe Saving Life (which was formerly released by TOKYOPOP eons ago) properly is to mention that the story revolves around a rich kid who's tired of being...
Is The Order a Cosplay?
It's that day of they year again: Halloween, the international day of cosplay!
So while my Halloween-related post last year was finding the best deals around, this year I decided on the...
Anime Results o Sagashite: Finding the Best Search Engine
It started with this tweet:
"Scanlations aren't a problem." Uh, sure. pic.twitter.com/mkDla43p6O
— Ace @ CRX +FFXV hell (@kaitou_ace) June 20, 2017
No, this isn't another official vs scanlation debate. But as this image...
Is This Barnes & Noble’s New Strategy?
A while back, I wrote about Barnes & Noble's plan to shake up their declining sales. Well, select Barnes & Noble stores may be testing out their new marketing plan.
The occasional...
Paprika and Perfect Blue: A Short Case Study in What Kon Does Best
Allow me to get slightly ahead of myself for a moment. Being slightly less than a decade apart, Paprika and Perfect Blue are extremely important works in director Satoshi Kon’s career...
Has Barnes & Noble Signed Its Own Death Note?
Why do you go to a store?
Yes, yes, I know to buy stuff, smart aleck, but why go to the store instead of shopping online? For a large number of products,...