SEAN: Given that most companies regard 5/1 as 4/31, it’s no surprise that there’s not a lot of stuff this week. Trust me, that giant pile of Viz will be waiting for you on 5/8. In the meantime, let’s turn our attention to other offerings.
It has to be said, the most anticipated book for this week is definitely not for the kids. That said, the buzz for The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: The Master of ‘Bara’ Manga is really high. This is not cute BL with pretty androgynous boys manga. This is MANLY gay manga, with lots of MANLY bondage and discipline. In fact, it’s quite violent and filled with sadism, I hear. But if you want a taste of something different, and don’t mind explicit stories, Picturebox has the collection for you.
MICHELLE: Sometimes one can be glad something exists without really wanting to check it out for themselves. This is one of those times.
MJ: I might check this out, though my threshold for sadism is relatively low.
SEAN: Vertical’s lone print offering this week is Vol. 4 of the Stan Lee penned Heroman, which is a must for manga fans who also love Stan Lee.
MICHELLE: I do have to wonder how many such fans exist.
MJ: I wish I could like this, just for Vertical’s sake. I really do. Does that count for anything?
SEAN: The big news from Vertical is digital, though, as three of their series are available on Kindle and Nook as of April 30th. 7 Billion Needles is gripping sci-fi horror, Drops of God is a wine lover’s dream, but the big news for me is the now out-of-print series Twin Spica getting its first two volumes out. Twin Spica is the brilliant and heartwarming epic about a girl who yearns to be in space, and it never did as well here as I’d hoped. Here’s hoping that a digital release will give it new fans!
MICHELLE: That’s a hope I can share!
MJ: Now, this is something to cheer about. It makes the whole week, really!
SEAN: So what’s your kink this week?
Lee says
April 25, 2013 at 10:22 pmThere’s some intense stuff in the Tagame book, but also a couple of relatively sweet and funny stories. Also some interesting fun facts, like he started at June, and 50% of his readers are female.
shanejayell says
May 4, 2013 at 4:15 pmMy fave comment:
MICHELLE: Sometimes one can be glad something exists without really wanting to check it out for themselves. This is one of those times.
Pretty much sums up my attitude. I’m glad the book is being published in principle, buy BOY is it not for me.
I already bought Twin Spica, but ‘m glad to see it getting a second chance for others in Digital release.