SEAN: I feel bad not picking the elite, first of its kind groundbreaking gay manga, but I’m not going to be reading it, as I’m not an audience for explicit gay bondage no matter how well put together it is. So my pick of the week is the digital release of Twin Spica, which I discussed in “Manga the Week of” earlier. A sublime, subtle story about growing up, overcoming hardships and tragedies, and the allure of space. Will love to read it all over again.
MICHELLE: I’m going to have to agree with Sean on every point, this week.
ANNA: I also hope that Twin Spica gets some extra love, now that it is being released in digital format. This reminds me that I need to go back and read the print volumes I’ve been stockpiling.
MJ: Well, I guess I’ll make it unanimous. While I’m definitely planning to check out The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame, I’m unreservedly enthusiastic about Twin Spica‘s move to digital. This is a series I named as a Best of the Year upon its debut, and then again as it concluded, and I’ve been very sad that low sales have forced it out of print. I hope very much that its digital venue can give it much-deserved new life!
Readers, what looks good to you this week?
Aaron says
April 29, 2013 at 10:34 amZero’s Familar comes out next week so I’m excited about that but not much of anything this week (been neck deep in American Comics as of late.)
Lee says
April 29, 2013 at 11:56 amI’m looking forward to checking out the first installment of Into Illusion, the manga/novel that SuBLime is releasing (today) pretty much simultaneously with the Japan release.
AshLynx says
April 29, 2013 at 12:36 pmHooray, another chance to recommend Twin Spica to everyone! I’m glad I got my physical copies though.