Welcome to the WWAC Pride Month LGBTQ+ manga roundtable! Our manga-loving contributors sat down to talk about their favorite series, trends in LGBTQ+ manga, LGBT content in manga overall, and what we’re looking forward to this pride month.
REVIEW: Chéri My Destiny: Chocolately Sweet And Spicy Boys Love
Okage Machino’s Tokyopop boys love manga Chéri My Destiny starts out by introducing Sakura, a Japanese male pastry chef who gained fame in France. He is oozing with confidence about the popularity of his Western sweets shop Bisous. However, when he hears about a Japanese sweets shop that recently opened up in the neighborhood, Sakura…
WWACommendations: Let’s Play, Spider-Woman, Spectacle, Servant & Lord
Happy April! What comics have you been reading lately? Every month, WWAC contributors share some of the comics we’ve read recently that we especially enjoyed. Is there a comic you’re reading that you wish more people would check out? Let us know on Twitter! Wendy Browne: I know nothing about Jessica Drew, but I trust…
VIZWATCH: An Introduction to Current Manga!
Hello! It’s another PUBWATCH column! I’m Mackenzie, and this is my first article—ever! For anything! Every month you’ll be hearing from me about the latest VIZ Media, with some added commentary. This article is a hodgepodge of what came out from VIZ in October and the first half of November; there’s a lot to read!…
A Study in Pink: Cartooning Sherlock Queerly (At Last)
I have never been a fan of comic riffs based off of live-action television and films. The cartoonists that get hired to draw them seem to get hired for one purpose: to perfectly render the likenesses of the actors from the original. What I love about a television show are so rarely the actors, I…