This is a handy list for librarians to have: Titles available both as anime and manga in the United States. It is nice because the titles of the anime and manga often differ, so someone not familiar with the films and books may not even realize that they are the same story and characters.

Bags and Boards is a blog from Variety that follows the comic book industry.

Japanese Sound effects and what they mean is exactly that, an alphabetical list of Japanese sound effects that you will find in manga. Great fun!

Seattlepi has an article on the efforts DC comics is making to recreate their vintage heroes into ones with more modern appeal: DC revamps its heroes for a grittier century.

Barbelith Underground > Comic Books
Barbelith is an online community that encourages discussion. Their comic book area is a very active discussion board all about comics and graphic novels.

The New York Times has an article on Manga for Girls that speaks to the different maturity levels of titles even within the same series and to why American girls are flocking to this new genre.
I was also interested to read that Harlequin has teamed up with Dark Horse Comics to release some of their romance novels in graphic novel format.

Amelia Rules is a great graphic novel series for children. But don’t take my word for it! Visit their dynamic site where you can read a sample, examine reviews, and of course buy the books.

Bookshelf Comics offers information on graphic novels, including news, reviews, feature articles, and new and forthcoming titles.

The Seattle Times: Faith & values: Christian comics growing on youth
Yet another trend in graphic novels and comics that libraries will want to keep an eye on. I would expect that more than a few of us will have clergy in the library suggesting that we purchase these to balance our graphic novel collections.