Cognitive Dissonance offers a nice blog entry on Marvel’s group of teenage super heroes. This is definitely a list for those of us building graphic novel collections to consider.

The Portland Press Herald has an article covering the two sides of the manga in libraries debate: Racy fluff or reading aid? Make sure you scroll down to the bottom to read at least some of the over 100 responses to the article by manga fans. Many of them demonstrate the intelligence and quality writing of manga readers.

The Galveston County Daily News has a nice article about manga in the U.S. The writer obviously understands manga and its appeal, remarking on its sophisticated storylines and art. Nice to see an article that understands manga rather than questions it.

TOKYOPOP holds an annual competition for amateur manga creators. Now is the time to vote in the 5th competition for your favorite. Manga Player lets you take a close look at the art style and writing.

Sequential Tart’s “What’s the Best Comic Starting Point is a very helpful article for libraries building comic or graphic novel collections. The focus on what books will stimulate people to read more of the genre is a perfect match for us. Best of all, Sequential Tart asked some of the top names in comics what ones they would recommend. Beware, some of the graphic novels have adult content, but all of them are great reads.

no flying, no tights is a great site for graphic novel reviews. I have mentioned them before here. Now they have just completed a major update with new reviews, new sections, and lots to look at.