Young Men in Love

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Pupposites Attract Volume 2

Hono Natsuna’s Pupposites Attract volume 2 continues to be cute. (I reviewed volume 1 previously.) The new character this volume intrigues me. Chako dresses very hip and modern, but her job is very traditional. She has a Shiba Inu that wears a cute kimono-like wrap, and she calls him Aniki, which means...

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Headlines, Early October 2024

Comics Mike Sterling loves Atari Force. So do I. He says: Fun sci-fi adventure expertly illustrated by José Luis García-López at the peak of his form, with the back half drawn by the also excellent Eduardo Barreto. Gerry Conway wrote most issues, and it’s a fast paced and creative comic that unfortunately...

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How It All Ends

Emma Hunsinger’s How It All Ends hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves, perhaps because of the title. That’s a shame, because it’s a wonderful book, an affecting, informative portrait of a kid worrying about growing up. Tara is thirteen and starting high school (ninth grade). She was skipped ahead...

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The Troublesome Guest of Sotomura Detective Agency

I should have enjoyed The Troublesome Guest of Sotomura Detective Agency by Sakae Kusuma more than I did. There’s a grumpy detective with an “only one bed”-type pairing, but the book fell flat for me, as the various elements were underbaked. Private detective Matsuda is unlucky in both life and career,...

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