Originally published as the “Odd End” feature in the Volume 1, Issue 2 Omnibus.
Dick and Jane are at home.
Dick and Jane sit by the TV.
See Dick play video games.
See Jane play video games.
Play, Dick, Play.
Play, Jane, Play.
Mother wants Jane to set the table.
Mother wants Dick to take out the trash.
“Jane, time for your chores. Dick, […]

Strange Day
by Lorne Kates
Originally published in the Vol. 1, Iss. 2 Omnibus.
They always told me I shouldn’t go to the university.
It’s too much trouble, they’d all say.  Too much work for such a measly reward.  They all said there wasn’t any difference between someone who goes to the university and someone who doesn’t.
Of course, I […]

Claymore first came to my attention via the scanlation exchange community.  I’m a sucker for a woman warrior story, especially a story that has such a compelling heroine as Clare.  I soon became enamored of the series not only for its original blending of archetypes that so uniquely identifies Japanese manga, but for the depth […]

Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro is a unique offering by mangaka Kiyuouki Satoko. The manga is an interesting slipstream mix of fantasy and “mad scientist” archetypes used as settings for telling a series of uplifting slice-of-life stories.
The main character, “Kuro”, is a traveller on a quest to locate a witch who has mysteriously cursed her.  Frequently mistaken for […]