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*Aria Book 5 — Recommended
comicsworthreading.com - 11/2/2009
*Aria Book 5 — Recommended
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When I’m feeling out of sorts, nothing calms like a new volume of Aria . It’s the manga equivalent of a hot cup of tea and a sit-down, a lovely mediation on appreciating the quieter aspects of life. Aria Book 5 Buy this book The series had some unexpected delays , but that ...

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Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal:  Nov. 2, 2009: Even the indie guys need some spending money

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Nov. 2, 2009: Even the indie guys need some spending money
Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal — ... Manga Shakespeare: Twelfth Night Link: Richard Bruton “It’s yet another very classy adaptation that stays very true to the original whilst updating the styling and storytelling for a modern audience.” (Above: double-page spread from the book, ©2009 Richard Appignanesi, Nana Li, Self Made Hero or some combination thereof.)   [Review] Aria Vol. 5 Link: Johanna Draper Carlson “It’s the manga equivalent of a hot cup of tea and a sit-down, a ...

Strip News 11-6-9
COMIXTALK — ... ♦ I was reading this review of Aria 5 and towards the bottom, there is a mention of “a lengthy introduction.” That, through a few uninteresting mental gyrations, brought me to recall every Robotech episode’s insistence on restating ‘how-we-got-here’ at the beginning of every show. I found myself wondering if that would be a useful technique for story oriented online comics as opposed to having to constantly update an about page. It could be worked into the regular updates or back-placed after a new chapter/season/storyline is ...

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