Langerholic
May. 5th, 2004 11:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
avramYet another week with nothing new shipping that I buy. Man, this policy of waiting for trades and being selective is really hitting me hard in whatever organ is responsible for the need for instant gratification. Probably something with a funny name, like the spleen or the Isles of Langerhan. (Hey, all the first page of Google hits for “isles of langerhan” refer to a musical group.)
So it was experiment time. Either that or save-money-buy-not-buying-comics time, but that’s no fun. This week’s experimental purchase is a TokyoPop-style Clamp book from Del Rey’s new manga division. That’s right, mainstream publishers are hopping on the manga bandwagon, and even releasing stuff printed right-to-left! (Well, sure, they save prepress money that way, and can present it as a more authentic manga experience. Me, I’m just glad those childhood Hebrew lessons are turning out useful.) The title appears to be xxxHOLiC (according to the Del Rey site) or XXXHOLiC (according to the Clamp site) xxx+Holic (according to the fans) or an illegible squiggle (according to the cover), and it’s got lovely art nouvaeu drawing. More after I read it.
So it was experiment time. Either that or save-money-buy-not-buying-comics time, but that’s no fun. This week’s experimental purchase is a TokyoPop-style Clamp book from Del Rey’s new manga division. That’s right, mainstream publishers are hopping on the manga bandwagon, and even releasing stuff printed right-to-left! (Well, sure, they save prepress money that way, and can present it as a more authentic manga experience. Me, I’m just glad those childhood Hebrew lessons are turning out useful.) The title appears to be xxxHOLiC (according to the Del Rey site) or XXXHOLiC (according to the Clamp site) xxx+Holic (according to the fans) or an illegible squiggle (according to the cover), and it’s got lovely art nouvaeu drawing. More after I read it.
