New Manga Series- Orange Crows

My latest just-starting-series read: Orange Crows Vol. 1 by James Perry and Ryo Kawakami. After being exiled to a forbidden wasteland full of flesh eating fairies (I'm so there!) for 5 years, Cierra comes back to "civilization" and everything's completely different. She gets roped into the Special Witch and Warlock Squadron- a bunch of powerful albeit neurotic peace keeper types. So she's dealing with major social upheavals while hiding a yet to be explained crazy and potentially deadly power within herself.
Perry's writing can go either way- it's too soon to tell. Kawakami’s art is well defined and minimalistic. I love page after page of deep and complicated drawings, (Kaori Yuki! Yay!) but sometimes I have NO idea what's going on. In this case, simplistic art makes for easy-to-follow story lines and characters. The sound effects are in kanji without a translation, which is fairly standard for Tokyopop titles, making for severe confusion in several parts. I'll definately keep my eyes peeled for #2- then we'll see if it's a "keep" or "toss".

Oh My Blog!

WOW! I'm super excited- we finally have a blog! This is all I've ever wanted! (Well, a blog and that perfect hair only found in manga...) The 1st reason I love the blogsphere-I finally have yet another way to keep you updated on what we're doing at the Library! This includes, but is not limited to, programs, new manga and graphic novel titles, new anime and other DVDs, new video games and gaming nights, events we're attending and general goings-on at Musser Library.
So much stuff, so little blog.
Can I tell you another great thing about the blog? Now you guys can post, too. If you want new titles or have comments about what we're doing, post it. If you've read a new title and want to give a review, do it! Suggestions for Anime Screening Club? Reviews of programs we've had at the Libarary? Ideas for other programs? Post it all! I am so excited!
You can always find out what we have going on by checking the Event Calendar or Teen Area at www.musserpubliclibrary.org or you can email me directly at sderbin@muscatinelibrary.org. TTFN