manga - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:27:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 manga - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Straight Outta Weekly Shonen Jump, the Leftovers Crew Does Manga https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/07/straight-outta-weekly-shonen-jump-the-leftovers-crew-does-manga/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43349 Dating is hard in modern society, and it’s even harder when you’re a killer for hire. Find out if the legendary poison assassin can find a bride or if he’ll die trying in MARRIAGETOXIN #1, written by Joumyaku, illustrated by Mizuki Yoda and localized by Medibang Inc. Life’s hard out in the frozen wastes, especially...

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]]> 43349 Is X of Swords a Tournament Arc, Part I: What Is a Tournament Arc? https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/18/is-x-of-swords-a-tournament-arc-part-i-what-is-a-tournament-arc/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=15316 We’re not too far removed from the end of X of Swords, a 22-issue X-Men mega-crossover that many have characterized as a “tournament arc.”  But, other than being a staple of manga and anime, what is a tournament arc? Is a tournament arc like hardcore pornography (you know it when you see it), or does...

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]]> 15316 Kodansha Goes Day-and-Date on ComiXology Unlimited, PLUS: More Responses to the 2021 Xavier Files Comics Survey https://comicsxf.com/2020/10/13/kodansha-goes-day-and-date-on-comixology-unlimited-plus-more-responses-to-the-2021-xavier-files-comics-survey/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:00:40 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8865 Last month, we reported on Archie Comics going day-and-date on comiXology Unlimited, releasing new comics direct to the subscription arm of Amazon’s digital comics service. On Monday, manga publisher Kodansha Comics became the second company to go that route, announcing it will drop new chapters of series such as Attack on Titan, Card Captor Sakura: Clear...

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