If you are a person who enjoys being cornered at a party by someone who knows something about everything, and has a story to tell about his or her husband’s brother’s roomate’s girlfriend, then “Tricked” is a graphic novel you will definitely enjoy.

Sometimes rare gems can be found in unlikely places, and Neil Gaiman's Creatures of the Night is one this author found in her local library. With stories about not-so-normal animals, it is a beautiful graphic novel.

Fans have fought over which is the original canon between anime and manga for years. But which is right? Is it the manga that is right, or the anime, the one that was written first or the one that is more popular?

Beauty is always subjective, but how is it represented in manga and graphic novels? And why do we love these beautiful characters?

The final article in the AnimeIowa series, we review Flipside, a major find in the AnimeIowa Artist's Alley, and a fantastic example of what a manga lover can find at an anime convention.

Finding manga off the beaten path at an anime convention can lead to reading some wonderful stories and finding some fantastic artwork. Along with an interview with Richard and Shannon Townsend, and third in the AnimeIowa series, finding manga at an anime con, is a review of the Otaku-No-Yen manga.

Richard and Shannon Townsend are just another amazing reason for manga-lovers to attend anime conventions. This interview is article number two in the four-part AnimeIowa series.

Are anime conventions just for anime lovers? This author has stepped inside one and discovered that anime conventions are as much for manga lovers as they are for those who like anime. Number one in a four part series about my adventures at AnimeIowa!

Have an obsession with a particularly handsome manga character? The bishounen obsession isn't as odd as you think. Read this author's ideas on why bishounen are so popular.

A favorite genre of many, read on and see what makes the Magical Girl manga genre so...magical!