Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Don’t let the cute little kid fool you. This is a bloody tale of vengeance.

Lone Wolf & Cub Deluxe Edition Volume 1 by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima

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Cbr18bingo Right – It’s manga, so you read it right to left I heard about Lone Wolf & Cub a few years ago but had been unable to find a copy of it until recently. Last year, Dark Horse published a deluxe edition of this manga classic, which was first published in Japan starting in 1970. Kazuo Koike’s original story has been translated by Dana Lewis. In addition to Goseki Kojima’s masterful and dynamic ink drawings, this deluxe edition includes a few of his color […]

The series that currently has/will have 114 volumes in the US

One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn by Eiichiro Oda

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As you know, occasionally I need a change of scenery on the weekends. So instead of looking at, working with and reading books at work or home, I go to the library to look at and read books and I have been known to straighten a section. And when I do, I never know what will come of it. I usually get in some fun people watching or listening (on this trip I heard this tiny voice, “Where are the chickens?”), looking at titles that […]

Unextreme Utena

Revolutionary Girl Utena by Chiho Saito

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CBR18 Bingo – Justice: it’s about a girl who fights for what she believes is just, instead of just being a normal girl who doesn’t need to duel. Because it’s not normal (or just) for middle school girls to duel for their life all the goddamn time. Revolutionary Girl Utena is one of my favorite animes and I had no interest in ever reading the manga because I was not interested in the story without all the things that the manga cut. That all changed […]

Water and fish

Fish and Water by Gengoroh Tagame

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Cbr18 Bingo – And: see title, although I’m not sure why it’s called that though. Maybe because that’s how natural the two characters are together. Fish and Water by Gengoroh Tagame just came out in the US, and even includes non-permission to use the content of the volume for AI. It’s the first time I’ve seen (noticed) an AI training prohibition statement. However, the story is from 2022. And it feels like it. Koji is a freelance writer and the pandemic lockdown didn’t change his […]

Urasawa’s The Best For A Reason — Master Keaton Showcases His Strengths

Master Keaton (Volume 7) by Naoki Urasawa

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One of my all time favorite series from one of my all time favorite authors — Master Keaton seems like it’s overlooked in favor of Urasawa’s other masterpieces, Monster and 20th Century Boys, but I think it offers a ton of thrills and heartfelt moments as well, and I’m excited to finally finish the series (five volumes to go!). Every moment spent looking at Urasawa’s cartooning is a delight and a privilege. Taichi Hiraga Keaton is a former SAS man now working as an insurance investigator, and […]

Whose Frankenstein?

Her Frankenstein by Norikazu Kawashima

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CBR18 Bingo – Friends: because it’s about an abusive toxic friendship. Her Frankenstein by Norikazu Kawashima is a fun little horror story. Kawashima had a brief career doing horror manga in the 80s. His work is classic and beloved and simultaneously forgotten. The volume has a nice overview of his obscure career. Although it can’t be that obscure if it got officially translated to English. The story is about Tetsuo. He can’t function if he doesn’t have a mean woman belittling him for her own […]



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