Clamp No Kiseki Volume 8Creators: CLAMPPublisher: Tokyopop If you’ve ever read manga or even heard about manga, I’m sure some time or other you have come across the work of CLAMP. CLAMP is an all female manga creator group from Japan. There are four members of this group: Mokona, Satsuki Igarashi, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Ageha Ohkawa. These ladies are responsible for such creations as Magic Knight Rayearth, Chobits, Angel Layer, Tsubasa, X/1999, xxxHolic, and Tokyo Babylon. They celebrated 15 years together in 2004 and these wonderful books with chess pieces were released in Japan for fans. Thanks to the great folks at Tokyopop these wonderful books are now available again…

Eden: It’s An Endless World Volume 1Story & Art: Hiroki EndoTranslations: Kumar SivasubramanianPublisher: Dark Horse I’ll be honest and say that what initially peeked my interest about this book was that gorgeous cover. It’s reminiscent of something Katsuhiro Otomo would have drawn back in his Memories book. The Wonderful character designs and technology all blended into one, hell at first glance I thought this was nothing more than a rip-off Otomo book. But it’s so much more than that, so much more. Enoah and Hannah are two kids around the age of fifteen, living in and around a Biosphere facility along with their mentor Layne. Layne is a man suffering…

Manga Reviews: Aqua, Murder Princess V. 1 & 2, Nabi, and Manga: The Complete Guide Aqua Volume 1Story & Art: Kozue AmanoTranslation: Alethea & Athena NibleyEnglish Adaptation: Barbara Randall KeselPublisher: Tokyopop After reading the entire book I found out it was a prequel to another manga entitled Aria. I have never read Aria, but I completely understood this manga, so it is safe to say that it is a stand-alone story. This particular story takes place on Mars, which is now called Aqua, because 90% of the planet’s surface is now water. It seems that in a city called Neo-Venezia, gondoliers are now known as Undines. Our main character Akari…

Story & Art: Oh! GreatTranslation & Adaptation: Makoto YukonLettered: NMSGPublisher: Del Rey From the creator of Tenjho Tenge, Oh! Great (Ito Ogure) comes Air Gear. When I heard about this manga, I thought to myself: “Great another manga trying to cash in on extreme sports!” I really do love it when I put my foot in my own mouth (actually, I am not that talented). This manga is everything taken from Rollerboys, Solarbabies, The Warriors, and mixed in with some fantastic new elements. The story is pretty basic; Airtrecking is an x-treme sport where skaters wear high-tech skates and then battle in teams for territory and fame. Each skate has…