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Best manga of 2007

Posted in Books, Graphic Novels, tagged , , , , , , on January 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Unsurprisingly, I’ve not read many of PW’s recommendations, though I do agree with one of their choices: MPD Psycho.
So … gritty (ok, it was downright violent) was the book that I thought for sure that it had been banned from Malaysia. But when I saw it in Kino, and with two volumes at a 30% [...]

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Kinokuniya is dangerous

Posted in Books, General Fiction, Graphic Novels, Non Fiction, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Book lovers, don’t throw away last Sunday’s (Dec 2) Sunday Star yet. Look for the feature section – StarMag – and turn to page 21. Look at that nice ad below Daphne’s article. And now, read the fine print.
Yup it’s a 20% discount coupon for books storewide. That means if you present the ad when [...]

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Keanu as Constantine? Who were they kidding?

Posted in Books, Graphic Novels, Movies on January 16, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

Neo, part deux.
While at Kinokuniya recently, I decided to browse through Constantine graphic novels to get a feeling who this Constantine person is.
When I first saw the trailer, I thought it was kinda cool. I didn’t think Keanu Reeves could act to save his life, but I didn’t know anything about Constantine then. So, hey, [...]

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Sin City rocks!

Posted in Books, Graphic Novels, Movies on January 1, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

This is for you fanboys out there …
Now, this looks like a movie that respects the material. I have not read Sin City, but a check at the Sin City section at IMDB reveals that:
After a poor Hollywood experience in the early-’90s, Frank Miller refused to relinquish the movie rights to any of his comic [...]

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Ruse: Enter the Detective

Posted in Books, Graphic Novels on June 1, 2004 | Leave a Comment »

Lovely art, not-so-wonderful story, but still …

Visiting Kinokuniya at KLCC (in Kuala Lumpur) will always almost just do me in – in the wallet department, that is. My biggest weakness is the graphic novels section. I’m a sucker for pretty pictures, so nice picture + great story = irresistable.
One of my better buys was Ruse: [...]

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Kids’ stuff

Posted in Books, Graphic Novels on May 27, 2004 | Leave a Comment »

I visited MPH Midvalley in Kuala Lumpur with some friends, and eventually our conversation turned to children’s books.
I remember, as a child, that the library was the world’s most fabulous place. We kids would beg our dad to visit the Johor Baru library as often as we can, and Saturdays are a special time for [...]

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