At Sequential Tart, Barb Lien-Cooper tears a strip out of the idea that women who read manga don’t count as comics fans:
“You can put labels on female manga fans and say ‘they’re not real comic book fans’ because they often only read manga as opposed to mainstream superhero comics. Manga is only legitimate if it acts as a ‘gateway’ drug to American comics. I’ve heard this argument a lot lately.”
In fact, a big chunk of the new articles at SQ are manga-related, with a look at complaints from purists, a contemplation of hair color, and a glowing review of Pet Shop of Horrors.