Status: reader, non-professional, sporadic blogger, layman industry-watcher
Occupation: Ph.D. student / teaching & research assistant (electrical engineering / control theory)
Interests in Comics: Manga, Bande Dessinée, Small Press & Indies, Online Comics
My lists: manga, U.S. floppies, U.S. trades
plus a couple photos of my manga collection (2008-04)

Pet Peeve: Dark Horse Manga Delay List (Sep. 2005 - current, updated 2009-02-08)

I read a lot of stuff, in German, English and French. I like to keep up with current events in the comics industry, so I read a lot of blogs and forums, but don't often take the time (or find the interest) to post.

Creators I like: (in no particular order)
Andi Watson, Fred Perry, Stan Sakai, Chynna Clugston, Kazu Kibuishi, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Derek Kirk Kim, Raina Telgemeier, Iou Kuroda, Jiro Taniguchi, Tsukasa Hojo, Mitsuru Adachi, Joann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim, Mark Oakley, Hayao Miyazaki, Enrico Casarosa, Rumiko Takahashi, Wataru Yoshizumi, Tomoko Ninomiya, Amy Kim Ganter-Kibuishi, Svetlana Chmakova, Masami Yuuki, Yoshihiko Ochi, Yayoi Ogawa, Osamu Tezuka, Colleen Coover, Jeff Smith, Gisèle Lagacé, Paul Grist, John Kovalic, Richard Moore, Frank Cho, Adam Warren, Takeshi Miyazawa, Rod Espinosa, Steve Rolston, Eric W. Schwartz, Sergio Aragonés, Ben Templesmith, Scott Kurtz, Dan Hess, Mike Wieringo, Brooke McEldowney, Akira Toriyama, Eric Heuvel, Natsuki Sumeragi, Kaoru Mori, Aimee Major Steinberger, Lucy Knisley, Ai Morinaga, Paige Braddock, Joëlle Jones, Colonel Moutarde, Deb Aoki

Series I like: (in no particular order)
Yoko Tsuno, Robin Dubois, Franka, Asterix, Melusine, Monster Allergy, Questionable Content, Tintin, Girl Genius, Sinfest, Piled Higher & Deeper, Eversummer Eve, Yotsubato!, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Pluto, Angel Densetsu, Venus in Love, Der Hartmut, Zuckerfisch, Meister Lampe, Love Roma, Yaiba, From Eroica with Love, Midori Days, Inverloch, Pink Diary, Aqua/Aria, Monster Collection, Sommelier, Yakitate Japan, Sing Yesterday For Me, Flight, College Roomies from Hell, Artesia, Action Girl, Electric Girl, Ninja High School, Nothing Better, Tag & Bink, Twilight X, Valkyries, Tea Club, Nextwave, Genshiken, As If, Calvin & Hobbes, Halo & Sprocket, Megatokyo, Truth Justin & the American Way, Yu Yu Hakusho, Nemi, OL Shinkaron, Lys, La Rose Écarlate, Tozo, Translucent, Kekkaishi, Flower of Life, High School Debut, Sybil la fée cartable, Freaks' Squeele, Fujoshi Rumi, Suske en Wiske, Usagi Drop


My latest shopping sprees: (updated 2009-06-01)









(Archives: 2009, 2008, 2007)


Recently read: (updated 2009-06-15)

Café Dream, v02 [FR]
Ma petite maitresse, v04 [FR]
Tie Break, v01 [FR]
Bus for Spring, v01 [FR]
Living in a happy world, v02 [FR]
Professeur Eiji, v01-02 [FR]
Love & Collage, v09 [FR]
Sawako {Kimi ni Todoke}, v03 [FR]
Othello, v07 [FR]
Une sacrée mamie, v01 [FR]
Un drôle de Père {Usagi Drop}, v04 [FR]
Daisuki, 06/2009 [DE]
Cheeky Vampire, v09 [DE]
Groom Lake, #1 [EN]
Doctor Who - The Whispering Gallery [EN]
Doctor Who - The Time Machination [EN]
Hana-Kimi, v22 [DE]
Venus Capriccio, v01 [EN]
High School Debut, v08-09 [EN]
Tintin, v06-08 [FR]
Guerillas, #4 [EN]
Mysterius the Unfathomable, #1-5 [EN]
Bad Dog, #1-2 [EN]
The Defuser, #1 [EN]
Vis-à-Vis, v02 [FR]
Othello, v06 [FR]
Darling - La recette de l'amour, v08 [FR]
Urusei Yatsura, v15-17 [FR]
École bleue, v02 [FR]
Pluto, v03 [EN]


PS: I hope Dan Hess doesn't mind my using his character as avatar here.