Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

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Graphic Novel Review: Utopia’s Avenger Vol. 1 by Oh Se-kwon

I’ve spent the last year practically immersing myself in the Utopia Studies canon, which might explain why Oh Se-kwon’s Utopia’s Avenger grabbed my attention. The legendary kingdom of Yuldo is gone, destroyed by a ruthless army who were bent on ending Hong Gil-Dong’s utopian dream.  Now Yuldo is little more than a memory, its creator […]

Graphic Novel Review: Library Wars Vol. 1 by Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa

Every time I attend a convention, I come back with a little something extra in my collections. For anime conventions, this usually means I leave with a lot of manga and candy. Such is the story of how I came into the possession of the first volume of Kiiro Yumi’s Library Wars (thanks MegaCon!).  Unfortunately, the […]