Shaenon K. Garrity reveals which manga she's dying to see translated.

Shaenon K. Garrity memorializes Patrick Swayze by way of manga.

Shaenon K. Garrity remembers the classic G.I. Joe #21.

Shaenon K. Garrity honors The Comics Journal's upcoming 300th issue.

Shaenon K. Garrity imparts some hard-earned wisdom.

Shaenon K. Garrity didn't make it to San Diego this year, but she has a lot of reminiscences to share of San Diegos past.

Shaenon K. Garrity runs down some of the best indie comics of the 90's that are seeing a second life in reprints.

Shaenon K. Garrity takes on the hazardous job of assigning theme songs to a variety of comics.

Shenon K. Garrity runs down your options if you want to engage in comics-related message-boarding. It ain't pretty.

Shaenon K. Garrity gives her picks.

In her final piece reflecting on her recent trip to Tokyo, Shaenon K. Garrity relates her visit to the Ghibli museum and studios, and her meeting with the great Hayao Miyazaki.

Shaenon K. Garrity visits otaku mecca Akihabara.

Regular readers will have noticed Shaenon Garrity's absence from the site these past few week. The reason: she's been in Japan, and has a wealth of experiences to relate. This week she describes her arrival and observations of the Mary Blair exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo.

Shaenon Garrity fits Malcolm Gladwell's theory that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become a master to some comics industry luminaries.

Shaenon Garrity takes a look at Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys and compares the mainstreaming of otaku and comics culture.

Shaenon Garrity draws parallels between Harlan Ellison's New Wave and the rise of yaoi manga.

Shaenon K. Garrity does a little surveying and comes up with some lessons about picking the one comic you can take with you to a desert island.

Shaenon K. Garrity surveys some of the best things about Alison Bechdel and her long-running comic strip.

Shaenon K. Garrity reveals a tale of Christmas disappointment that the great cartoonist Gahan Wilson holds close to his heart.

Shaenon K. Garrity shares some of the most moving comics she's encountered in a lifetime of reading.

Shaenon K. Garrity takes a look at a variety of comics inspired by dreams, including Jesse Reklaw's Slow Wave.

As she gets ready for this year's Alternative Press Expo, Shaenon K. Garrity remembers the first time she had a table at the west coast's premiere small press event.

Shaenon K. Garrity reports on the results of a panel convened to determine which American cartoonists draw attractive men.

Shaenon K. Garrity ponders whether there are still any super hero comics for kids out there.

Shaenon K. Garrity profiles Disney artist Mary Blair, who was featured in an exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum earlier this year.

This week in All the Comics in the World, Shaenon K. Garrity travels back to her alma mater and takes a look at some art around campus by cartoonist Anne Cleveland.

Would the world still have the gift of a Spirit film adaptation if 300 had tanked? Shaenon K. Garrity is going out on a limb and saying yes.

Shaenon K. Garrity celebrates the wealth of quality how-to books that have come along in recent years in this week's All the Comics in the World.

Shaenon K. Garrity takes a look at some of the great historical educational comics that have come out over the years and measures how the Action Philosophers stack up.

Shaenon K. Garrity has been checking out some Harvey comics, and discovered that, although may have gone the way of the dinosaur, their passage still resonates.

The National Cartoonists Society annual meeting took place in New Orleans this year, and Shaenon K. Garrity was there to take in the wonders.

In a piece delayed a week by the unexpected passing of Rory Root, Shaenon K. Garrity gives her own takes on this year's Free Comic Book Day offerings.

Shaenon K. Garrity pays tribute to the late Rory Root, one of the nation's most beloved comics retailers, in this week's "All the Comics in the World."

Following up on last week's controversial examination of the female archetypes in shonen manga, Shaenon K. Garrity this week takes a look at their male shojo counterparts in "All the Comic in the World."

This week in "All the Comics in the World," Shaenon K. Garrity runs down the seven shonen archetypes for female characters. Empowered Modern Woman isn't one of them.

Though it has its charms, Ultimate Muscle is not the 18+ volume series that earns a review this week from Shaenon K. Garrity. That honor goes instead to Little Lulu.

This week in "All the Comics in the World", Shaenon K. Garrity takes on the Webcomics Cartoonists' Choice Awards, for better or for worse.

Having recovered from Wondercon- related illness sufficiently to return to the keyboard, Shaenon K. Garrity discusses her evolving feelings about cons in this week's "All the Comics in the World." They aren't as much fun as a professional as they were as a fangirl, but how does 2008 stack up?

This week Shaenon K. Garrity takes a look at some romantic pairings that on examination aren't so romantic. Which are the five most ill-matched loves in all of comics? Read on to find out.

The title says it all: in this week's installment of All the Comics in the World, Shaenon K. Garrity lovingly describes some of the original artworks adorning her home.

Marty Links died, which feels strange, maybe because I didn't realize she was still alive, or maybe because just the other day I was sketching transvestites dressed like her female characters. I'm very attached to the late '40s/early '50s teen aesthetic epitomized by Links' Bobby Sox... It's such a great look.

More Jason Shiga, plus plenty more goodies to start the year off right, as Shaenon K. Garrity delivers the second installment of top-five lists for 2007. And be sure to get your fill of Mary Jane Watson.

What do Jason Shiga, Jeff Smith, Carol Lay and Jack Kirby have in common? They all turned up on one or another of Shaenon K. Garrity's plethora of top 5 lists for 2007! And for those who can't get enough, come back in two weeks for the second installment.

Lynda Barry is moving her comics online in response to the loss of weekly newspaper clients. I've been reading Barry's comics online for years now, but it startled and saddened me to learn that she has trouble making a living through the newsweeklies.

Tip for comic-book collectors: you can find back issues of a comic cheap if it's a) non-continuity and b) for girls. That's how I stocked up on old marriage-themed Lois Lane comics to display at my wedding reception a few years ago.

I love comic strips, even though the daily strip is among the most limiting of artistic formats. I like to think of a comic strip as something like haiku, a single moment or observation captured in ink. Hopefully funnier, though.

This week we are pleased to present the first installment of "All the Comics in the World" where every 2nd and 4th Thursday Shaenon Garrity will share some insight into what she's been reading.