Jason Thompson analyzes the prevalence of maids and their uniforms in manga.

Jason Thompson takes a look at the (lack of) long-lasting effects that extreme violence has on manga protagonists.

Jason Thompson explains the history of long-running manga series and the various serialization formats in Japan.

Jason Thompson profiles Felipe Smith's Peepo Choo, currently being serialized in Japan and soon to be released in translation in the US.

Jason Thompson looks at the self-deprecating autobio manga of Shigeyuki Fukumitsu.

Jason Thompson looks at the nature of the relationships depicted in manga that focus on young girls and adult men.

Jason Thompson returns to comiXology with a brand new installment of Manga Salad, and takes a look at the indulgent pleasures of a food manga.

This month in "Manga Salad", Jason Thompson reviews the first volume of Del Rey's Faust anthology magazine of light fiction.

This month in "Manga Salad," Jason Thompson takes a look at Felipe Smith's OEL manga MBQ.

After a month's hiatus Jason Thompson returns to comiXology with a new installment of Manga Salad. This month he lovingly describes the five most interesting manga he's edited in a long career with Viz.

This month Jason Thompson takes a look at The Manga Bible and Manga Messiah and contemplates their intended audiences.

In part two of his profile of manga for cell phones, Jason Thompson reviews the cell phone implementation of Guilstein and examines the pros and cons of the format.

In the first of a two-part installment of Manga Salad, Jason Thompson examines the phenomenon of manga on cell phones and begins a profile of Guilstein, the only manga available in English only on a cell phone.

In his debut article for comiXology.com, manga critic extraordinaire Jason Thompson profiles Hitoshi Iwaaki's Historie. Not currently published in English, Historie is available in scanlation from Kotonoha.