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Elias Rosner

Mangaversity: March 2025

Mangaversity: March 2025

Welcome one, welcome all, to Mangaversity! This is my attempt to continue my contribution to the Soliciting Multiversity column while messing with the format to make it my own. Special thanks again to Zack Davisson for pointing out this should’ve been my choice for the title from the get

Dude, Where's My Update? #5

Dude, Where's My Update? #5

In which I figure out what newsletters are actually for.

The Colors of the Mountain: Jose Pimienta on Their New Graphic Novel "Halfway to Somewhere"

The Colors of the Mountain: Jose Pimienta on Their New Graphic Novel "Halfway to Somewhere"

I had the opportunity a couple months back to talk with Jose Pimienta about their new graphic novel, "Halfway to Somewhere." Reading it in preparation, I found myself transfixed by the environments and the sense of place, or misplacement, Jose creates throughout the book. I didn't

SPX 2024: A Con Diary

SPX 2024: A Con Diary

Every year I say to myself: “I'm going to write a con diary for SPX.” I also say: “I’m going to read all the comics I got and review them.” The latter statement is only partially responsible for my failure to complete the former. Mostly, it’s

Mangaversity: February 2025

Mangaversity: February 2025

February is the month of love, or so they tell me. I don’t really know if love can be contained within a singular month. Certainly not if you believe the manga release schedules. There, love blooms eternal and sometimes undead.

Dude, Where's My Update? #4

Dude, Where's My Update? #4

2025 begins and here I am, reading to kick things off slower than I'd like but faster than is healthy. Thank you for sticking around and, if you can, please share the link. Word of mouth is how this grows and lord knows I need a lot of words and a lot of mouths.

My 2024 Year in Review

My 2024 Year in Review

I couldn't leave the year without this, now could I?