This concise guide to the best of what is out there and available now is updated considerably with half of the listings all new and a significant representation of the best in manga. Because there is so much being published in this exploding field, this guide shows readers what is worth concentrating on and owning. Weiner (The Rise of the Graphic Novel) is the director of a library in Massachussetts and renowned pioneering expert in the field of graphic novels for two decades.