The organizing principle of most of my bookshelves has been the publisher, but with this particular shelving unit, it has actually been what books will fit on its very small shelves.That said, the two best-represented publishers here are Oni Press and Tokyopop. From Oni, we have a quartet of books by Western creators that are all extremely manga-inspired, so much so that Oni published them in tankobon-like digests so that they could easily be shelved in the manga sections of bookstores. These are Corey S. Lewis' incredible Sharknife, the story of a busboy/Japanese-style superhero, James Stokoe's Wonton Soup, a crazy sci-fi story about a chef, Ray Fawkes and Cameron Stewart's Apocalipstix, about an all-girl rock band in a post-apocalyptic world (Josie and The Pussycats meets Mad Max!), and Rick Spears and Chuck BB's Black Metal, an all-ages mélange of heavy metal and dark fantasy with a Cartoon Network aesthetic. These were all great books by great creators, and I think my first…
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