Case Closed Volume 26
Reviews , Viz Media / April 24, 2009

Something you should know about me: I like shiny new things. Given the choice between having something I know behind door number one and knowing what’s behind door number two? Curiosity wins. When my wife and I get ice cream, I’m the guy who has to taste like, 10 different flavors before I settle on something. And, if you regularly read our weekly picks, you’ll see I am always drawn to the new manga, even when it means overlooking incredible, established series. By: Gosho Aoyama Publisher: Viz Media – Shonen Sunday Age Rating: Older Teen (16+) Genre: Mystery Price: $9.99 When it comes to manga series, I’m not a distance runner. The longest I’ve kept with a series? 15 volumes, and even that was because I got a great deal on buying them all at once. Now, it’s not always a matter of choice—the incredible Dragonhead has wrapped up, but I haven’t read more than half of the books because bookstore and comics retailers in town don’t carry it except in spotty numbers(I know I could special order them or get them online from a place like Powell’s, but that—for some inexplicable reason—sticks in my craw. And I work in…