Monthly Archives: June 2006

Here’s a little treat to start the weekend off right: a preview of Ode To Kirihito by Osamu Tezuka, which will be released by Vertical in October. Newsarama interviews Fred Lui of DMP about Project X, the graphic novel about … Continue reading →

Volume 3 of MangaBlogCast is up on the MangaCast site. It’s short and sweet, so enjoy! Here are the show notes and links: Love Manga is back! Anime Expo mania begins Go!Comi brags about swag CLAMP will be there Manga … Continue reading →

Best link of the day: Mely visits the Shoujo Manga: Girl Power! exhibit at the Pratt Institute and takes detailed notes with her usual critical eye. Naruto drops to number 86 on the USA Today booklist, but the boy is … Continue reading →

Heidi poses a question: Anyway, I came not to be snarky (well I guess I did) but to wonder why there is so much animosity towards COMICS WEEK from the blogosphere? Actually, I like PW Comics Week, and several of … Continue reading →

Playthings interviews Viz senior vice president of marketing Liz Coppola, who demonstrates right up front that she really understands the appeal of manga: Talking about Viz’s hottest properties, Naruto, FMA, Rurouni Kenshin, and Death Note, she says, They are stories … Continue reading →

Let’s start off with something cool: It’s in Japanese, of course, but this video about CLAMP gives a fascinating glimpse of the foursome at work in their studio (note shelves and shelves of manga—and wine). (Via Manganews) PW Comics Week … Continue reading →