Monthly Archives: August 2006

Levitz on CMX

ICv2 has an interview up this morning with Paul Levitz, the CEO of DC, which owns CMX. I’m going to link directly to part three and part four of the interview, where he talks about CMX. Here’s a quiz for … Continue reading

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Ai Yazawa in the lab?

I don’t usually post press releases in full, but this one looks good. Call for Proposals Attention Manga/Graphic Novel Artists and Writers! Do you have a special affection for and knowledge about science? Can you make that come alive in … Continue reading

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Everyone's talkin' yaoi

I thought I would write something profound about the Great Yaoi Controversy, but after reading all the posts and comments, my head is spinning. Chris Butcher started the latest round with this post at Comics.212, and I’m pretty much in … Continue reading

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Sunday evening tidbits

Coals to Newcastle department: Chris Arrant has a meaty interview with Canadian-born manga-ka Takeshi Miyazawa, who is moving to Japan to try his hand at Japanese comics. This comes on the heels of the news that Tokyopop is translating global … Continue reading

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Welcome to the podcast

The MangaBlogCast is a little late this week, but it’s as chock full of manga news and commentary as ever. Check it out! Here are notes and links from this week’s show: The great scanlation conspiracy revealed! Love Manga expressed … Continue reading

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Yaoi: It's not just for women anymore

I’m running out the door to indulge in that great suburban sport, hitting the yard-sales, but before I go I wanted to point everyone towards Christopher Butcher’s latest entry in the conversation about yaoi. It’s long and interesting and has … Continue reading

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