Felipe Smith to draw Morning 2 manga

First, some news without a link: I got an e-mail from Yukari Shiina of Kodansha yesterday, telling me that Felipe Smith, creator of the global manga MBQ, will be drawing a new manga serial for the Japanese magazine Morning 2. You may remember this as the magazine that hosts the international manga competition. The first episode, which will include six color pages, will appear in the issue that hits newsstands on June 21. Smith will also draw the cover of that issue. After that, the story will appear monthly. Here’s a preview of what Smith’s life may be like in the immediate future (language is NSFW).

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Comments

  1. sweet news for Felipe, he’s fantastically talented.

  2. Thank god that Morning 2 story finally broke! I can’t keep a secret. I thought I might explode!! Seriously never tell me secrets.

  3. Yukari Shiina says

    Thank you for posting the news, Brigid!!

  4. Wow! That’s amazing! Congratulations to Felix!

    I’ve been anticipating the coming Morning Two since it’s got Saint Young Men and some other curiosities that looked interested. I really enjoy Morning and having a Morning 2 only means double the happiness. :3 Yay!

  5. Rah-Love says

    Looking at the cover of this month’s Morning 2, the series seems to be very interesting, to say the least.

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