Monthly Archives: July 2009

PR: Tokyopop at SDCC

After a year of being fairly quiet, Tokyopop seems to be making a bit of a comeback. They have a booth at SDCC, a couple of panels, and some giveaways. Details after the cut. TOKYOPOP San Diego Comic-Con Booth #2400 … Continue reading

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PR: Viz at SDCC

My in-box is overflowing with press releases, so I’m going to try to post a few. I do this for two reasons—to organize a lot of information in one place, and more importantly, to hear what you have to say … Continue reading

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News and features

This week is the anniversary of the first moon landing, so it seems appropriate that PWCW chose to run my interview with Brian Fies, the creator of Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? Also at PWCW, Kate Fitzsimons talks … Continue reading

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Pre-con anticipation

I hosted a lively roundtable at Robot 6 this week, in which the Good Comics for Kids crew (including librarians, moms, and an actual teenager) discussed why genres that cater to girls (Twilight, shoujo manga) don’t get much respect—and how … Continue reading

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PR: Makoto Tatano is coming to Yaoi-Con

Makoto Tateno fans rejoice: The creator of Yellow, Blue Sheep Reverie, Hero Heel, and most recently, Angelic Runes, is coming to Yaoi-Con this October. Read on for all the details. Gardena, CA (July 20, 2009)- Digital Manga Publishing is excited … Continue reading

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The road to San Diego

Kate Dacey looks forward to this week’s new releases at The Manga Critic. San Diego Comic-Con is this week. We will be following the action from afar, but if you’re going, check out Christopher Mautner’s handy guide to five things … Continue reading

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