Archives for July 2009

Diamond insights, translation talk, manga awards

At PWCW, Ada Price takes a look Diamond’s new minimums and the effect they are having on the comics market, while Erin Finnegan reports on the Manga Taisho Awards.

Gia, like me, has never read Witchblade, so she asks her readers if they have, and if it’s Harvey-worthy.

Shojo Flash notes this week’s new release (just one?) and asks whether readers like to see a list of new releases on publishers’ websites.

AstroNerdBoy interviews Alethea and Athena Nibley, who have taken over translation and adaptation duties on Negima as of vol. 22.

Off topic, but what the heck: I talk to Archie Comics editor Steve Oswald about Archie Comics on iPhones.

News from Japan: ANN has more info on the news that Youka Nitta is returning to Embracing Love.

Reviews

Jeff Lester on vol. 3 of 20th Century Boys (The Savage Critic(s))
Casey Brienza on vol. 1 of Black Bird (ANN)
Michelle Smith on vol. 24 of Boys Over Flowers (Soliloquy in Blue)
Danielle Leigh on vol. 1 of Children of the Sea (Comics Should Be Good)
Carlo Santos on vol. 1 of Children of the Sea (ANN)
Johanna Draper Carson on vol. 1 of Choco Mimi (Comics Worth Reading)
Michelle Smith on vol. 5 of Click (Soliloquy in Blue)
Katherine Farmar on L’Etoile Solitaire (Comics Village)
Casey Brienza on vol. 2 of Fushigi Yûgi (VizBig edition) (ANN)
Johanna Draper Carlson on vols. 13-15 of Hikaru No Go (Comics Worth Reading)
Lori Henderson on An Ideal World (Good Comics for Kids)
Oyceter on Japan Ai: A Tall Girl’s Adventures in Japan (Sakura of DOOM)
Connie on vol. 3 of Kingdom of the Winds (Slightly Biased Manga)
Snow Wildsmith on Living for Tomorrow (Fujoshi Librarian)
Julie on vol. 13 of Love*Com (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Phil Guie on vol. 1 of Maximum Ride (Manga Recon)
Lorena on vol. 1 of My Heavenly Hockey Club (i heart manga)
Connie on vol. 8 of Nightmare Inspector (Slightly Biased Manga)
Laura on vol. 1 of Pig Bride (Heart of Manga)
Lori Henderson on the last issue of Shojo Beat (Manga Xanadu)
Gia on vol. 1 of Sumomomo, Momomo (Anime Vice)
Anna on vol. 1 of Venus Capriccio (2 screenshot limit)