New releases and news bites

At MTV Geek, I take a look at this week’s new manga and blog a bit about Shonen Jump‘s storyboard contest and a preview of Yen Press’s Soulless graphic novel, illustrated by the one and only rem.

David Welsh looks at this week’s new releases and some josei manga beginning with X that he’d like to see licensed. Sean Gaffney peers into his crystal ball at next week’s new manga.

Daniella Orihuela-Gruber reflects on how manga editors learn on the job, and she is looking for bloggers to review the digital manhwa Ill-Fated Relationship.

NBM, which usually focuses on other types of graphic novels, will be publishing an interesting manga in September: Takashi Murakami’s Stargazing Dog.

The Digital Manga blog rounds up the highlights of Anime Expo—with pictures.

News from Japan: Masakazu Katsura (Video Girl Ai) is going to draw a one-shot manga based on the Tiger & Bunny anime. ANN has the latest Japanese comics rankings.

Reviews: Ash Brown looks at a week’s worth of manga reading at Experiments in Manga.

Chris Kirby on vol. 4 of 7 Billion Needles (The Fandom Post)
Kristin on vol. 9 of Black Bird (Comic Attack)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 4 of Cross Game (The Comic Book Bin)
Kate Dacey on vol. 1 of Ghostface (The Manga Critic)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 4 of Itazura na Kiss (Kuriousity)
Kristin on La Quinta Camera (Comic Attack)
LIssa Pattillo on vol. 2 of One Pound Gospel (Kuriousity)
Michelle Smith on vols. 2-5 of Pandora Hearts (Soliloquy in Blue)
Matthew Warner on vol. 3 of Saturn Apartments (The Fandom Post)
Matthew Warner on vol. 32 of Shaman King (The Fandom Post)
Kelakagandy on vol. 11 of Shugo Chara! (kelakagandy’s ramblings)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 3 of The Stellar Six of Gingacho (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
David Welsh on vol. 1 of Tenjho Tenge (The Manga Curmudgeon)
John Rose on vol. 2 of Tenjho Tenge (The Fandom Post)
Julie Opipari on vol. 4 of Time and Again (Manga Maniac Cafe)
Vicki Paull on Twin Spica (Manga Bubbles)
David Welsh on vol. 1 of Wandering Son (The Manga Curmudgeon)

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