Manga artist Rivkah Greulich has posted a preview of her manga, Steady Beat, on her blog. Grab it quick, before the geniuses at Tokyopop change their minds and make her pull it again. (But if they do, there’s a consolation prize: the best 404/Not Found page I’ve ever seen.) The book is due out in October. Bookmark the blog for a running commentary on the life of an American manga-ka. Then check out her site, Steady Beat, for more art and commentary, including the beginnings of a resource page on shoujo manga.
Meanwhile, Rivkah’s new column on The Pulse, Culture Clash, is already generating favorable buzz. The column promises “a fresh look at the comics industry from somebody already involved . . . yet seeing it for the first time with unbiased eyes.” And that means no taking sides in the current comics culture war:
You will never see me waving the “manga” flag nor the “comics” flag. Each have their own merits—as I’m surely learning. And it’s the merging of the two—this fusion of East and West—that fascinates me.
Between the comic and the column, Rivkah promises plenty of interesting reading in the months to come.
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